Heavenly Father, we offer up this prayer by King Solomon as our own today: I Kings 3:9: [Solomon’s prayer when he learns he will be king.] “Give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?” (Today’s New International Version) In Jesus’ …
Prayer, To Use God’s Gift of Communication Wisely, by Kevin Jones
Father, thank you for our gift of communication, even though it can be hard to use your gift wisely. Forgive me for when I have felt tension in a relationship and attacked or criticized the other person. I pray for wisdom and insight on how to experience tension in relationships but not damage the relationship with the way I communicate …
Column Entry, “Ethos: Harmonizing Life and Teaching,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University September: “Ethos: Harmonizing Life and Teaching” Column Description: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in his work On Christian Doctrine, illustrates the important relationship between preaching and rhetoric. Even in his day, many questioned what use the church could possibly gain from the study …
Column Entry, Let’s Talk Family, Families Doing Life Together
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: Families Doing Life Together 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 families. And …
Job Opening, Communication Generalist, George Fox University
George Fox University announces a generalist tenure-track position in Communication Studies to begin January 8th or August 15th, 2024. The successful candidate will teach a course load of 24 units (12/12). The candidate will also be expected to maintain an active program of scholarship and service to the institution. We seek a new colleague who is collaborative, embraces digital media, …
Quote of the Week, The End of Absence, from Michael Harris
“I think that within the mess of changes we’re experiencing, there’s a single difference that we feel most keenly; and it’s also the difference that future generations will find hardest to grasp. That is the end of absence—the loss of lack. The daydreaming silences in our lives are filled; the burning solitudes are extinguished.” — Michael Harris, The End of …
Quote of the Week, Knowing versus Loving the Truth, from Confucius
“They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.” –Confucius Source: Confucius, Analects 6.18
Book Review, Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation
Book Reviewed: Robert Chao Romero and Jeff M. Liou, Christianity and Critical Race Theory: A Faithful and Constructive Conversation (Ada, MI: Baker Academic, 2023). Amazon.com Associates Link Reviewed By: John B. Hatch Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: CCSN Senior Fellow / JCTP Book Review Editor Total Pages: 208 ISBN-10: 1540965198 Ever since Critical Race Theory began to emerge …
Call for Proposals, Faith-learning Integration in Communication Studies
Call for Proposals Christian Faith-learning Integration in Communication Studies: Theoretical Foundations, Practical Applications [PDF of proposal] The Context: Christian higher education, like the rest of higher education, is in a time of transition. Challenges brought on by population shifts, changing public attitudes toward higher education, rising operational costs, dominance of digital technologies, and decline in a cultural, moral consensus has …
Call for Proposals, Communication Studies in Christian Thought, Second Volume
Communication Studies in Christian Thought (working title) In 2018, your editors were part of a book titled Words and Witnesses: Communication Studies in Christian Thought from Athanasius to Desmond Tutu (Hendrickson, 2018). It included more than 40 chapters from nearly as many authors and institutions. It covered early church, medieval, Renaissance, Reformation, early modern, modern, and contemporary Christian thinkers and …
