Blind Trust in God “Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6). The U.S sends blind runners to the Summer Paralympic games every four years. But how do they run around the track? Answer: the buddy system. …
Quote of the Week, The Power of Silence, Proverbs
“When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.” –Proverbs 10:19, English Standard Version
Column Entry, “Meaning in Chaos and Collapse: Reflections from the Past,” by Mark Williams
Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry: “Meaning in Chaos and Collapse: Reflections from the Past” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento July 2024 / June 2024 / May 2024 / November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / …
Free workshop recording and resources, Teaching C.S. Lewis as Master Communicator, by Steve Beebe
This free offer is available to CCSN members, supporters, and friends, and others who may be interested in being part of the community. Whether you teach C.S. Lewis, or want to include material about him in your class/sermon/teaching/writing, or you want to find out what specific communication strategies and principles he used in his writing and speaking to connect so …
A Prayer for Wise Words, by John Hatch
Speechless O Incarnate Word of Creation, Words fail me. When I behold your wonders In earth and sky and sea, I well up with wonder, speechless. “The LORD is in His holy temple; Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”[*] Let me, too, keep silence. Let deep call unto Deep Like waterfall to Sea. O …
Quote of the Week, Speaking the Truth in Love
“Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ.” The Apostle Paul —Ephesian 4:15 (NIV)
Column entry, “A Map is Needed,” by Robert Stephen Reid
Column Title: Communicating Faith in the Cross-Walk of Life Column Entry: “A Map is Needed” By Robert Stephen Reid, Professor Emeritus, University of Dubuque Description: During most of Christendom people lived with some form of a theistic identity. But in our post-Christendom secular society most North American Christians are faced, sometimes explicitly but mostly implicitly, with a daily choice of …
Column entry, “Language, Grace-ful Order, and Christian Communication,” by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Language, Grace-ful Order, and Christian 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 …
Still time to register for July 10 workshop of teaching diversity and justice in Christian higher education
Teaching Toward Diversity and Justice in Christian Higher Education Lead Presenter/Facilitator: John Hatch, Eastern University, retired; CCSN Senior Fellow Roundtable Discussants: Jasmine “Jaz” Gray, Pepperdine University; Diana Martinez, Pepperdine University; Jennifer Akamine Phillips, Pepperdine University; Sara Shaban, Seattle Pacific University Date/Time: Wednesday, July 10, 2024 | 11:30-3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: How can Christian faculty to justice do the full …
Communication Devotional, “Life’s a Garden, Steward It,” by Brandon Knight
Life’s a Garden, Steward It “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’” – Matthew 25: 21 Several pastors and Christian figures are well-known and popular in the eyes of the public today often through their effective …
