A Prayer for Forgiveness in Communication People are often unreasonable, irrational, and self-centered. Forgive them anyway. If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives. Be kind anyway. If you are successful, you will win some unfaithful friends and some genuine enemies. Succeed anyway. If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and …
New column entry: “Words, Meaning, and Toddlerism,” by Mark Williams
Title: “Words, Meaning, and Toddlerism” Column: “Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / September 2021 / August 2021 / June-July 2021 / April-May 2021 Words, Meaning, and Toddlerism In case you missed it, that Everyman of Magazines, Political Psychology, put …
Monday Morning Prayer for Communication, Promoting Peace, St. Francis of Assisi
A Prayer Promoting Peace “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is discord, union; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light; and where there is sadness, joy. “O Divine Master, grant that I may not so …
Three “Soul Stirrings” podcasts on Faithfulness as a Fruit of the Spirit, by Paul Patton
In case you missed it, Paul has recently finished three podcasts on the seventh Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23) called “Faithfulness,” included below. Paul’s podcast “Soul Stirrings” is now on Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify! Please follow and share with others. Also available on Soundcloud. Soul Stirrings · Ep. 27: Fruit of the Spirit – Faithfulness, Pt. 1 Soul Stirrings · …
Monday morning prayer, Communicating Compassion, St. Teresa of Avila
Communicating Compassion Heavenly Father, in Your Name, I offer this as my prayer: “Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. All things pass. God does not change. Patience achieves everything. Whoever has God lacks nothing. God alone suffices. Christ has no body now on earth but yours; no hands but yours; no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes …
Column entry, “Climate Justice and the City,” by Dennis Smith
Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission Column Entry: Climate Justice and the City 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 …
ICYMI, Volume 8, 2021, Journal of Christian Teaching Practice (in Communication Studies)
In case you missed it, please enjoy Volume 8, 2021, of the Journal of Christian Teaching (in Communication Studies). Our two lead articles focus on an ethic of care for journalistic reporting during a crisis. Please share with others. Return to Journal of Christian Teaching Practice (in Communication Studies) Book Reviews William D. Romanowski. Cinematic Faith: A Christian Perspective on …
Monday morning communication prayer, A Prayer for Persistence in Communication St. Augustine
Persistence in Communication “If God at times seems to be slow in responding, it is because God is preparing a better gift. He will not deny us. We well know that the long-awaited gift is all the more precious for the delay in its being granted . . . . Ask, seek, insist. Through this asking and seeking you will …
Column entry, “Aim for Joy: Symbolic Power and Preaching,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University Column Description: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in his work On Christian Doctrine, illustrates the important relationship between preaching and rhetoric. Even in his day—and still today—many questioned what use the church could possibly gain from the study of oratory. Nevertheless, …
Column entry, “The Image of God and the Vocation of Teaching,” by Elizabeth McLaughlin
Column Description: The term Communitas refers to an unstructured community of equal members often traveling from one place to another. Like the characters in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, we are fellow pilgrims on the road towards the Father’s house, following Jesus as the way, truth, and life. This column is a space to share common ideas about faith, communication, and culture …
