May It Always Be True: Educating Students in Faith

Chapel services are a central part of the Christian college experience for thousands of today's students, and can be a time for leaders to inspire, encourage, and train students for the Christ-formed life. "I left [a career in law] to teach English literature because I wanted to teach undergraduates and to consider with them the important questions of life," Dr. Pollard writes. "Why are we here? Why is there joy and pain in life? What is beauty or truth or love? How should I treat others? Is there a God and does it matter? That desire to ask these questions remains an animating part of my work life."

In this book, Pollard shares his reflections on such questions. It is organized around the rhythm of the academic year (from opening day to graduation) to explore broader topics like, "Who am I?" "What am Ito do?" "Finding Advent amid distraction," and "Saying farewell." As a result, Dr. Pollard's messages speak to the pattern of life that resounds in so many of our souls, whether we still inhabit a university or graduated years ago.

Charles W. Pollard has a dual background in law (earning his degree from Harvard Law School and practicing in Chicago during the early 1990's) and English literature with degrees from Wheaton College, Oxford University, and the University of Virginia. In 2004 he moved from Calvin College, where he was associate professor of English, to John Brown University, where he serves as president.