Please enjoy this next installment in Stephanie Bennett’s Vlog, “Contemplation, Communication, and Culture in the Secret Place” (Psalm 91:1-2). Stephanie is a Professor of Communication and Media Ecology at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Please enjoy and share her vlog. In this offering, Stephanie reflects on the classic book “Life Together,” by Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
The Honor or Obligation of Prayer?, by Tertullian
“And so its only knowledge is how to call back the souls of the deceased from the very highway of death, to straighten the feeble, to heal the sick, to cleanse the devil-possessed, to open the bars of the prison, to loose the bands. of the innocent. It also absolves sins, drives back temptations, quenches persecutions, strengthens the weak-hearted, delights …
A prayer to “seize my soul in silence,” by Mark Williams
Seize my soul in silence O God, who alone causes yourself to be your self; Almighty God, author of all being, fount and cause of all good things; O God, beyond our knowing; Almighty God who knows yourself and is love; O God, who alone is justly worshipped; Holy God, holy and mighty, Holy Immortal One; O God, who has …
A prayer for our words to be changed by the love of the Lord, by John Wesley
Heavenly Father, may our words be changed by our deep and abiding love for You. “O Lord, may nothing dwell in my soul But your pure love alone. Till my every thought, word, and act be love. Yes Lord, may your love possess me whole; You’re my joy, my treasure, my crown!” – John Wesley (1703 – 1791) (“A Plain …
Column entry, “Sacred Space,” by Dennis Smith
Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission June Column Entry: “Sacred Space” Column Description: If you hang around long enough, mingle with enough folks in enough places on this fragile planet, and pay attention at least part of the time, life happens. And with life, stories. In this monthly column, Dennis Smith, former President of the World …
Column entry, “Wading into Scripture,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University June column entry: “Wading into Scripture” Column Description here: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in his work On Christian Doctrine, illustrates the important relationship between preaching and rhetoric. Even in his day, many questioned what use the church could possibly gain …
Column entry, “An Epic Flight,” by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story June entry: “An Epic Flight” 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 world, with …
Guest Column, “Keeping the Faith in Grad School,” by Lakelyn Taylor
Column title: Keeping the Faith in Grad School May-June Column entry: Keeping the Faith and Our Identity Column Description: Writing as a Christian who is a doctoral student at a public institution of higher learning, Lakelyn reflects on how graduate students can maintain their faith in graduate school when it seems hard to do. This column is not about how …
New Podcast, “Neither Jew, Nor Greek,” by Tayo Banjo
Coming in June! A New Podcast Hosted by the CCSN, with Tayo Banjo, PhD Podcast Title: Neither Jew, Nor Greek with Omotayo (Tayo) Banjo Foundation: Galatians 3: 25-29 “Now that this faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized …
Prayer, “Communication as the Milk of God,” by John Chrysostom
Prayer, Communication as the Milk of God “Prayer is the light of the soul, true knowledge of God, a mediator between God and men. Prayer lifts the soul into the heavens where it hugs God in an indescribable embrace. The soul seeks the milk of God like a baby crying for the breast. It fulfills its own vows and receives …
