I actually had great experiences with group projects back in college, but this is still funny.
Neila Lott originally shared this post:
Group projects. What they teach you.
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This seems wise for those who aspire to tenure.
Career advice from Richard Thaler
My advice for young researchers at the start of their career is… Work on your own ideas, not your advisor’s ideas (or at least in addition to her ideas). And spend more time thinking and less time rea…
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I feel as if I learn more from this blog (GetReligion) than almost any other source. Fascinating details.
As the 40th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision takes place on Tuesday, a majority of Americans – for the first time – believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, accordin…
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I have often been mystified at the way Christianity is portrayed in the media. It’s almost as though those who write the scripts/report the news/craft the essays don’t actually know any serious Christians.
Who Owns “Evangelicalism” in America?Who Owns “Evangelicalism” in America?
A little while ago, I had written two pieces (here and here) making the case for defining evangelicalism according to its theological distin
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Spurgeon was a boss.
Spurgeon and Church Carnivals (updated) | NT Resources
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This is my favorite Dilbert in a while.
Dilbert comic strip for 01/04/2013 from the official Dilbert comic strips archive.
The Official Dilbert Website featuring Scott Adams Dilbert strips, animation, mashups and more starring Dilbert, Dogbert, Wally, The Pointy Haired Boss, Alice, Asok, Dogbert’s New Ruling Class and mor…
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How simple and yet how helpful.
“Sometimes it’s the simplest things that make the biggest difference. For many years I’ve used the 3 R’s I learned from Ben Patterson to pray through Scripture. This simple tool has helped me pray the Bible more than any other single strategy. I’ve used in my devotional times and have employed it often in leading others in prayer.
1. Rejoice
2. Repent
3. RequestWith every verse in the Bible we can do one (or more likely, all three) of these things.”
http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/kevindeyoung/2013/01/04/how-to-pray-using-scripture/
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This would never have occurred to me, although I wonder if someone who is a vegetarian for ethical reasons would value the life of a mouse less than the life of a cow.
How brutal is vegetarianism to animals?
Here is one take on the matter, from Mike Archer, controversial to be sure, and in some ways under-argued, but offering some points to ponder: … the largest and best-researched loss of sentie…
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This chart is very simple but I think it captures something that eludes many Christians.
What Can and Cannot Change in Our Relationship with God
Bryan Chapell and John Owen help us to see the difference between unilateral, unchanging union with God and the dynamic response of communion with him.Bryan Chapell and John Owen help us to see the di…
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This is sad news.
At Christianity Today, we’re constantly tracking important developments in the church and the world. Often we use our network of reporters around the world (and for that, visit our main site). But we …