Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Thursday, August 2, was our last day in South Africa. The morning was spent scrambling about getting our bags packed, picking up my cap and gown, which included doing the administrative things necessary to make sure they were paid for. Lee wanted us to be out of…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Wednesday morning, the day before our departure, we were up early for a long day of opportunities scheduled by Dr. Stoker to speak with some of the students and faculty on various subjects. If I am not mistaken, the order was ethics, chapel, and then apologetics. Of…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Several months ago, Dr. Stoker excitedly wrote to me after completing the last journal article I was required to write in lieu of receiving my degree that I needed to come to South Africa and experience Braai (pronounced brī). What? Braai? Is that some kind of carnival…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Earning a doctorate is a big deal, as it should be. Earning a doctorate at North-West University is a really big deal, as the school demonstrated at the lunch reception after the graduation ceremony. A huge spread was provided for all the doctoral graduates and their guests,…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Monday evening before graduation was spent buying new clothes at the local mall, since Delta Airlines had not yet delivered our luggage, as expected. Woolworth’s, of which I did not even know it still existed, was the main shopping hot-spot. So, it was shoes, slacks, and shirts,…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Monday morning at 4:45 a.m. rolled around pretty quickly, given that my wife and I had just gotten off the plane in Johannesburg and by the time we were dropped off at the guest house, it was about 10 p.m. We still used to Central U.S. Time,…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. We we arrived in Johannesburg, it was late Sunday afternoon, July 29. Being that it is winter in South Africa that time of the year, the sun was just setting as we pulled up to our gate. I know I was glad the long flight was over,…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Our South African journey to pick up my doctoral degree actually started about a month before we took off on July 28, 2018. After being notified that a graduation date had been set, I commenced setting everything up for my wife and I to fly to South…
Paul Derengowski, Ph.D. Finally, after many years of researching, writing, editing, submitting, and then repeating the cycle again, and again, and again, yours truly has earned his doctorate. Thank God! On July 31, 2018, the Philosophiae Doctor in Theology with Dogmatics was conferred upon me by the Vice Chancellor, Dan…
Paul Derengowski, PhD In a Letter to the Editor published in the Gainesville Times this morning, writer Ryan Mahon asked a series of emotionally charged questions that are indicative of the attitude of so many grappling with the question of illegal immigration. His spin, though, was to specifically include Jesus…