Blog Archive | Houghton College

It settles itself—this moisture, these millions of droplets creating an on-the-ground cloud. The spikey corn stalks are no match. They…read more

I’m sitting in my American Lit II class, watching the rain splatter against the pane. Today, we’re discussing Zora Neal…read more

What is Contempt? Contempt is an ugly word, and a bit antiquated, so we don’t often think about exactly what…read more

Foundation For Living During the hot summer of 1950, I spent several months constructing the foundation of what is now…read more

A Limited View? I saw a man of older age taking a “walk” with his wife in our neighborhood. He…read more

How Does God Guide Us? The guidance for our lives by God’s “eye” seems to operate so differently in the…read more

I have lived in Western New York my whole life, and I think it is absolutely beautiful here. There is…read more

In the summer, Houghton gleams. Early in the morning, when the birds are still chattering and the sun hasn’t fully…read more

One of my favorite poets, Brian Doyle, wrote a poem about watching five-year-olds acting in funny ways, and reflecting on…read more

Congratulations! You’ve graduated high school. You get to celebrate with your friends and family and move onto the next phase…read more

“Civility,” as defined by Webster’s, hardly sounds like a noble virtue. “Politeness” and “Courtesy”—its synonyms—would seem to occupy a low…read more

Here’s the scenario: two groups of people are passionate about what they believe. They are convinced, perhaps rightly so, that…read more