graduation

Our South African Journey: Lunch

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,…


Our South African Journey: Safari

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,…


Mission Doctorate Accomplished!

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…