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Thoughts and opinions from the Mercer University community

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Release is a gift you can give yourself | Dr. Craig McMahan

Release is a gift to hostages and also to hostage keepers. It has set them both free to rediscover wholeness and joy.
Interior of Mercer University's Newton Chapel with wooden pews and large stained glass windows featuring Jesus.

In times of hostility, be an instrument of God’s peace | Dr. Craig McMahan

We are living in a time of searing hostility. Fear, hatred and violence are spreading like wildfire in our communities and around the globe....
Two Mercer students sit on steps outside a building, studying together with backpacks nearby; others sit on benches in the background.

Get back to the work that feeds your soul | Dr. Greg DeLoach

Regardless of the work we are called, hired or volunteered to do, as the fall semester approaches, we all share the same work: soul work.

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Gray and White Wolf

Aesop’s fable about boy who cried wolf still rings true today | Dr. Craig...

As a culture, we are drifting further and further from truth-telling. Like in Aesop's fable, "The Boy Who Cried Wolf," our communities are losing trust.
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When life moves too fast, here’s the secret to slowing down

Does it seem that life is moving faster and faster? Days and weeks and months pass in a flash. As I type these words,...
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How to study for finals when you’re already mentally exhausted | Ask Kelly

A reader asks: Do you have advice to help me study for finals and complete this week successfully?

How to find credible sources for a research paper | Ask Kelly

A reader asks: How can I verify the sources I am using are factual and not opinion?
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How to go on vacation while taking online classes | Ask Kelly

A reader asks: Should I wait until after the semester ends to go on vacation?

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Virtual Learning

Going remote: Tips for transitioning to online coursework

Amid developments related to the spread of the COVID-19 novel coronavirus, Mercer students will begin receiving online instruction for their courses March 23. Tackling school assignments...
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Plan for success when taking online classes

When I decided to come back to school three years ago, the thought of taking online classes seemed very overwhelming. This was a completely new concept...
Jay Black alone in his office

Professor finds solitude, plenty of parking on campus as classes go online

Mercer professors all have ways of carrying on the good fight in this time of crisis. By the time you read this, we have...
Reilly Moncrief stands in a crosswalk holding her camera to her face

Adjusting to life at home and living with uncertainty

If I get a call from my father, it usually means one of two things: I’m in trouble or something terribly wrong has happened....

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