Column Title: Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life Column Entry: “What Is Faithful Witness? (Part 1): Stephen Carter on Religion and Politics” By Mark Allan Steiner, PhD, Christopher Newport University Column Description: It is all too often true that American Christians, just as the Apostle Paul warned against in Romans 12:2, are conformed to the pattern of …
New Vlog entry, Forgiveness and Communication, by Stephanie Bennett
Description: Do you find it difficult to truly forgive someone? Without it, a relationship will not flourish. Forgiving and receiving forgiveness is something that is a process, one that is more than words. It paves a way for healing and relational restoration. We talk about that today using a terrific new book on Family Communication, written by Jonathan Petigrew …
Quote of the Week, Thomas Hobbes, from the Leviathan
“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.” Thomas Hobbes, Leviathan (New York: Penguin Classics, 2017), 100.
A prayer of Basil of Caesarea for Discernment
A Prayer of Basil of Caesarea Steer the ship of my life, good Lord, to your quiet harbour, where I can be safe from the storms of sin and conflict. Show me the course I should take. Renew in me the gift of discernment, so that I can always see the right direction in which I should go. And give …
Quote of the Week, Your First Love, by Leonard Sweet
A Sweet Word “If Jesus is your first love, then love is your first duty and desire.” —Leonard Sweet Scripture Reading 13 If I speak in the tongues[a] of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all …
Prayer for a Pure Heart, The Clementine Liturgy
A Pure Heart O God Almighty, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Your only begotten Son, give me a body unstained, a pure heart, a watchful mind, and an upright understanding, and the presence of Your Holy Spirit, that I may obtain and ever hold fast to an unshaken faith in Your Truth, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord; …
Column Entry, “Give Us a King”: The Allure of Power at the Cost of Truth, by John Hatch
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, …
