Everyone’s heard the adage “The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.” It’s sentimental, poignant and tender. This Sunday being Mother’s Day, it’s even appropriate. But two unexpected phone calls, two situations, two years apart, shifted my focus to different hands. Monday morning...

Go and make disciples of all nations, no matter how many T-shirts you have to sell. Ok, so Jesus didn’t really say that (that’s why I didn’t use quotation marks), but if you have gone to the Cafe in the past month or walked by the fountain or stopped into Commons, you have probably seen a T-shirt...

In honor of this coming Sunday I decided to write a column on Mother’s Day. And I couldn’t think of a more appropriate way to write about Mother’s Day than by using the same technique that I use in celebrating it: specifically calling my sister and asking what I should do. My sister and I have...

Well, I’ve done it. On May 24, 2008, I will officially welcome myself into American society and step out of the world of academia. I will be a college graduate. If I could get through life on the coattails of academics I would be a happy person. Academics are something I am great at. I don’t mean...

Ben Franklin said death and taxes were the only two certainties. He never owned a car. I’d propose that we amend Mr. Franklin’s list to include “complaining about gas prices.” While prices of most commodities continually grow, nothing seems to draw as much fury as prices at the...

How do you spell the word “home?” It’s pretty obvious, isn’t it? Now how about the word “schooled?” This also seems easy. Now put the two words together. The word “homeschool” has become a staple in today’s academic societies. But while there are...

Fifteen and four. It’s the new talk around campus, and no, I am not talking about baseball scores. Fifteen and four is the big talk on campus because they are the new rules: Your presence is mandated at 15 chapels and four conferences every semester. It’s true. And, though not much has been said...

Probably not since Eli Whitney’s cotton gin has there been such an influential invention as the cellular telephone. Good ol’ Mr. Bell, inventor of the standard, tied-down phone in 1876, may or may not have imagined his phones would shed their restrictive cords, enabling friends to find each...

This is my last semester before graduating in May, and I feel that I can honestly say that I have learned a lot. I’m not normally one to brag, but Biola should probably give me two or three degrees since I’ve learned so much. The best part about college is that the student develops a strong...

We at The Chimes take our journalistic reputations seriously. And that’s why, when I receive letters from fictitious readers, like this one, I take the time to address them. “Dear James, so what’s the deal with The Chimes? Are you for real or what? Sincerely, A Reader That I Just Made Up.” Well,...

A couple weekends ago, I attended a seminar entitled “Cultural Apologetics: Goodness, Truth and Beauty from Dante to Harry Potter” that was presented by John Mark Reynolds. Although the message was focused around Christian truths in cult-like propaganda such as Star Wars and Harry Potter, his message...

My interest in McManus has grown in recent years for a couple of reasons. First, when friends of mine moved to Beverly Hills, I joined them in the hunt for a church and one Sunday morning we landed at McManus’ church, Mosaic. Secondly, McManus has connections with Rock Harbor Church and a close friend...