It is easy to work when the soul is at play It is easy to work when the soul is at play — But when the soul is in pain — The hearing him put his playthings up Makes work difficult — then — It is simple, to ache in the Bone, or the Rind — But Gimlets — among …
Column Entry, “Self-Sacrifice + Self-Gift,” by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story December entry: “Self-Sacrifice + Self-Gift” Column Description: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story is a monthly column that illuminates old and new ideas about media ecology from a Christian perspective. Dr. Mitchell will explore what it means to bear God’s image and Christian witness in a mediated world, with …
Column Entry, “Finally, the Book on CRT I’ve Been Wishing For (Part 1),” by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Finally, the Book on CRT I’ve Been Wishing For (Part 1)” 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 …
Prayer, For the Holy Spirit, Fourth Century
For The Holy Spirit O God Almighty, the Father of Thy Christ, Thy only begotten Son, give me a body undefiled, a heart pure, a mind watchful, an unerring knowledge, the influence of the Holy Ghost for the obtaining and assured enjoying of the truth, through Thy Christ, by whom glory be to Thee, in the Holy Spirit, for ever. Amen. …
Quote of the Week, What is Education?, by G.K. Chesterton
“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.” –G.K. Chesterton, Collected Works of G. K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News, 1923-1925: 33 (Amazon Associates Link)
A Morning Prayer, 3rd Century, the Eastern Church
Morning Prayer We give thee hearty thanks for the rest of the past night, and for the gift of a new day, with its opportunities of pleasing thee. Grant 39that we may so pass its hours in the perfect freedom of thy service, that at eventide we may again give thanks unto thee; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —The Eastern Church
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Quote of the Week, Kind Communication
“Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” –Ephesians 4:32 (New International Version)
A Morning Prayer, Liturgy of St. Mark
A Morning Prayer We give Thee thanks—yea, more than thanks O Lord our God, for all Thy goodness at all times, and in all places, because Thou hast shielded, rescued, helped, and guided us all the days of our lives, and brought us unto this hour. We pray and beseech Thee, merciful God, to grant in Thy goodness that we …
