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5 Ways that International Travel Can Help you Develop
Why is cross-cultural travel such an important part of the stories and development of so many biblical characters? There seems to be something about cross-cultural travel that provides essential experiences needed for our development as God’s workmen. The cross-cultural travel that has a purpose, like the travel that every student at the Institute will experience as students. Read more to learn about how International travel can help you develop!
What if I Don’t Know What Major I am Going Into?
One of the strange aspects of modern higher education is that students graduating high school are expected to know what occupation they want to pursue. This is strange because high school students have generally not had the kinds of experiences that could help them discover what occupation they are suited for. In light of this lack of experience, students are left with introspection and best guesses. Read more to learn what to do if you don’t know what major you’re going into.
Why Beginning College Can Cause Anxiety, and What Students Should do About It.
By leaving home, we detach ourselves from the reference points of how we were once known. We have to create a new self-image in the eyes of others. As we struggle to get others to see us as valuable and special, even small gaffs or failures can feel catastrophic. But where do these ideals for our self image come from? How do we choose how we want to be seen by others? Strangely enough we don’t usually choose them at all…
5 Reasons College is Better than Youtube
Skill development doesn’t come through a lecture; It happens in the type of homework that is assigned to you and the graduated challenges of a curriculum. And that’s not even the half of it when you broaden your view and look at all the non-intellectual skills…
Education in the Age of AI
Should Bible colleges like ours be afraid of ChatGPT and other programs that write for students? What do students lose in the process? Everything.
What I learned about Leviticus: A Personal Reflection (and class teaser)
Institute Professor Benjamin Reese writes a reflection on how The Institute’s course on Leviticus helped him discover more of who God is.
All Charges Dropped against Gregg and Tara Garner
Institute Founder and President Gregg Garner and his wife Tara have been cleared of all fraud charges against them by District Attorney General.
Against the Algorithmic Tides: Why You should Choose to Read a Book this Summer
Faculty member Benjamin Reese explores why it's so hard to pick a book, and why we should get over it and read this summer.
Bridging the Education Gap
Professor Benjamin Reese writes on the education gap that exists worldwide, preventing some from access to education, and what we can do about it.
The Benefits of 8-week Terms in College
The Institute for G.O.D. now operates on eight-week terms. Professor Benjamin Reese explores the benefits of this for student learning outcomes at our college.
Songs to Start the Semester - A Spotify Playlist
Institute Professor and Librarian Benjamin Reese gives you a peek into a great Spotify playlist at the start of a new academic term.
5 Books to Prepare You for College, or Help You Get Better at It.
Institute Professor and Librarian Benjamin Reese shares helpful tips to prepare you for college.
Why I Study
Institute Professor and Librarian Benjamin Reese shares the purpose behind his study of God’s Word at The Institute for G.O.D.
5 Things Students Should Do to Prepare for Online Classes
Institute for G.O.D. Professor and Librarian Benjamin Reese sets you up for success when taking college classes online.
Keeping Literacy Alive
Benjamin Reese writes on the Christian duty to remain people of the book - an ode to biblical literacy in a generation that’s deserting study.
Liberal Arts and Biblical Studies: What's the Difference?
What kind of education do we offer our students? One way to understand anything is to compare it with something similar. With the goal of shedding some light on the education we offer students at the Institute, it might be productive to compare it to another, more popular approach, an approach that will be familiar to most: the liberal arts college.