“Hurry is the great enemy of the spiritual life in our day. You must ruthlessly eliminate hurry from your life.” Dallas Willard, answering John Ortberg’s question, “What do I need to do to become the me I want to be?” Reference Dallas Willard, as reported by John Mark Comer in The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry (Waterbrook, 2019), pp: 18-19.
Quote of the week, The Importance of Scholarly Communities, by Richard Mouw
Former Fuller Theological Seminary President Richard J. Mouw, in discussing the “life of the mind,” suggests we need academic spaces that allow us to play with ideas, to mentor, and to be mentored in ways that leverage resources and build partnerships. Speaking to Christian scholars, Mouw suggests: “We cannot avoid the ‘weight of the cross’ as we attempt to fulfill …
Column Entry, Let’s Talk Family, “Cultivating Resilience and Adapting to Stress”
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: Cultivating Resilience and Adapting to Stress 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 have …
A Prayer to Follow the Kingdom Way, by Howard Snyder
Thank you Lord Jesus, Master, for the joy of walking with you, running the course, discerning the rhythm. Help me not to miss a beat, but to follow the Kingdom way —truly be your disciple and friend and witness. Amen. * * * Jesus told his disciples, “If you want to follow me you must deny yourselves, take up your …
Quote of the week, The Sum of Human Wisdom, by Ezra Pound
“The sum of human wisdom is not contained in any one language, and no single language is capable of expressing all forms and degrees of human comprehension.”[i]—Ezra Pound [i] Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading (New York, NY: New Direction Books, 2010), 34.
Book Review, Family Communication and the Christian Faith
Book Reviewed: Pettigrew, J., & Badzinski, D. M. (2023). Family communication and the Christian faith: An Introduction and Exploration (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press). Reviewed By: Dawn Casas Reviewer Affiliation: Charleston Southern University Total Pages: 359 ISBN-13: 978-1959685005 Review of: Pettigrew, J., & Badzinski, D. M. (2023). Family communication and the Christian faith. Integratio Press (359 pages) “How joyful are those …
Vlog Entry, Nonverbal Communication and the Ministry of Reconciliation, by Stephanie Bennett
Description: With a focus on 2 Corinthians 5: 17-20 we look at the broad way the ministry of reconciliation can be defined. We are all called to this ministry by God, but what does it look like? Is sharing God’s word only and always about persuasion? How do we bring a unified, solid, and truthful representation of what it means …
Prayer, May We Ask For And Receive What Pleases You, 8th century
May We Ask For And Receive What Pleases You O Lord, let your merciful ears be open to the prayers of your humble servants. Teach us to ask for what pleases you, that we may receive what we ask for; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now …
Book Review, Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-learning Integration in Public Universities
Book Reviewed: Jonathan Pettigrew and Robert H. Woods, Jr., eds. (2022). Professing Christ: Christian Tradition and Faith-Learning Integration in Public Universities (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2022). Reviewed By: David W. Kling Reviewer Affiliation: University of Miami Total Pages: 223 ISBN-10: 0999146335 Do other religious traditions give as much attention to the integration of faith and learning in college or university settings as Christians, particularly those …
Quote of the Week, the Most Notable Invention, by Thomas Hobbes
“But the most notable and profitable invention of all others, was that of communication. . . whereby humans register their thoughts; recall them when they are past; and also declare them one to another.”[i] ―Thomas Hobbes [i] Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (New York, NY: Penguin Classics, 2017), 100, emphasis mine.
