love being around students. How many old people get to hang around 19-20-year-olds for the most significant part of their work day? It’s really good. Do you remember your first day of teaching? My first two years as athletic director—they were a blur because I was teaching 19 hours a week. I was the athletic director, and I was the Cougar football coach, and the Clipper hockey coach. And I took care of the rink and the gym. But back then, that’s just how things were, and we made a go of it as best as we could. So, no, I don’t remember it. What’s kept you here all these years? It’s interesting that when I least expect it, I get notes from students telling me how much they really appreciate what I’m doing. And it’s not only when I least expect it, but when I most need it. It’s been very confirming in that way. And we like it here. I really believe in what Briercrest is about. We’ve also enjoyed having great friendships here over the years and our kids loved growing up here. If you had to teach a different discipline, what would you teach and why? I’ve never thought of teaching anything else. Because I taught art for over 32 years and I’ve taught history on and off for over 40 years, and I’ve taught Bible for about 40 years. There’s one discipline that isn’t technically offered and if I could teach that, it would be Old Testament biblical theology—which I sneak into my Bible Synthesis course. What’s one piece of advice you would give to every graduating student? The first thing that comes to mind is to remind them to keep reading their Bibles for the rest of their lives. And to keep praying. Those two go together. And they’re the foundation of our spiritual lives. Is there one thing that has been significant for you in persevering in your faith? I started off an as athletic director, and then became a history teacher. Henry Budd asked me to teach ancient history, so I went off and got a degree in it. When I came back, he asked me to teach Old Testament. And they gave me so many classes to teach that all I had time to do was read the Bible, in terms of class prep. I remember just trying to put together a class on five chapters of Isaiah and five chapters in the Pentateuch, day after 18