Sustaining Hope for the Journey
February 18, 2021
Since the students were not here for MLK day in January, we waited until they returned. Thanks to the hard…read more
Choosing the Hard Work
January 18, 2021
Just as words seemed so inadequate last June when our country sought to come to terms with the circumstances surrounding…read more
Remembering the God Who Is With Us
December 22, 2020
It was in December 1972 at the Class of 1976’s weekly prayer meeting in Fancher Auditorium that I first remember…read more
The Great Exchange
December 16, 2020
Last weekend, I joined with 4500 other individuals in watching the first ever virtual Christmas Prism from the Greatbatch School…read more
Who’s waiting on Whom?
December 9, 2020
Like all human beings over the centuries, we find ourselves struggling to get God’s attention. “Please God, I need a…read more
Entering into Advent 2020
December 2, 2020
We come to Advent differently at each stage of our lives, and, at each stage, Advent asks of us all…read more
President’s Reflection | Edging into Hope this Thanksgiving
November 18, 2020
As we approach Thanksgiving this year, I am reminded of my late grandfather’s words whenever he was asked how things…read more
The Nearly Impossible Call of the “Courageous Middle”
October 16, 2020
For the past several years, I have used the words “Courageous Middle” to describe the ideal “location” of Houghton in…read more
It’s Autumn Once Again | President’s Reflection
September 24, 2020
It is September in Houghton once again. The leaves are beginning to turn their brilliant red, orange and yellow. The…read more
An Open Letter from President Mullen
September 11, 2020
On Monday afternoon, I learned for the first time that the Fall Alumni Art Exhibition features prominently a work that…read more
Partnering with a God of Improvisation | President’s Reflection
August 18, 2020
Not the summer I had planned Instead of vacationing on the banks of the St. John River in New Brunswick,…read more
Living Out the Wesleyan Tradition of Justice in Our Time | President’s Reflection
July 16, 2020
The summer is flying by. In just over four weeks, we will be welcoming students back to campus. Summer 2020 will…read more