Post Advent Devotion: Day 4 Wednesday, November 30 Isaiah 54:1-10; Matthew 24:23-25 For many families, there seems to be a month of the year that is particularly difficult. It is often a month that carries painful anniversaries. For me, that month is November, the month that marks the birthdate and death date of my infant son and daughter, my daughter’s being […] Gardner-Webb University | November 26, 2022
Post Advent Devotion: Day 3 Tuesday, November 29 Genesis 9:1-17; Hebrews 11:32-40 Have you ever noticed the calm after the storm? The clouds break and there is a stillness that covers the land. The sun may even peek around the clouds to see if you notice. And just behind the storm, there is a rainbow: a covenant from the Creator […] Gardner-Webb University | November 26, 2022
Post Advent Devotion: Day 2 Monday, November 28 Psalm 124; Genesis 8:1-19; Romans 6:1-11 This fall has been a time of reflection for Franki and me. With Franki completing the third year of her phased retirement plan and my retirement looming at the end of this academic year, we have recalled fondly many occurrences over our 40 years together. Watching […] Gardner-Webb University | November 26, 2022
Post Advent Devotion: Day 1 Sunday, November 27 Isaiah 2:1-5; Psalm 122; Romans 13:11-14; Matthew 24:36-44 Advent begins today! As the children’s song we used to sing said: “All I want for Christmas is …” and we get to fill in the blank. For me, what Isaiah 2, Psalm 122, and Jesus said in Matthew 24 sum it up nicely. […] Gardner-Webb University | November 26, 2022
Post Advent 2022 How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? So begins Psalm 13, a lament psalm in which the psalmist calls on God for deliverance from unidentified enemies. […] Gardner-Webb University | November 26, 2022
Post Weather Update: Tropical Storm Nicole Monitoring Tropical Storm Nicole University officials are monitoring Tropical Storm Nicole and its projected path has shifted more to the west. The latest forecast has our main campus receiving wind remaining steady at 10-15 mph with gusts between 20-25 mph and heavy rainfall from late this evening into early tomorrow morning. We are under a […] Gardner-Webb University | November 10, 2022
Post Weather Update: Tropical Storm Nicole Monitoring Tropical Storm Nicole University officials are monitoring Tropical Storm Nicole and its projected path over the next 48 hours. The latest forecast has our main campus receiving wind gusts between 20-25 mph and rainfall totals between 2-3 inches from late Thursday evening into Friday evening. Be careful traveling Thursday or Friday and be aware […] Gardner-Webb University | November 9, 2022
Post Weather Update: Tropical Storm Ian Monitoring Tropical Storm Ian University officials are monitoring Tropical Strom Ian and its projected path over the next 48 hours. The latest forecast has our main campus receiving wind gusts between 30-40 mph and rainfall totals between 3-5 inches from Friday morning into Saturday evening. Students in University Commons, please secure all items that may […] Gardner-Webb University | September 29, 2022
Post Garland Allen Professor Emeritus of History Dr. Garland Allen (1922-2014) was born in Tuckerman, Ark., as the middle child to Roy and Evelyn Rich Allen. His parents only had the opportunity to receive an eighth-grade formal education. Roy Allen was a self-taught farmer and veterinarian by profession. He researched and studied through numerous books of animal science […] Gardner-Webb University | August 25, 2022
Post Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Dawson Adams Professor Emerita of Theology and Church History Dr. Sheryl “Sheri” Ann Dawson Adams was born July 2, 1947, in Baton Rouge, La., but grew up in her father’s hometown of Jackson, La. It was a small town, where she and her three brothers would play outside, and Sheri spent many hours with her friends riding […] Gardner-Webb University | August 25, 2022
