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 …
CCSN Vlog, “The True Longing in Love,” by Stephanie Bennett
Stephanie Bennett, PhD, is a Professor of Communication and Media Ecology at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Please enjoy and share her vlog, “Contemplation, Communication, and Culture in the Secret Place” (Psalm 91:1-2). In this installment, Peter Kreeft spurs on our thinking as we consider why the thought of love occupies so much of our time. This book, Wisdom of the …
Prayer, “Let Jesus Pray for Me,” by St. Teresa of Calcutta
Prayer, “Let Jesus Pray for Me,” by St. Teresa of Calcutta “Prayer is not meant to be a torture, not meant to make us feel uneasy, is not meant to trouble us. It is something to look forward to, to talk to my Father, to talk to Jesus, the one to whom I belong: body, soul, mind, heart. And when …
Prayer, “God Restores When My Communication Fails,” by St. John Henry Newman
Prayer, “God Restores When My Communication Fails,” by St. John Henry Newman “Year after year You have carried me on . . . removed dangers from my path . . recovered me, recruited me, refreshed me, borne with me, directed me, sustained me. O forsake me not when my strength fails me. And you never will forsake me . . …
