Book Reviewed: Naaman Wood and Sean Connable (eds), Humility and Hospitality: Changing the Christian Conversation on Civility (Pasco, WA: Integratio Press, 2022). Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed By: Tim Muehlhoff Reviewer Affiliation: Biola University, La Mirada CA Total Pages: 214 ISBN-13: 978-0-0991463-6-1 For the past five years, I’ve served as the co-director of …
Quote of the Week, Love is What Carries You, by Wendell Berry
“Love is what carries you, for it is always there, even in the dark, or most in the dark, but shining out at times like gold stitches in a piece of embroidery. ” ― Wendell Berry, Hannah Coulter
A Prayer for Joy and Gladness, from The Clementine Liturgy
For Joy and Gladness Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who hast nourished me from my youth up, who givest food to all flesh. Fill our hearts with joy and gladness, that we, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom to Thee be glory, honour, might, majesty, and …
Now Available, The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World
The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World Now Available Author: Robert Stephen Reid Total Pages: 248 Price: $28.00 Purchase on amazon (Amazon Associates Link) Description Sermons preached before a congregation are only one way people hear messages of faith. Whether the listener is seated in a pew or listening to a podcast or a book about …
Recent Vlog Entry, Making Meaning with Our Inward Instructor, with Stephanie Bennett
In this entry . . . Communication is all about meaning-making. We need each other for that, and we need the help and direction of the Lord. Communication skills are essential, but without learning to go to the Lord for guidance, we will always come up short. Thomas Kelly’s A Testament of Devotion is our springboard today to discuss what …
Quote of the Week, the Holy Spirit and Words, by Leonard Sweet
“Once you have experienced the Scriptures, and felt the Holy Spirit pulsing through its words, metaphors and stories, no one, no worldly force can convince you of the Spirit’s absence from its pages.” –Leonard Sweet, Preach the Story Community
A Prayer about Praying, by Richard T. Young
Oh Jesus, sometime prayer feels like a chore. On those days, Should I pray less? Pray more? A chore is not a bad thing in and of itself. But I don’t think you intend prayer to feel like one. What am I supposed to feel when I am praying? What should my emotional state be? I’ve had those sessions of …
Quote of the week, Jesus Wept, John 11:35
“Jesus wept.” –John 11:35 (New International Version What messages today that you receive make you weep? Burden your heart? What messages do you send that make others weep? Burden others’ hearts?
A Prayer for Pleasing Words, Psalm 19:14
Prayer Lord Jesus, my Rock and my Redeemer, I want the words that I speak or text or send via any form of digital messaging today to be pleasing to You. Help me to know, by Your Spirit, what is pleasing to your ears. A prayer based on Psalm 19:14 “May these words of my mouth and this meditation of …
Column entry, “Christian Family Practice: Spiritual Disciplines,” by Pettigrew and Badzinski
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practice: Spiritual Disciplines” 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 have families. …
