Book Reviewed: Taylor W. David O. (2023). A Body of Praise: Understanding the Role of our Physical Bodies in Worship (Ada, MI: Baker Academic) (Amazon Associates link) Reviewed By: John R. Katsion, PhD Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 10 (January-December 2023) Reviewer Affiliation: Associate Professor, Northwest Missouri State University Total Pages: 224 ISBN-10: 1540963098 I grew up in a church in …
Column entry, Joining the Trinitarian Dance, by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: From Eastertide to Pentecost: God’s “Yes!” Breaking Forth 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; …
Workshop for Administrators, June 28, Having Difficult Conversations, Onboarding New Faculty
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page Summer Pass Information: Access to all 10 events, live and recordings, at 50% discount. Learn more. If you only want access to the recording for this workshop and not all 10, contact: rwoods@theccsn.com. Title: Strategic Leadership for Christian Higher Education Administrators: (1) Having Difficult Conversations, and (2) Onboarding New Faculty Lead Facilitator/Presenter: Kevin Schut, PhD, …
Quote of the Week, The Essence of Speaking, by Eugene Peterson
“There is a lot more to speaking than getting the right words and pronouncing them correctly. Who we are and the way we speak make all the difference.” Eugene Peterson, Tell It Slant: A Conversation on the Language of Jesus in His Stories and Prayers (Eerdman’s, 2003), p. 2.
A Prayer for Peace, by Saint Francis de Sales
Prayer of Saint Francis de Sales Be at Peace Do not look forward in fear to the changes of life; rather look to them with full hope as they arise. God, whose very own you are, will deliver you from out of them. He has kept you hitherto, and He will lead you safely through all things; and when you …
Upcoming Workshop, Administrator Academy, Having Difficult Conversations and Onboarding New Faculty
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page Summer Pass Information: Access to all 10 events, live and recordings, at 50% discount. Learn more. Title: Strategic Leadership for Christian Higher Education Administrators: (1) Having Difficult Conversations, and (2) Onboarding New Faculty Lead Facilitator/Presenter: Kevin Schut, PhD, Trinity Western University Presenter: Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Biola University Roundtable Discussants: Sarah Drivdahl, Northwest University; Melinda Stephens, Geneva …
Quote of the Week, The Importance of Every Decision, by Armand Nicholi
“Every decision a person makes . . . will take him toward or away from a relationship with the Person who made him, the one relationship for which that person was created.”[i]—Armand Nicholi, Clinical Professor of Psychology, Harvard Medical School [i] Nicholi is paraphrasing well-known Christian apologist and author C. S. Lewis in this quote. See Armand Nicholi, The Question …
Column entry, “Revelation in Reverse,” by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story June entry: “Revelation in Reverse” 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 …
Vlog entry, Adjusting Our Inner Dialogue, by Stephanie Bennett
(Adjusting our Inner Dialogue in) The Secret Place What does it mean to be “transformed by the renewal of the mind?” In this short word based on Romans 12: 1-4 we think about the way GOD works in our lives, and it’s not usually the way the world and its systems effectuate change. Some of the transformation comes from the …
Teacher-scholar Workshop, Finding Time to Write while Teaching Full-time, June 21
Return to Workshop and Conference Home Page Summer Pass Information: Access to all 10 events, live and recordings, at 50% discount. Learn more. If you just want access to this workshop recording and not others, contact administrator@theccsn.com. Title: Strategies for Cultivating a Writing and Publishing Agenda while Teaching Full-time Presenter/Facilitator: Robert Woods, PhD (CCSN Executive Director, Visiting Scholar, Trinity Western …
