Scholars Speak Archive

Serious about the Bible? Then End Domestic Violence!
By Quentin Kinnson, Ph.D. - September 29, 2009
I ain't Oprah!
By Wayne Steffen - August 24, 2009
Child abuse in Congo symbol of still more problems
By Doug Kulungu - July 17, 2009
Psalm 23 provides clues for dealing with uncertain times
By Tim Neufeld - May 11, 2009
Regarding race: The opportunities and challenges of the Obama presidency
By Quentin Kinnison, Ph.D. - February 4, 2009
Learning from Lincoln
By Allen Carden, Ph.D. - January 21, 2009
I thought about it
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - January 7, 2009
Awareness, work and faith are the answer to Congo's pain
By Doug Kulungu - December 18, 2008
Raise gasoline taxes—really!
By Ken Martens Friesen, Ph.D. - November 17, 2008
In praise of the Fresno public high schools
By Fran Martens Friesen - November 6, 2008
Defending science from science's defenders
By Ron Pratt, Ph.D. - October 27, 2008
Building connections with kids
By David M. Weber, Psy.D. - October 20, 2008
Love and power
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - October 15, 2008
Reading is more than just pedaling a bicycle
By Rene’ Mendel Lebsock - October 6, 2008
Defending whose Judeo-Christian values?
By Quentin Kinnison, Ph.D. - October 1, 2008
Do grades really matter?
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - September 23, 2008
Enough room at the table
By Tim Neufeld - September 15, 2008
Job sharing another way to look at work
By Nicole Linder - September 1, 2008
Rethinking the way we get our news
By James Collier - July 24, 2008
In a black and white world, try thinking gray
By Rod Reed - June 12, 2008
Freedom and limits at the library
By Wayne Steffen - May 12, 2008
The economic stimulus big give
By Tim Neufeld - April 16, 2008
Have you done a good math problem lately?
By David Youngs, ScEd.D. - April 7, 2008
Relief sales combine doing good with having fun
By Kevin Enns-Rempel - March 31, 2008
Does speeding make good reading?
By Rene' Mendel Lebsock - March 25, 2008
Connecting the dots leads to Big Brother
Video surveillance doesn't stop crime, so why use it?
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - Februrary 26, 2008
Why do we love to hate Hillary?
By Hope Nisly - Februrary 19, 2008
Tap into better ways to be a water consumer
By Pamela Johnston - Februrary 11, 2008
Ancient spiritual practices for the 21st century
By Tim Neufeld - February 4, 2008
Pit bulls, bad knees and neighborliness: what price personal safety?
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - January 29, 2008
Liberty over security: speak out before it's too late
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - January 23, 2008
Beyond Iraq: King's message for today
By Larry A. Dunn, Ph.D. - January 15, 2008
Episcopal debate
By Eleanor Nickell, Ph.D., & W. Marshall Johnston, Ph.D. - December 17, 2007
Tolkien, humanity and war
By W. Marshall Johnston, Ph.D. - December 11, 2007
Does history owe the innkeeper an apology?
By Brian Schultz, Ph.D. - December 5, 2007
Enough is enough: let children be children
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - November 27, 2007
Proof of global warming as good as science can get - its time for action
By Michael Kunz, Ph.D. - November 5, 2007
Pros and cons of school dress codes
Articles by Scott Key, Ph.D., and Larry Wilder, Ed.D. - November 12, 2007
Armenia, Turkey, genocide and…Freud
By Jay Pope, Ph.D. - October 30, 2007
The haunting of the Central Valley
By W. Marshall Johnston, Ph.D. - October 23, 2007
Halloween misinformation abounds, confuses
By Pamela D. Johnston - October 15, 2007
School counselors and accountability
By Diane Talbot, Ed.D. - October 9, 2007
Can Christians support Buddhist monks?
By Tim Neufeld - October 1, 2007
Let us now praise great teachers
And seek their wisdom as we set education policy
By Linda Hoff - September 24, 2007
Why doesn't my child like to read?
By Rene' Mendel Lebsock - September 17, 2007
The truth about Harry Potter: the message is biblical
By Eleanor Nickel, Ph.D., and Audrey Hindes - September 10, 2007
Many worked to give us a Labor Day holiday
By Hope Nisly - August 27, 2007
Protecting our children needs to start early
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - August 13, 2007
The McDonald's theory of conflict prevention: peace through franchising
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - July 26, 2007
Civility must triumph over cynicism
By D. Merrill Ewert, Ph.D. - June 1, 2007
What should schools be about?
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - May 7, 2007
Idol has done, its part—let's all take it from here
By Eleanor Nickel, Ph.D., - May 4, 2007
The problem with Bono on American Idol
By Tim Neufeld - May 4, 2007
Darfur is a place the United States should be
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - April 30, 2007
The carnage in ...
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - April 23, 2007
Earth Day 2007: time for personal action
By Ken Martens Friesen, Ph.D. - April 17, 2007
Bad connection: cell phones symptom of America's obsession with isolation
By Jay Pope, Ph.D. - April 10, 2007
Fresno County cows and environmental care
By Cynthia María Ovando-Knutson, Ph.D. - April 2, 2007
Technology gaps in the classroom
By Ken Martens-Friesen, Ph.D. - March 26, 2007
Students only cheat themselves when they don't read
By Richard Rawls, Ph.D. - March 19, 2007
Mid-Lent pep-talk: "a filling fast"
By Audrey Hindes - March 12, 2007
Cleaner air...it can happen!
