Book Reviewed: Robert Stephen Reid, The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World, rev. ed. (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2024). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Rob O’Lynn, D.Min. Reviewer Affiliation: Kentucky Christian University Total Pages: 248 ISBN-13: 978-1-959685-17-3 I first came across the work of Robert Stephen Reid …
Column Entry, “How an Empty Manger Helped Me See Jesus,” by Chris Hamstra
Column Title: Leadership Life Stories: Communicating and Leading through Your Story Column Entry: “How an Empty Manger Helped Me See Jesus” By Chris Hamstra, PhD, Davenport University Description: There is a power when people come together to share stories. As people of faith, the practice and process of storytelling helps us understand ourselves, our communities, and our organizations. When combined with leadership, stories …
A Prayer for Right Living, and Communicating Rightly, 5th Century Leonine Sacramentary
For Right Living Grant to us, Lord, we beseech thee, the spirit to think and do always such things as be rightful; that we, who cannot do anything that is good without thee, may by thee be enabled to live according to thy will; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. —Leonine Sacramentary, 5th Century Leonine Sacramentary
Quote of the Week, What God Looks at, by Oswald Chambers
“We are only what we are in the dark; all the rest is reputation. What God looks at is what we are in the dark—the imaginations of our minds; the thoughts of our heart; the habits of our bodies; these are the things that mark us in God’s sight.” Oswald Chambers, The Love of God—The Ministry of the Unnoticed, 669 L
New Book Sponsorship Program, Integratio Press
Book Sponsorship Program Several of you have asked about how you can support our growing publishing efforts with Integratio Press in more tangible ways. Integratio Press helps to bridge the gap between the Academy and the Church by publishing scholarly, accessible, Christ-centered books that intersect with the field of communication. We publish books across five divisions. We currently publish about a …
Column Entry, “The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election and the Real Meaning of Jeremiah 29,” by Mark Steiner
Column Title: Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life Column Entry: “The 2024 U.S. Presidential Election and the Real Meaning of Jeremiah 29” By Mark Allan Steiner, PhD, Christopher Newport University Column Description: It is all too often true that American Christians, just as the Apostle Paul warned against in Romans 12:2, are conformed to the pattern of …
A Prayer for Enlightenment, 5th Century, Liturgy of the Blessed Apostles
For Enlightenment Enlighten, O our Lord and God, the movements of our meditations to hear and understand the sweet listenings to Thy life-giving and divine commands; and grant unto us through Thy grace and mercy to gather from them the assurance of love, and hope, and salvation suitable to soul and body, and we shall sing to Thee everlasting glory …
Quote of the Week, Solitude and Understanding, by Thomas Merton
“Solitude and silence teach me to love my brothers for what they are, not for what they say.” –Thomas Merton, 20th Century Trappist Monk, A Year with Thomas Merton: Daily Meditations from His Journals – A Spiritual Guide for Reflection, Gratitude, and Self-Care in the Pursuit of a Mindful Christian Life (p. 8) (Amazon Associates Link)
Quote of the Week, No Ordinary People, by C.S. Lewis
“There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations – these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat. But it is immortals whom we joke with, work with, marry, snub and exploit – immortal horrors or everlasting splendors. This does not mean that we are …
A Prayer for Blessing, 5th Century
A Prayer for Blessing Bless all who worship Thee, from the rising of the sun unto the going down of the same. Of Thy goodness, give us; with Thy love, inspire us; by Thy spirit guide us; by Thy power, protect us; in Thy mercy, receive us now and always. Amen. —5th Century, An Ancient Collect.
