The early Greeks saw the essence of education as Paideia: the process of forming a whole person into an ideal citizen. They emphasized the formation of virtues like prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance in preparation for active citizenship. Later, in the Medieval era, the Christian tradition saw education as formation for the glory of God,…
I serve as the Christian Reformed Church of North America’s representative on the Faith and Life Science Reference Group (FLSRG) of the Canadian Council of Churches. The FLSRG focuses on the relationship between science and our God-given humanity. Often, I get to learn about and discuss topics I normally wouldn’t delve into. We explore genetic…
Every month, I pay $3.99 to “the cloud.” Crazy right? A cloud? Sounds like it should be free. A couple of times a year, I get so annoyed about this Apple cash grab that I try to detangle my digital life from it. I hit “cancel subscription.” An ominous red cloud symbol with a warning…
Since its start, the Church has been changed by new technologies – from the printing press to cars. But the rate at which those changes are coming has quickened from centuries to decades to days. Previous generations had years to understand new technology. Now, AI tools to help pastors are coming out almost weekly, and…
This month, we celebrate the Incarnation, a fancy word we use to remember a baby born in a stable, in an occupied country, in poverty. Yet this event is full of mystery. The creeds tell us this baby was fully God and fully man in one person. Yet from what we have learned about God’s…
Recently, President Trump, with the backing of U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, went on a tirade arguing that pregnant women should not take Tylenol (acetaminophen) as it can lead to autism. He implied that the explosive epidemic of autism is due to the behaviour of mothers, in the medicine that they inappropriately consume. There…
I see dead people – a lot. As a classically trained anatomist with a passion for cadaveric dissection, my context for that famous line from the 1999 film The Sixth Sense is far more literal. I have spent the last 15 years of my career regularly working with deceased bodies (specifically, cadavers) to teach aspiring…
“. . . but test everything; hold fast what is good.” 1 Thess. 5:21 (ESV) I teach computer science students how to program computers, and testing is a crucial component of learning to program. In fact, the modern approach to software engineering advocates a Test Driven Development where testing is simultaneously intertwined with the writing…
Rachel, Janneke and I spent the first day of summer at the Holland-Bloorview Research Institute, learning about Brain Computer Interface (BCI). An unconventional approach to communication, BCI can help people with disabilities connect with others and take part more fully in everyday life. The story starts here Rachel furrowed her brow and looked intently at…
For many years, I taught large (300+) introductory first-year psychology classes. Classes were composed of diverse students. Some were there as future psychology majors, others were looking for an “easy” elective. Some were hardworking students seeking an A+, while others simply aimed to pass. Some students were athletes on a university team, while others were…
The BioLogos Foundation is a Christian faith and science organization founded by Francis Collins, who later served as the head of the American National Institutes of Health (NIH), serving for 17 years under three presidents. For many years, BioLogos was led by Debora Haarsma, formerly of Calvin University. Recently, BioLogos released an open letter to…
On a recent spring course in Korea, I had the unique opportunity of visiting a variety of businesses and universities. A highlight of the trip was attending the 2025 Artificial Intelligence (AI) Expo in Seoul. I heard the same message over and over: AI is here to stay and is developing at a rate faster…
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