Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Out-of-Bounds: Setting Limits Essential for Family Flourishing” 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 …
A Prayer to Avoid the Anxieties in Life. . .and Communication, by Jean Pierre de Caussade
Heavenly Father, we offer this up as our prayer today, as a remembrance from the choir of saints in which we rejoice: “To avoid the anxieties which may be caused by either regret for the past or fear of the future, here in a few words is the rule to follow: the past must be left to God’s measureless mercy, …
New Column, Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication, by Joseph Bird
Column Title: Fanning the Flame: Reigniting the Joy of Christian Communication for Pastor, Pew, and Public Column Entry: “The State of Things” 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 communicate God’s Word. This …
Quote of the Week, Communication Substance vs. Style, by C.S. Lewis
“No [writing, communication] style can be good in the mouth of a man who has nothing, or nonsense, to say.” C. S. Lewis, English Literature in the Sixteenth Century, Book II.III, para. 63, p. 315
A Prayer about Expectations in Communication, by Kevin Jones
Heavenly Father, thank you for your gift of communication. I am very grateful for this gift you have trusted me with. Forgive me when I have misused your gift, especially when I have placed expectations on other people that have not been fair or justified. Give me the words I need to clearly express my expectations to those people who …
New Vlog Entry, Family Communication and the Christian Faith, with Stephanie Bennett
A terrific new book by Jonathon Pettigrew and Diane Badzinski on Family Communication and the Christian Faith is the springboard for today’s thoughts on the subject of family communication. Can we eliminate the contradictions in our primary relationships? Should we? Listen in, and we’ll explore what it means to live in the “already, not-yet” reality. The Secret Place is a …
New Column Entry, “From Fault Lines to Bridges of Understanding,” (Part 4 in a series), by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “From Fault Lines to Bridges of Understanding,” (Part 4 in a series) 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 …
A Prayer for Direction in the Face of Uncertainty, by Thomas Merton
My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that …
Quote of the Week, the Path to Communication Wisdom
“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you.” James 1:19-21 …
New Column, Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life, by Mark Allan Steiner
Column Title: Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life Column Entry: “The Need for Faithful Witness” 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 this world in ways we don’t realize …
