Posts Tagged ‘stress’

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    The Dog Ate My Paper! (hard drive nightmares)
    We’ve heard hundreds of horror stories of students losing their paper. Whether it is computer theft or a hard drive crashing, we are all vulnerable to loss of intellectual property. Days, even months of work can disappear in an instant. Each term we exhort students to back up their data frequently, but faculty members are just as guilty of not taking the necessary...
    by Brian Schmitt at December 1st, 2009 at 06:12 pm
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    When Things Don’t Go As Planned
    I haven’t written a personal post in a while, so I thought I’d give you a little update. A Quick Recap Jennifer and I have been in Orlando for 7 months now.  It has been just about a year since I quit my job as a campus minister in order to go to seminary.  I’m not going to lie, it has been a tough journey.  We almost didn’t come because...
    by W. Ryan Burns at July 23rd, 2008 at 10:07 am
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    When Things Don't Go As Planned
    I haven’t written a personal post in a while, so I thought I’d give you a little update. A Quick Recap Jennifer and I have been in Orlando for 7 months now.  It has been just about a year since I quit my job as a campus minister in order to go to seminary.  I’m not going to lie, it has been a tough journey.  We almost didn’t come because our...
    by W. Ryan Burns at July 23rd, 2008 at 10:07 am
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    Resisting Sedentary Seminary
    Remember the “Freshman Fifteen”? What about the “Seminary Several”? Perhaps you escaped the undergrad weight gain only to find that now seminary hits you with the one-two punch of entering your *ahem* shall we say, less than prime years, coupled with devoting an inordinate amount of time to sitting, studying, and consuming large quantities of...
    by Kari Patterson at June 25th, 2008 at 08:06 am
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    Going on Vacation
    So, after sprinting full speed since mid December it is time for a little vacation. Starting Friday the family and I are heading off for some MUCH needed rest and relaxation. I’ve already cleared my work schedule and plan on only taking a couple of my school books. I have decided that I am simply going to go and relax… no pressure to get things done or...
    by W. Ryan Burns at March 20th, 2008 at 12:03 am
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    A Dizzy, Drained, and Delighted Seminary Student
    So, I haven’t written a personal post in a while, so I thought I’d catch you up to speed. HOWEVER, before I do, I have to express my amazement at the underwhelming response to the iPod giveaway. I thought for sure that we’d get a great response from the sweet prize list. At this rate, if you were to scribble goingtoseminary.com on a piece of paper...
    by W. Ryan Burns at March 5th, 2008 at 01:03 am
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    Educational Debt Payments After Seminary
    Sorry to post another dismal post about debt, but it is a harsh reality we need to wrestle with. As stated before, this information comes from a survey conducted by The Association of Theological Schools (ATS). The survey questioned 5,113 graduates from the 2006-2007 school year, covering 130 seminaries. Today, we look at what the Educational Debt Incurred at Seminary...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 25th, 2008 at 01:02 am
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    Educational Debt Incurred at Seminary
    I was reading the results from survey conducted by The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) this evening and was fascinated by some of the findings. The survey was conducted on graduating students from member schools of the ATS and included 5,113 graduates representing 130 member schools (so, yeah, a good sampling). Over the next week I hope to post some of the stats...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 23rd, 2008 at 01:02 am
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    Setting Goals in Seminary
    So, I’ve been giving a lot of thought to this semester and trying to determine how I will know if the semester is a success. Is it a successful semester if I get straight A’s? Is the number of pages I read this semester a measure of success? Is going to class every day an indicator of a good semester? Well, I’m still working on this list. However,...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 20th, 2008 at 01:02 am
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    Money and Flowers
    Strange how stressed we get about money… or maybe that is just me… right? As Christians aren’t we supposed to look at the flowers of the field and see that God clothes them is splendor and be reminded that he will also take care of us who are of far more worth than a flower (Matthew 6)… I think I need to plant some flowers outside my office window...
    by W. Ryan Burns at February 11th, 2008 at 04:02 pm
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