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - February 26, 2007
Education as social capital: It takes a community
By Jo Ellen Priest Misakian - February 20, 2007
Divorce without war: collaborative law
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - February 12, 2007
Feeling good about celebrating your love
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - February 5, 2007
Reliving WWII - lessons for the children of all warriors
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - January 30, 2007
Homework - stop the insanity!
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - January 22, 2007
Self-sabotage: why don't we do what's good for us?
By Jay Pope, Ph.D. - January 16, 2007
Beyond Iraq: King's message for today
By Larry A. Dunn, Ph.D. - January 10, 2007
Repairing the Military Commissions Act
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - December 18, 2006
NCLB - is it patriotic?
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - December 8, 2006
Professors, publishing and perishing
By Rod Janzen, Ed.D. - December 5, 2006
Global warming: the high cost of doing nothing
By Kenneth Martens Friesen, Ph.D. - November 29, 2006
The Ted Haggard scandal: implications for the church
By Tim Neufeld - November 21, 2006
The tragedy of slavery: it isn't over
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - November 14, 2006
Dropouts . . . who cares?
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - November 8, 2006
An Orthodox Protestant—learning from other traditions
By Audrey Hindes - October 30, 2006
Let’s make Children’s Day meaningful
By Stacy Hammons, Ph.D. - October 23, 2006
Ethanol: more hype than hope
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - October 9, 2006
Incomprehensible forgiveness: lessons from the Amish
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - October 16, 2006
Sexual harassment training makes the workplace safe for all
By Hope Nisly - October 2, 2006
Friends and Family
By Eleanor Hersey, Ph.D. - September 25, 2006
Criminal justice: could there be better way?
By Ron Claassen, D.Min., and Arthur Wint, J.D. - September 18, 2006
All students benefit from school counseling program
By Diane Talbot, Ed.D. - September 11, 2006
The World Cup, Islam and European hospitality
By Bruce Boeckel, Ph.D. - September 5, 2006
More oil needed: Alberta...the short term solution
By Scott Key, Ph.D.- August 7, 2006
Corporate scandals and leadership
By Stephen Varvis, Ph.D. - July 11, 2006
Joys and pains of living in the worldwide neighborhood
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - June 6, 2006
Why can’t we be friends?
By Wayne Steffen - May 1, 2006
The true meaning of Mother’s Day
By Larry Dunn, Ph.D. - April 24, 2006
Moving towards a fossil-fuel free Earth Day
By Kenneth Martens Friesen, Ph.D. - April 18, 2006
Education reform—will it ever end?
By Larry Wilder, Ed.D. - April 11, 2006
Choices made today can set the course for years to come
By Rod Reed - April 4, 2006
Ethical business is a must—not an oxymoron
By Stephen Varvis, Ph.D. - March 27, 2006
Preserving the past and building for the future
By Kevin Enns-Rempel - March 20, 2006
Love of community starts at home - Valley residents must boost the region
By James Collier - March 14, 2006
‘Every Child Left Behind’—high test scores don’t equal good education
By Karen Neufeld, Ed.D. - February 27, 2006
California school libraries: dead last
By Jo Ellen Priest Misakian - February 21, 2006
Why do we love reality TV?
By Eleanor Hersey, Ph.D. - February 13, 2006
Smaller schools for better educations
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - February 6, 2006
Beyond Iraq: King’s message for today
By Larry A. Dunn, Ph.D. - January 19, 2006
Journalism’s responsibility does not end with reporting - Psychics charlatans, not investigators
By W. Marshall Johnston, Ph.D., and Pamela D. Johnston - January 16, 2005
Martin Luther King: the dream unfulfilled
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - January 10, 2006
International service in a changed world - kidnapped CPT members show new reality
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - December 12, 2005
Want justice? Listen to the victim - Central Valley a leader
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - December 5, 2005
Execution ends the chance for redemption - victims cannot heal
By Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, J.D. - November 29, 2005
Guilt-free luxury - just farming practices aren’t just for chocolate, coffee
By Audrey N. Hindes - November 21, 2005
Educational reform - are we on the wrong track?
By Larry Wilder, Ed.D. - November 14, 2005
The Alberta connection: more oil…no blood
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - November 7, 2005
What kind of judges do we want?
Evaluating those who will interpret the Constitution
By Peter Wasemiller, J.D. - November 1, 2005
Limiting worship styles limits participation Churches should mix best of old, new
By Arlene Steffen - October 24, 2005
Confronting the China energy threat
By Kenneth Martens Friesen, Ph.D. - October 17, 2005
"Opt-Out" is the law Students, families may choose not to be contacted by military recruiters through schools
By Scott Key, Ph.D. - October 10, 2005
Democracy for Iraq –but what about California?
By Richard Unruh, Ph.D. - October 3, 2005
Should “Intelligent Design” be included in the public school science curriculum?
By Michael Kunz, Ph.D. - September 26, 2005
Is Iraq another Vietnam?
By Kenneth Martens Friesen, Ph.D. - September 19, 2005
Protecting Marcus Wesson protects us all
By Wayne Steffen - September 12, 2005
Reflections on a school dress code
By Rod Janzen, Ed.D. - September 9, 2005
Labor Day tribute - Women labor every day in all fields for their families, communities and nation.
By Hope Nisly - August 29, 2005