A Confused and Convicted Vicar Tom Carmody, Ph.D., Professor of Communication Studies, Vanguard University Five years ago, my wife and I took our first trip to England. As a newly ordained Anglican transitional deacon I was especially excited to visit the historic “Mother Church” of my denominational tribe. We took the train down from London and arrived in the late …
Zombie Jesus, Nazi Christians, Jacques Derrida, and Morality: Some Easter Reflections
Zombie Jesus, Nazi Christians, Jacques Derrida, and Morality: Some Easter Reflections (from the regular Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance”) Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento In my church, Easter is a season celebrating the bodily resurrection of Jesus and it lasts fifty days. On the internet, Easter is a season of …
Christians: Sending out an S.O.S – The Case of Jim Bakker
Christians: Sending out an S.O.S Brandon Knight, Ph.D. Asst. Professor of Communication William Carey University In the earliest days of quarantine, I found myself scouring media and listening to medical experts, hoping to discover what would be an answer to the elusive question of our odd circumstance. Or, if I am being honest, I was looking for an emotional cure-all—something …
Better Watch Out! Santa Claus is Coming to Punch you in the Face
Better Watch Out! Santa Claus is Coming to Punch you in the Face* Paul A. Creasman, Ph.D., Professor of Communication, Arizona Christian University “A patient man has great understanding, but a quick tempered man displays folly.” (Proverbs 14:29) In 325 A.D., bishops of the early Christian Church gathered to settle several pressing theological issues. The gathering—the Council of Nicaea—included were …
Hope Does Not Disappoint. . . ?
Hope Does Not Disappoint? (from the regular Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance”) Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento Hope does not disappoint—except, most of the time. We hope that our team doesn’t lose; that the grocery store hasn’t run out of milk and bread; that our politicians don’t lie to us; …
Speak Only if You Can Improve Upon the Silence
Speak Only if You Can Improve Upon the Silence* Quentin Schultze, Ph.D. Professor Emeritus, Calvin University Author, An Essential Guide to Public Speaking: Serving Your Audience with Faith, Skill, and Virtue 2nd Edition The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered (Proverbs 17:27) Yale University graduate Greg Hindy set out on a coast-to-coast …
Faith, Sovereignty, and Critical Thinking
Faith, Sovereignty and Critical Thinking Guest Columnist Richard K. Olsen, Chair, Dept. of Communication Studies University of North Carolina Wilmington To many of my friends on FB and colleagues and co-workers at my school, Christianity has never looked worse. At a time of crisis, people of faith are often the voice of calm, of perspective, of comfort. Leading through examples …
The Digital Church Responding to a Pandemic, Frontline Challenges
Enjoy this second devotional from CCSN’s Practitioner-in-Residence, Garrett Gerhart.
Zombie Politics. Spiritual Vandalism. Denying Medical Care to the Disabled
Zombie Politics. Spiritual Vandalism. Denying Medical Care to the Disabled. I was born and raised in Tennessee. Both of their senators and three of their five representatives have a 100% rating from the National Right to Life Committee. Presently, the state of Tennessee—along with Alabama and Utah, among others—have what are being called “emergency contingency plans” for addressing the pandemic, …
God Talk and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Hobby Lobby and Faithfulness to God’s Word?
God Talk and the Covid-19 Pandemic: Hobby Lobby and Faithfulness to God’s Word? Brandon Knight, Ph.D. Asst. Professor of Communication William Carey University In the past few weeks, Americans have found themselves at a unique moment in history. In recent years we have experienced a span of political, social, and religious divide; now, the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) has beckoned …
