Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Give Us a King”: The Allure of Power at the Cost of Truth By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We …
Quote of the Week, Communication that Sharpens, Proverbs 27:17
Scripture: “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17, NIV) Reflection: Who “sharpens” your communication? How does your communication “sharpen” others and their messages?
A Prayer of St. Augustine, Of Thee and Me
A Prayer of St. Augustine Lord Jesus, let me know myself and know Thee, And desire nothing save only Thee. Let me hate myself and love Thee. Let me do everything for the sake of Thee. Let me humble myself and exalt Thee. Let me think nothing except Thee. Let me die to myself and live in Thee. Let me …
New Book Release, Directing Theater: A Christian Perspective, by Gillette Elvgren
Directing Theater: A Christian Perspective Available Now (Amazon Associates Link) Author: Gillette Elvgren Isbn paperback: 978-1-959685-07-4 Isbn ebook: 978-1-959685-08-1 LCCN: 2023945333 Total pages: 164 Price: $25.00 [Return to Integratio Press] DESCRIPTION The author brings a career of academic and professional directing experience to inform readers how to select, prepare, and mount a production for the stage. At the same time, …
New Book Release, Communicating for Life, Upd. & Exp., by Quentin Schultze
Communicating for Life: Christian Stewardship in Community and Media (Updated and Expanded Edition) Available Now (Amazon Associates Link) Author: Quentin J. Schultze Foreword by Martin E. Marty Paperback ISBN: 978-1-959685-09-8 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-959685-10-4 LCCN: 2023949050 Total Pages: 332 [Return to Integratio Press] DESCRIPTION In this updated and expanded edition, the author invites professors of communication and media to reflect on …
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
