Phoenix Declaration offers an alternative vision for K-12 educatio
Originally published at The Washington Examiner on February 21, 2025 and The Gazette on February 27, 2025. During an intense national moment with much…
Education
It’s Time for a Major Course Correction in American Education
Originally published at The Stream on February 20, 2025. Recently, President Donald Trump confirmed that he is preparing an executive order to begin dismantling…
Now Is the Time for University Heads to Speak Up for Israel
Originally appeared at Townhall.com on October 5, 2024. Now is the right time for university heads get off the fence and start speaking up…
Christ-Centered Higher Education and Why It Matters
My address at the dedication of the William L. Armstrong Center at Colorado Christian University, October 4, 2024 Today is a day to celebrate…
George Sweeting (1924-2024), Laid to rest in his 100th year
This is the eulogy I read at my dad’s funeral service. ANTIOCH, ILLINOIS, George Sweeting, age 99, passed away peacefully in his home on…
Free speech on campus isn’t absolute
Originally appeared at the Denver Gazette on May 2, 2024. Fierce campus debates swirl around the Israel-Hamas war. One of them is a debate…
Students are graduating from universities without an understanding of their own country
Why a robust university core curriculum matters Originally appeared at the Washington Times on March 6, 2024. In the past five months, it has…
Why AI Can Never Replace The Need For Reading And Writing
Originally appeared at The Federalist on February 27, 2024 Last semester I had a memorable conversation with a student at our university about writing.…
What the Three University Presidents Should Have Said
Originally appeared as an op-ed at Townhall.com on December 13, 2023 The testimony of three university presidents at last week’s congressional hearing about antisemitism…
The Blessings of ETS
This week I had the privilege of presenting another paper as well as participating in a panel at the annual gathering of the Evangelical…