Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practices: Living in Rhythm with God” (Dec. 2024) 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 …
Column Entry, “Communicating and Caring for Anxious, Stressed, Worn-Out People,” by Joseph Bird
Column Title: Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication for Pastor, Pew, and Public Column Entry: “Communicating and Caring for Anxious, Stressed, Worn-Out People” By Joseph Bird, PhD, MDiv, William Carey University Column Description: Preaching and teaching are public communication art and science, but never easy. It is especially difficult when we lose the joy we once had to effectively …
Vlog entry, Communicating Patience, by Stephanie Bennett
Communicating patience In today’s message we return to the precious book by Thomas Kelly, A Testament of Devotion. In it, he discusses the ravages of war and the need for longsuffering and encouragement. We need the same kind of patient endurance for our interpersonal relationships, as well. Let’s take a quick look at what such patience might look like. Vlog …
Column Entry, “It’s All Poetry, Isn’t It?”, by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story December entry: “It’s All Poetry, Isn’t It?” 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 …
Column entry, “Identifying Your Faith Consciousness as a Faith Communication Identity,” by Robert Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “Identifying Your Faith Consciousness as a Faith Communication Identity” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with …
Recent Vlog Entry, Communication Skills are Not Enough, by Stephanie Bennett
In this entry. . . Communication skills are essential, but they are not enough to build close and lasting relationships. We need meaning and purpose. We need the Lord! Today we use Matthew Kelly’s small book, Holy Moments, to help us talk about it. Vlog Description: The Secret Place is a boutique channel produced with love (not numbers) to inspire …
Column entry, “Christian Family Practices: Cultivating Virtue,” by Pettigrew and Badzinski
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practices: Cultivating Virtue” (Nov. 2024) 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 …
Column entry, Requiem for the Fall, by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story November entry: “Requiem for the Fall” (November 2024) 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 …
Column entry, “Should Doctrine Change to Remain the Same?”, by Robert Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “Should Doctrine Change to Remain the Same?” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a …
Recent Vlog Entry, Making Meaning with Our Inward Instructor, with Stephanie Bennett
In this entry . . . Communication is all about meaning-making. We need each other for that, and we need the help and direction of the Lord. Communication skills are essential, but without learning to go to the Lord for guidance, we will always come up short. Thomas Kelly’s A Testament of Devotion is our springboard today to discuss what …
