Meet the CCSN’s newest Senior Fellow, Tim Muehlhoff (PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill). He is Professor of Communication at Biola University where he teaches classes in conflict resolution, apologetics, gender, and family communication. For over 30 years he served with Campus Crusade for Christ (Cru) in the campus ministry, short-term missions (Kenya, Russia, Lithuania), and with Keynote as …
Quote of the Week, Let Your Communication Serve Others, by the Apostle Paul
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.” –Ephesians 4:29 (NIV), an epistle written by the Apostle Paul
Let’s Talk Family, Column Entry, “Out-of-Bounds: Setting Limits Essential for Family Flourishing”
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Out-of-Bounds: Setting Limits Essential for Family Flourishing” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices for family communication. We all …
A Prayer to Avoid the Anxieties in Life. . .and Communication, by Jean Pierre de Caussade
Heavenly Father, we offer this up as our prayer today, as a remembrance from the choir of saints in which we rejoice: “To avoid the anxieties which may be caused by either regret for the past or fear of the future, here in a few words is the rule to follow: the past must be left to God’s measureless mercy, …
New Column, Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication, by Joseph Bird
Column Title: Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication for Pastor, Pew, and Public Column Entry: “The State of Things” By Joseph Bird, PhD, MDiv, William Carey University Column Description: Preaching and teaching are public communication art and science, but never easy. It is especially difficult when we lose the joy we once had to effectively communicate God’s Word. This …
Quote of the Week, Communication Substance vs. Style, by C.S. Lewis
“No [writing, communication] style can be good in the mouth of a man who has nothing, or nonsense, to say.” C. S. Lewis, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Book II.III, para. 63, p. 315
A Prayer about Expectations in Communication, by Kevin Jones
Heavenly Father, thank you for your gift of communication. I am very grateful for this gift you have trusted me with. Forgive me when I have misused your gift, especially when I have placed expectations on other people that have not been fair or justified. Give me the words I need to clearly express my expectations to those people who …
New Vlog Entry, Family Communication and the Christian Faith, with Stephanie Bennett
A terrific new book by Jonathon Pettigrew and Diane Badzinski on Family Communication and the Christian Faith is the springboard for today’s thoughts on the subject of family communication. Can we eliminate the contradictions in our primary relationships? Should we? Listen in, and we’ll explore what it means to live in the “already, not-yet” reality. The Secret Place is a …
Quote of the Week, Communicating Love, the Apostle Paul
“If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. . . ” 1 Corinthians 13:1 (New International Version)
Book Review, Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing
Book Reviewed: Hoover, Heather M. Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing (Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023) Reviewed by: Jeffrey M. Ringer, PhD Journal of Christian Teaching Practice Volume 11, (January – December 2024) Reviewer Affiliation: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Total Pages: 161 ISBN-13: 978-1-54096603-2 True to its title, Composition as Conversation: Seven Virtues for Effective Writing …
