My interview with EdTek Services

Let me start by saying that Liberty University has been in the distance education space for over 23 years, so a very firm foundation was in place as we started our monumental growth effort over the past two years. 

Every now and again, I have the privilege of being interviewed or ask to share the success story of Liberty University’s Distance Learning Program.  Recently, I was asked by a company called EdTek Services based in Toronto, Canada to do exactly that.  EdTek is  a company that helps colleges, universities and learning institutions of all sizes facilitate their own online learning programs, EdTek is always interested in discussing ways of making distance learning successful.

Please click here or the EdTek logo above, to visit EdTek’s website to view the full interview

Jesus is still in the business of changing lives

Me baptizing Krystal August 24, 2008

Are you a checklist Christian? (In Krystal’s own words)

Then maybe it is time to evaluate your personal relationship with God.  I was a checklist Christian until just recently when a discussion with Ron Kennedy made me stop and re-evaluate my personal (and practically non-existent) relationship with God.  I grew up with divorced parents.  My mother hated my real father who was in and out of my life, but my dad was always constant.  When he decided to marry my mom, he asked both my brother and me if he could marry all of us.  My dad is Italian Catholic and my mom is Baptist and grew up in church.  This conflict of religions made my parents weary of forcing any religion on me or my brother.  We were told that God was in Heaven and that we would have consequences for our actions, but we were never required to go to church.  We were required to say grace before our meals and prayers at bed time. My real father and my mother were always fighting and my mother was granted full custody.  She allowed my father to have visitation rights and when I was 8, he took us one weekend and decided not to return us to my mother.  Two weeks later, we were rescued by my dad and it would be ten years before I saw my father again. Then when I was 12 my mom got pregnant with my little sister.  This would actually be my dad’s first child of his own and my brother and I knew that things would never be the same.  And we were right.  Katelynn was adorable and we loved her very much.  But my brother and I both felt that my dad loved her more than he loved us.  This was worse than having two fathers: now I felt like I had no father. And then two years later, we also had Kristopher.  So there it was: we had been replaced.  My brother and I began taking care of each other, feeling that we were now the only family that we had.

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What to consider when looking for an online university

In the current education environment, there’s no shortage of options for earning your degree online. However, with the growing number of universities offering distance learning programs, how do you know which one is right for you? Here are some of the key factors to consider:

Credibility

It’s crucial for you to find a university that’s accredited for providing quality education that employers look for.

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Are You a Storyteller?

Revelations 12:11 “They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.”

Are you a story teller? The other day I was watching a show about a Native American Indian. He was talking to some young boys about an upcoming Indian festival in which he was asked to share stories about the past. He went on to tell them that the art of storytelling is a much-respected position among tribes and is usually reserved for the elders of the tribe. The distinctive work of the storyteller is that of acquainting the children with the traditions and beliefs of the tribe. It is reserved for storytellers to repeat the ancient tales with dignity and authority, so as to lead the child into the inheritance of the stored-up wisdom and experience of the tribe. The children develop self-awareness and self-esteem as they provide a sense of one’s place in the world. He also went on to say that even though storytelling was a much respected position, he was sure to address the “honor” that came with being a storyteller. The honor was due to the story itself that he was able to share, not because it was about the storyteller. Read more

August 21, 2008 · Filed Under Devotionals, Misc

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