Prayer to God the Father I appeal to you, Lord, God of Abraham, God of Isaac, God of Jacob and Israel, You the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Infinitely merciful as You are, it is Your will that we should learn to know You. You made heaven and earth, You rule supreme over all that is. You are the …
Summer Workshops, June and July, 11 Events for “Thinking Christianly” about Communication, Media, and Culture
CCSN 2024 SUMMER WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES in Communication. Eleven (11) events total, beginning June 5 and ending July 23. We hope to see you there! 1. Registration is now open. 2. Format: All workshops are offered in the virtual environment through Zoom and are from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT. Recordings of each workshop are available. Contact rwoods@theccsn.com if …
Coming Soon, May 2024, Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Theoretical Applications and Biblical Wisdom for Relationships that Thrive
Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Theoretical Applications and Biblical Wisdom for Relationships that Thrive Available, May 2024 Author: Kevin T. Jones Foreword: Diane M. Badzinski Total Pages: 168 Price: $20.00 [Return to Integratio Press] DESCRIPTION Unwrapping the Gift of Communication provides readers with theoretically sound principles and guidelines for relational communication. God created human beings with the gift …
Coming Soon, May 2024, Just Words: Lessons of Ancient Education, Classical Rhetoric, and Pagan Religion for a Post-Christian World
Just Words: Lessons of Ancient Education, Classical Rhetoric, and Pagan Religion for a Post-Christian World Available May 2024 Author: Mark A. E. Williams Foreword: J. Matthew Melton ISBN paperback: 978-1-959685-11-1 ISBN ebook: 978-1-959685-12-8 LCCN TBA Total Pages: 330 Price: $30.00 [Return to Integratio Press] DESCRIPTION What do we expect from our words? And what if those very expectations were not …
Quote of the Week, The Expression of Joy, by Pope Francis
“There are Christians whose lives seem like Lent without Easter. I realize of course that joy is not expressed the same way at all times in life, especially at moments of great difficulty. Joy adapts and changes, but it always endures, even as a flicker of life born of our personal certainty that, when everything is said and done, we …
A Prayer for Good Humor, by St. Thomas More
“Prayer for Good Humor” Grant me, O Lord, good digestion, and also something to digest. Grant me a healthy body, and the necessary good humor to maintain it. Grant me a simple soul that knows to treasure all that is good and that doesn’t frighten easily at the sight of evil, but rather finds the means to put things back …
Quote of the Week, Your Legacy, by Leonard Sweet
All good things must come to an end. All lives must come to an end. All good lives must come to an end. But the legacies, and memories, of those good things and good lives can last forever. –reflections after reading Ann Wroe, The Economist Book of Obituaries (2008).
Column Entry, Eastertide: “He Lives, Though Ever Crucified,” by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: Eastertide: “He Lives, Though Ever Crucified” 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 …
Summer Workshops in Faith and Communication, please share, registration now open
CCSN 2024 SUMMER WORKSHOPS and CONFERENCES in Communication. Eleven (11) events total, beginning June 5 and ending July 23. We hope to see you there! 1. Registration is now open. 2. Format: All workshops are offered in the virtual environment through Zoom and are from 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT. Recordings of each workshop are available. Contact rwoods@theccsn.com if …
New Vlog Entry, Social Media and the Power of Conversation, by Stephanie Bennett
Description: It’s easy to depersonalize someone if our major way of knowing that person is via social media. Social media provide a virtual space, and there are benefits of that type of connection, but if we are longing for closeness with others we’ve got to invest time in a shared space–a space where we can cultivate close relationship, learn to …
