Discipleship, Gratitude, and The Faerie Queene—A Conversation with Dr. Jonathan Sircy
Dynestee Fields and Amanda Platz “I forgot to print your prompt,” Dr. Jonathan Sircy exclaimed in the middle of class one morning, during the Fall 2018 Semester. Because the class […]
Words That Work for the Perfect Academic Paper
Dynestee Fields In his instructional book on using words to achieve a desired result, Words that Work, Dr. Frank Luntz gives a set of ten rules that outline how to […]
Swearing and Slang–Why Understanding Words Matters
Amanda Platz “It’s not what you say, it’s what people hear that matters.” Throughout his book Words that Work, Frank Luntz drills home this point. Understanding how people will interpret […]
Loving What’s “New”—Frank Luntz & Words That Work
What intrigues you the most about a commercial? Is it the glitz of the world they provide? Or the glam of the actors presented? Or maybe those who are behind […]
Words That Work
It’s not what you say, its what people hear! Frank Luntz built a career on figuring out how to use words to evoke certain emotions and reactions out of […]
Rules That Work
Miranda Alexander Words have power. They can create and they can destroy. Too often I think we forget just how vital they are and how much we cling to them. […]
What does that Ring Mean?
There are several different meanings of the word “eclipse” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary. It is used as a noun or verb to describe the obscuring or blocking out […]
Choices: God’s and Ours
Paul Shotsberger “The end of the matter; all has been heard. Fear God and keep his commandments, for this is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every […]
Professor Staci Johnson Discusses Biology, Christianity, and Origin
Tyler Fuller Dr. Chad Chisolm’s Professional Writing class, over the course of the semester, has been bringing in a variety of speakers to come talk with the class, as well […]
Dr. Steven Hayduk on Autism
By: Audrey Rochester Dr. Steven Hayduk is a professor of Psychology and a Statistics professor at Southern Wesleyan University. He also has two children, named Matthew and Timothy. Matthew is […]
The 1979 Revision of the Book of Common Prayer and the Superchurch: How the Church Deals with Change
Tyler Fuller The current version of the Book of Common Prayer saw its final revisions and establishment as the authoritative book of the Anglican Church in 1662. To this day, […]
The Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States
Audrey Rochester The Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States is an American offshoot of the Church of England, which was started by Henry VIII in 1534. Those who adhere […]