Minding Our Hearts: Devotionals on the Teaching Life for Christian Professors Available now Editor: John Marson Dunaway Total pages: 240 [View book on Integratio Press website] Description This collection of 52 devotionals is designed for college or university professors, so all entries are connected to some aspect of faculty life: the classroom experience, research, or participation in the …
Now Available from Integratio Press, Relationships on the Run, by Stephanie Bennett
Relationships On the Run: How to Grow Authentic Connections and Lasting Intimacy in a Hurried Culture Stephanie Bennett Now Available Total pages: 188 [View book on Integratio Press website] Description Stressful. Overwhelming. Too much. If these words describe the tone of your everyday life, it’s time for a change. In the midst of a fast-paced world we need strong friends …
Now Available from Integratio Press, In Their Steps, by Chris Hamstra
In Their Steps: What Jesus and His Disciples Teach about Sharing Our Leadership Life Stories in Transformational Ways Now available Author: Chris Hamstra Total pages: 128 [View book on Integratio Press website] Description This book helps individuals discover, develop, and deliver their leadership life stories. Through examples of Jesus and His twelve disciples, readers will understand more about …
A Prayer for a Mouth that Praises, Girolamo Savonarola, Fifteenth Century
“O Lord, open Thou my lips, and my mouth shall declare Thy praise.” — Girolamo Savonarola (1452–1498) Source: Girolamo Savonarola, Infelix ego, in Select Works of Girolamo Savonarola, trans. and ed. John Procter (London: George Bell and Sons, 1900), 245. Reflection: Where do I most need God to open my lips so that what I speak reflects truth, humility, and praise …
Quote of the Week, The Discipline of Silence, by Thomas à Kempis, 15th Century
“Accustom yourself to keep silence, and you will learn to speak with wisdom.” — Thomas à Kempis (1380–1471) Source: Thomas à Kempis, The Imitation of Christ, trans. William Benham (London: J. M. Dent, 1907), 35. Reflection: Where in my daily conversations do I most need to cultivate silence so that my words, when spoken, carry greater wisdom and charity?
A Prayer to Sanctify My Thoughts and Words, by Thomas Ken, 17th Century
“Sanctify my thoughts and words, that whatever I think or speak may tend to Thy glory.” —Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Source: Thomas Ken, A Manual of Prayers for the Use of the Scholars of Winchester College (London: Charles Brome, 1695), 12. Reflection: What intention lies beneath the words I speak, and how might they more clearly reflect God’s glory?
Quote of the Week, Words Shaped by Charity, Catherine of Siena, 14th Century
“Let your speech be, as a rule, seasoned with the fire of charity and the zeal of souls.” —Catherine of Siena (1347–1380) Source: Catherine of Siena, Letter 16, in The Letters of Catherine of Siena, trans. Vida D. Scudder (London: J. M. Dent, 1905), 1:52. Reflection: Where might my speech today need to be “seasoned” with greater charity or zeal for …
Column Entry, The Virtue of Smallness, by Clint Rothell
Column title: The Virtue of Smallness Column entry: Smallness in Christ By Clint Rothell Column Description: Pride is the childish pursuit of making the world, our family, friends, colleagues, and strangers small so that we can become large and more important. In this column, I focus on pride’s opposite: humility. In contrast to pride, humility is being in right proportion …
A Prayer for Discerned Words, by Aelred of Rievaulx, 12th Century
“O Lord, set a watch before my mouth, and a guard upon my lips, that I may not speak what ought to be concealed, nor be silent when I should speak.” —Aelred of Rievaulx (1110–1167) Source: Aelred of Rievaulx, The Mirror of Charity, trans. Elizabeth Connor (Kalamazoo, MI: Cistercian Publications, 1990), III.94. Reflection: Where in my daily conversations do I most …
Quote of the Week, The Weight of Every Word, by Bernard of Clairvaux, 12th Century
“Words that do not edify are idle words; and of idle words we shall have to give account.” —Bernard of Clairvaux (1090 – 1153) Source: Bernard of Clairvaux, On Consideration, trans. George Lewis (London: Oxford University Press, 1908), II.13. Reflection: How might this call to “give account” for our words reshape the way we speak in moments of frustration, haste, or …
