Del Gray, associate professor of Biblical and religious studies, delivered the keynote address at Tabor College’s academic convocation Aug. 27, marking the official start of the school year.

His address, “The Sharp End of the Rope: The Role of Risk in a Christian Liberal Arts Education,” was based on Mark 8:34-35.

Gray urged students and faculty to have an openness to take new ideas seriously, even if those ideas present a challenge to their identity.