It still confuses me. Sometimes I think, What a blessing! Then there are other times I just face-palm myself and ask, Why? Blessings and/or curses (sometimes with real swear words). What am I talking about? Religion. And its role in my life. Remember – you can’t choose where you were born. Or to whom. Or your financial situation. Or what beliefs you will be taught. What is good. What is bad. Classical music – good.…
It is both puzzling and fascinating to me when I hear pre-college age students who have a very clear vision of where they are going to college, what they are going to study, and how they are going to build a résumé (extracurricular activities, volunteer work, etc.) that will benefit them when they submit their college application. I had none of that. As a young kid, I wanted to be a truck driver. Later, our…
Many Names, One Place “The Fortress of Faith” Bob Jones University or BJU, a very conservative religious university currently located in beautiful Greenville, South Carolina. The university got its name from its founder, Bob Jones, Sr., who was a traveling evangelist in the early 20th century, a contemporary of Billy Sunday and musician Homer Rodeheaver. Subsequent BJU presidents were Bob Jones, Jr., Bob Jones III, and Stephen Jones — Stephen Jones was the last of…
