His new book, “Be Thou My Vision: Light, Sight and The Christian Faith,” is an exploration of light and sight in the Bible. Three experiences in Jackson’s life prompted him to write it: his vision impairment as a result of the eye disease glaucoma, an essay by a Christian professor at Saint Olaf’s University in Minnesota, and his amazement at the many references to light and sight in the Bible.
"I call on members of the Whitworth community to rally around all students, staff and faculty – regardless of nationality or status – with prayer, love and support. That's the Whitworth way."
Whitworth University will present Joseph Wittwer, senior pastor at Spokane’s Life Center Foursquare Church, with the Whitworth University Distinguished Ministry Leadership Award later this month.
Next month Whitworth University will welcome Whitworth alumna and assistant professor of political science at Oklahoma State University Laura Thaut Vinson to campus for a lecture, “When Religion Becomes a Source of Violence: Insights from Muslim-Christian Communal Violence in Northern Nigeria.”