“Grant me keenness of mind, capacity to remember, skill in learning, subtlety to interpret, and eloquence in speaking. Guide the beginning of my work, direct its progress, and bring it to completion.” —Thomas Aquinas (1225-1274) Source: Thomas Aquinas, Oratio ante Studium, in Sancti Thomae Aquinatis Opera Omnia, vol. 43, Opuscula, ed. R. Spiazzi (Turin: Marietti, 1954), 90, §2. Reflection: Where …
New Book, Going to the Movies with C.S. Lewis, by Bryan Mead
Going to the Movies with C. S. Lewis: Exploring Theology, Christian Imagination, and the Art of Cinema Now Available Editor, Bryan Mead Total Pages: 242 Price: $30.00 Purchase (available on Amazon and Ingram) Description Going to the Movies with C. S. Lewis is an edited collection exploring the thought and theology of C. S. Lewis as it relates to film …
Quote of the Week, Profitable and Pleasing Speech, by Bonaventure, 13th Century
“Let your speech be seasoned with the salt of wisdom, so that it may both profit and please those who hear it.” —Bonaventure (1221 – 1274) Source: Collationes de Septem Donis Spiritus Sancti, collation 6. Reflection: Where might my words today need greater wisdom so that they both benefit and build up those who hear them?
A Prayer for Words Seasoned with Grace, by Lewis Bayly, 17th Century
“Sanctify my tongue, O Lord, that it may be an instrument of Thy glory, and not of my shame; and grant that my speech may be seasoned with grace, to edify the hearers. Keep me from all idle, sinful, and corrupt communication, that my words may be such as are good and profitable to the use of edifying.” —Lewis Bayly …
Quote of the Week, Earnest Words without Excess, by John Wesley, 18th Century
“Scream no more, at the peril of your soul… Speak as earnestly as you can; but do not scream. Speak with all your heart; but with a moderate voice.” —John Wesley (1703–1791), Source :The Works of John Wesley, vol. 12, p. 331. Reflection: How might moderating my tone—especially in moments of urgency or conviction—help my speech become more faithful, peaceable, and …
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Column Entry, September, Exile and Ache, by Brandon Knight
Column Title: Exile and the Ache for Home August 2026 Entry: “Beautiful Nothings: A Star is More Than a Star” By Brandon Knight, PhD, William Carey University Column Description: Have you ever felt disconnected? What if such moments of disconnect point to a greater reality? A lost memory of unity with creation only hinted through nostalgia. Often even as we experience …
A Prayer for a Tongue that Serves Truth, by Johannes Brenz, 16th Century
“Grant, O Lord, that my tongue may be a servant of truth, neither fearing the judgment of others nor seeking their praise, but speaking what is right before you. Strengthen me, that my words may comfort the sorrowful, correct the wayward, and bear witness to your mercy without deceit or pride.” –Johannes Brenz (1499–1570) Source: Johannes Brenz, Collecta Precationum (Tübingen, …
Quote of the Week, Weighing Our Words in Love, by Martin Bucer, 16th Century
“Truth must be spoken in love, for harsh words wound the weak and hinder the work of Christ. Therefore, let every teacher weigh his speech, that it may build up rather than destroy.” –Martin Bucer (1491–1551) Source: Martin Bucer, De Regno Christi (1557), trans. Wilhelm Pauck (Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1969), 219. Reflective Question: How might weighing your words—especially …
A Prayer for Words that Build Up, by Erasmus, 16th Century
“Grant, O Lord, that my tongue may never stray from the path of truth, nor my lips speak what does not edify; and let every word that proceeds from me be seasoned with charity and shaped by Your wisdom. Strengthen me, that in all my speech I may reflect Your light, turning neither to idle talk nor to harshness, but …
