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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

God, Country, and Climate Change: A Christian perspective on a global problem
January 8, 2021
Few issues are more complicated, more controversial, or more important than the threats to our global climate. But what does…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

New Courses in Web Coding and Cybersecurity
November 19, 2020
This fall, conversations emerged in Buffalo between our Houghton site on the East Side, the Buffalo Public Schools, and others…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

Environmental Studies Major Kicks Off First Course
October 29, 2020
“I’ve discovered I actually have a passion about caring for the environment, and I believe that will have a significant…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

Celebrating Grace | Houghton Magazine
September 17, 2020
This past spring has been a powerful reminder of what we know in our minds but so often fail to…read more