Writing for U.S. News & World Report, Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman offer helpful pointers for college students seeking to earn degrees in engineering. To an extent, these would be helpful for college students in any major. Here's the list:1. Identify the people who inspire you, and find out what makes them tick. 2. Develop a portfolio of projects. 3. Learn the value of networking. 4. Work in teams as much as you can. 5. Seek informal leadership roles. 6. Find your flaws—and fix them. 7. Take a business class. 8. Take design and other humanities classes. 9. Make your summers … [Read more...] about 10 Tips For Success as an Engineering Student
Archives for 2009
Dylan Phifer: An “Accomplished” Twelve-Year Old
In Do Hard Things, Alex and Brett Harris tell of a young lad named David (born in 1801), who at the age of 10 began a career at sea, serving as a naval cadet on the warship Essex. At the age of 12, David was given command of a ship. In a bygone day, other lads and lasses of David's age had highly developed skills -- skills useful for running businesses, providing medical relief to the sick, or overseeing large plantations. (George Washington was appointed as the first Surveyor of Culpeper County, Virginia at the age of 17.) Today, we celebrate 12-year old Dylan Phifer, who scored … [Read more...] about Dylan Phifer: An “Accomplished” Twelve-Year Old
Tim Keller Profile in New York Magazine
A balanced four-page spread on Tim Keller, his background prior to planting Redeemer Presbyterian Church, and the theology that drives his ministry and his new book, Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters. Incidentally, I've completed this book and found it to be outstanding. Each chapter takes a look at a particular counterfeit god, and (in most if not all the chapters) traces out how a particular biblical character did battle with that god, all the while making parallels to modern men and women, current events (like the economic … [Read more...] about Tim Keller Profile in New York Magazine
Bethlehem Pastors Conference
If you are in ministry or live near Minneapolis, MN, you'll want to check this out: … [Read more...] about Bethlehem Pastors Conference
Stop Insuring Mortgages
John Stossel summarizes my concerns with purchasing a home these days: continued government intervention preventing the market from truly (that is, freely) functioning. An excerpt: After all that, it's crazy that government still subsidizes housing rather than letting the market work. The economy will recover from recession only when it is allowed to discover the real value of assets like houses. But the government refuses to allow this to happen. FHA has been blowing air into another bubble, while other agencies do everything they can to boost prices.....Why won't the government let housing … [Read more...] about Stop Insuring Mortgages
John MacArthur’s Old Football Coach
A beautiful story of God's grace, and of the importance of Christians maintaining good reputations and relationships with non-Christians: John MacArthur - Study Video from Together for the Gospel (T4G) on Vimeo. HT: JT … [Read more...] about John MacArthur’s Old Football Coach