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). Amazon Associates Link Reviewed By: David W. Kling Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: University of Miami Total Pages: 223 ISBN-10: 0999146335 Do other religious traditions give as much attention to the integration of …
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.
Prayer, By Your Word You Have Brought Us out of Darkness, by Veit Dietrich
By Your Word You Have Brought Us out of Darkness Lord God, heavenly Father, we most heartily thank you that by your Word you have brought us out of the darkness of error into the light of your grace. Mercifully help us to walk in that light, guard us from all error and false doctrine and grant that we may …
Book Review, A Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition
Book Reviewed: Soukup, Paul A., S.J. (2022). A Media Ecology of Theology: Communicating Faith Throughout the Christian Tradition (Waco, TX: Baylor University Press). (Amazon Associates Link) Reviewed By: Stephanie Bennett Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Palm Beach Atlantic University Total Pages: 240 ISBN-10: 148131775X From the importance of the spoken word in primary oral cultures to the social media …
Quote of the Week, Are You Unborable?, by David Foster Wallace
“To be, in a word, unborable. . . . It is the key to modern life. If you are immune to boredom, there is literally nothing you cannot accomplish.”[i]—David Foster Wallace, The Pale King [i] David Foster Wallace, The Pale King (New York: Back Bay, 2011), 438.
Column Entry, Putting Critical Race Theory in The Frame, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: Putting Critical Race Theory (CRT) in The Frame 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 seek personal or political advancement; …
A Prayer to Guard and Guide our Leaders
Guard and Guide Our Leaders O merciful Father in heaven, all rule and authority in the kingdoms of the world comes from you, and you hold in your hand all the might of humanity. You have instituted the governing authorities that exist for the punishment of those who do wrong and for the approval of those who do good. Look …
Quote of the Week, Our Heart’s Default Mode, by Timothy Keller
“A fundamental insight of Martin Luther’s was that ‘religion’ is the default mode of the human heart. Your computer operates automatically in a default mode unless you deliberately tell it to do something else. So Luther says that even after you are converted by the gospel your heart will go back to operating on other principles unless you deliberately, repeatedly …
