Vlog, Technology and Spiritual Formation, with Stephanie Bennett

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Description: Sherry Turkle and Douglas Rushkoff aren’t names you’d typically find in the Secret Place, but their books about the importance of remembering our humanness are helpful and inspiring. Think about it this way: What informs our communication behavior in this age of social media and frictionless interaction? Are we listening for the Voice of the Lord or listening passively …

“Crossing Jordan Peterson: How Hard Can It Be?,” by Mark Williams

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Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry:Crossing Jordan Peterson: How Hard Can It Be? By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento   November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / September 2021 / August 2021 / June-July 2021 / April-May 2021 Crossing Jordan …

Call for Devotionals, Communication and the Christian Faith

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We have begun a collection of communication devotionals, about 450-500 words each. There is one week’s worth of samples attached from Quentin Schultze, Tim Muehlhoff, Greg Spencer, Bill Strom, Paul Creasman, Elizabeth McLaughlin, and Paul Patton. If you have questions, please contact rwoods@theccsn.com. NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION Day 1 Smurf-blue Pride and the Power of Forgiveness Fools mock at making amends …

Column entry, “Beyond Racial Division: Truth, the Gospel, and Yancey’s Third Way,” by John Hatch

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Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication 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; Christ seeks the lost and the least. We grasp for cultural ascendency; …

Devotional, Perception-Checking: When All Is Not as It Appears, by Donna Elkins

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Perception-Checking:  When All Is Not as It Appears There is a way that seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.  Proverbs 14: 12 (NIV) Have you ever looked at a 3D poster with hidden images (often called stereogram images)? You must get close, un-focus your eyes, and look for the hidden shape behind the …

A Prayer to remember Jesus’s life and communication on earth, by John Baillie

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A Prayer to Remember Jesus’s Life and Communication on Earth Help me, Lord, to remember the blessed life that was once lived out on this common earth, under these ordinary skies.  May I take this memory into each task and duty of today. Help me to remember – His eagerness to help others, rather than be helped; His sympathy with …

Column entry, “Frederick Buechner and Telling the Truth,” by John Hatch

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Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication 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; Christ seeks the lost and the least. We grasp for cultural ascendency; …