Integratio Press, CCSN’s imprint, is collecting a year’s worth of prayers on or about faithful communication for a short book. These can be original prayers you have written, or prayers throughout church history that address some meaningful aspect of communication. Also, the prayer can be a meaningful quote–anything from a sentence to a full paragraph or more–from a Church Father …
Prayer, Thanking God for the Gift of Communication, by Kevin Jones
Father, thank you for your gift of communication. Please forgive me for ways I may have misused your gift, hurt others with my words, not listened in love, and not honored you with my communication. I ask for help from the Holy Spirit with my words so I can show your love to others with the words I speak. I …
Quote of the Week, Hurry as the Enemy of Spiritual Life, by Dallas Willard
“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). Amazon Associates Link Reviewed By: Dawn Casas Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Charleston Southern University Total Pages: 359 ISBN-13: 978-1959685005 Review of: Pettigrew, J., & Badzinski, D. M. (2023). Family communication …
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 …
