For Trust in You O Lord my God, do not be far from me. My God, have regard to help me. I have many thoughts and great fears afflicting my soul. How will I pass through unhurt? How will I break them to pieces? This is my hope, my one only consolation, to flee to you in every tribulation, to trust …
Quote of the week, The Misery of Distraction, by Blaise Pascal
“The only thing that consoles us for our miseries is diversion [distraction]. And yet it is the greatest of our miseries. For it is that above all which prevents us thinking about ourselves and leads us imperceptibly to destruction. But for that we should be bored, and boredom would drive us to seek more solid means of escape, but diversion …
Upcoming Workshop, Teaching Social Justice and Diversity, John Hatch and Theon Hill
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page Title: Teaching Diversity and Social Justice in Christian Higher Education Lead Presenters/Facilitators: John Hatch, PhD (Eastern University, retired; CCSN Senior Fellow), and Theon Hill, PhD (Wheaton College) Date/Time: Wednesday, July 12, 2023 | 11:30-3:00 pm EST REGISTER HERE Description: How can instructors disarm the defensiveness felt by some students when class material confronts …
Book Review, A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of our Physical Bodies in Worship
Book Reviewed: Taylor W. David O. (2023). A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of our Physical Bodies in Worship (Ada, MI: Baker Academic) (Amazon Associates link) Reviewed By: John R. Katsion, PhD Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Associate Professor, Northwest Missouri State University Total Pages: 224 ISBN-10: 1540963098 I grew up in a church in …
Column entry, Joining the Trinitarian Dance, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: From Eastertide to Pentecost: God’s “Yes!” Breaking Forth 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; …
Workshop for Administrators, June 28, Having Difficult Conversations, Onboarding New Faculty
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page Summer Pass Information: Access to all 10 events, live and recordings, at 50% discount. Learn more. If you only want access to the recording for this workshop and not all 10, contact: rwoods@theccsn.com. Title: Strategic Leadership for Christian Higher Education Administrators: (1) Having Difficult Conversations, and (2) Onboarding New Faculty Lead Facilitator/Presenter: Kevin Schut, PhD, …
Quote of the Week, The Essence of Speaking, by Eugene Peterson
“There is a lot more to speaking than getting the right words and pronouncing them correctly. Who we are and the way we speak make all the difference.” Eugene Peterson, Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers (Eerdman’s, 2003), p. 2.
A Prayer for Peace, by Saint Francis de Sales
Prayer of Saint Francis de Sales Be at Peace Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather look to them with full hope as they arise. God, whose very own you are, will deliver you from out of them. He has kept you hitherto, and He will lead you safely through all things; and when you …
Upcoming Workshop, Administrator Academy, Having Difficult Conversations and Onboarding New Faculty
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page Summer Pass Information: Access to all 10 events, live and recordings, at 50% discount. Learn more. Title: Strategic Leadership for Christian Higher Education Administrators: (1) Having Difficult Conversations, and (2) Onboarding New Faculty Lead Facilitator/Presenter: Kevin Schut, PhD, Trinity Western University Presenter: Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Biola University Roundtable Discussants: Sarah Drivdahl, Northwest University; Melinda Stephens, Geneva …
Quote of the Week, The Importance of Every Decision, by Armand Nicholi
“Every decision a person makes . . . will take him toward or away from a relationship with the Person who made him, the one relationship for which that person was created.”[i]—Armand Nicholi, Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School [i] Nicholi is paraphrasing well-known Christian apologist and author C. S. Lewis in this quote. See Armand Nicholi, The Question …
