Features
The heart of a child, the mind of a grown-up by Gregory Thornbury
Have educational institutions raised a generation of what
Southern novelist Flannery O’Connor called wingless chickens?

Q&A with Jack Graham by Staff
The president of the Southern Baptist Convention encourages
families to consider the difference Christian education can make.

Lessons from Mister Rogers by Tom Rosebrough
A journey back to Mister Rogers’ neighborhood
reveals lessons for educators.

Too Commanding a Call to leave unheeded by Carla Sanderson
Union's Provost reflects on her call to become
an educator in Christian higher education.

Spring break evangelism by Staff
Bulldogs exchanged their beach towels for mission
assignments as they spread across the nation to minister
during Spring break GO trips.

Dispatches from the war by Jim Veneman
A Union staff member has a front row view of Operation
Iraqi Freedom from onboard the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman.

Remembering the titans by Allen Palmeri
Union’s storied history on the gridiron is recounted
during a special anniversary celebration.
 

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Redemption of Philemon The Union University Players presented Philemon, a production that addressed issues about redemption and restoration. The play, directed by Associate Professor of Theatre David Burke, featured, from left to right, Miranda Wallace, Blake Staples and Ashley Mitchell. Photo by Jim Veneman ABOUT THE COVER The cover photograph was taken at the Little Red Schoolhouse located on Ames Plantation, about one hour south of Union University. The turn-of-the-century schoolhouse was built at the request of Hobart Ames, a wealthy Massachusetts industrialist. For more information about Ames Plantation, visit their website at www.amesplantation.org. Photo by Jim Veneman

 

Allen Palmeri, who wrote “Remembering the titans” on page 34 writes for the Missouri Baptist Convention. He is the former editor of Share the Victory, the national magazine of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. A graduate of Michigan State University, Allen’s writings have appeared in newspapers across the nation. Allen and his wife, Susan, live in Jefferson City, Mo. with their four children.	Gregory Thornbury, director of the Carl F.H. Henry Center for Christian Leadership and assistant professor of Christian Studies, provides the magazine’s cover story on Christian higher education on page 16. When he isn’t writing or lecturing, Thornbury enjoys playing jazz guitar. He and his wife, Kimberly, have two daughters.	Wendy Wilson is a reporter for The Jackson Sun and her feature on the university appears on page 3. A Michigan native, Wilson graduated from Valparaiso University in 1992 with a major in journalism and a minor in Spanish. After graduating she worked as an immigration counselor as well as for newspapers in Florida and California. She joined The Jackson Sun in 1999.	Jim Veneman is the university’s director of visual communication. He provides the photography that accompanies the cover story that appears on page 16. A veteran photographer, Veneman was also dispatched to cover the war in Iraq for Baptist Press. Photographs from his perch on board the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman are featured on page 29. Veneman is a graduate of Ouachita Baptist University and Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Carol, have three children.