A few weeks ago, Kristen Pickens and I were sitting outside savoring lunch at a local deli while also enjoying the sunshine. Much of the conversation centered around some really creative initiatives that this emerging adult was implementing with SAAC (Student-Athlete Advisory Committee) and the buzz that it had generated on campus. Sharing with her …
Month: December 2019
Thermometer and Thermostat Singing
by Carrie Whaley, Retired Union University Professor I used to have a poster in my office with an African proverb on it that said, “The Spirit never descends without a song.” That is typically the case in my life. When God speaks to me, He will usually punctuate the message, either at the beginning or …
“Awh, Man!” Missed Moments
Have you ever experienced one of those flashes when you instinctively knew an opportunity had just been squandered for a potential significant or transformational moment? When that happens, which is frequently for me, I sound like Swiper from Dora the Explorer (sorry Pastor Levi), with an immediate “Awh, man!” (Click here if you need to …
When Was the Last Time You Tinkered?
Growing up, I tinkered… whether it was crafting a spaceship with my red, green, and blue Legos for my Star Wars figurines to travel to other galaxies or converting a cardboard box into a palatial Barbie mansion with paint, fabric, and glue, I enjoyed the process of making something with my hands. As I turned …
Feeling the Zip and Hearing the Click
When a new concept is introduced, I find it helpful when a framework for understanding is shared as well. In education, discussions are likely to use the term “scaffolding” where a teacher builds upon existing knowledge in order to deepen or increase a student’s understanding of an idea. In the undergraduate days at Union decades …
Relational Equity through EDGE Mentoring
by Jennifer Graves, Director of the Union EDGE Program “Mentoring is a relational experience through which one person empowers another by sharing God-given resources.” Dr. Robert Clinton Seth and Jennifer The Union EDGE Program is a two-year program that allows young adults with intellectual disabilities and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) to have a college experience. These …
Flying Solo
Would you be impressed if this blog post was sharing my adventures of taking lessons to become a pilot? Would that not be an outrageous quest? Unfortunately, employment in higher education does not financially align with flying lessons! But you know what? The enjoyment I receive from flying is fairly remarkable, and I can venture …
Why Is The Discussion of Death Often Taboo?
Imagine yourself on Saturday morning, January 13, 2018, at 8:07 a.m. You have just completed breakfast and have stepped into a small passenger bus for a driving tour of the Road to Hana on the island of Maui in Hawaii. The tour guide requests passengers switch their phones into airplane mode to prevent interference with …
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Beyond the Headlights
When I consider the way that God reveals the path of my life, it reminds me of the headlights on a car. When navigating the road in the dark, the headlights only illuminate what is directly ahead, not the entire route. Even if I have previewed a map or panned out on the Jeep’s GPS, …
Flourishing @ Life 