Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story September entry: “My Foolishness and God’s Wisdom” (September 2024) 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 …
Recent Vlog Entry, Why Interpersonal Communication Matters, with Stephanie Bennett
Why Intrapersonal Communication Matters Description: Many will agree that strong listening skills are the most important part of the process of communication, but even as we become better at listening to others, we often forget to listen to the loving Voice of God within us. Sometimes the voice within us is not of God, but it is our own inner …
Still time to register, Upcoming Webinar, Awakening the Quieter Virtues in an Era of Braggadocio and Isolation
Title: Awakening the Quieter Virtues in an Era of Braggadocio and Isolation Presenter: Greg Spencer, Professor Emeritus of Communication, Westmont College Date/Time: September 16, 2024, 6-7 pm EST Description: In our culture, virtue gets relatively little attention. Because of the noisiness of our culture, the quieter virtues are almost lost altogether. Innocence and contentment are not often discussed or desired, …
A Liturgy Before Writing, by Malcolm Guite
A Liturgy Before Writing, by Malcolm Guite  O Word through whom the world was made, Word in whom all words are graced, I thank you for speaking me into being, and I thank you that, made in your image, I am privileged with the gift  of speech and language, allowed by you to be a Word-Bearer. Now, as I …
Still time to register, CCSN Pre-conference on Christian Scholarship, Nov. 19, 2024
You are invited to attend the CCSN’s first-ever pre-conference event at NCA. Space is limited, so please contact rwoods@theccsn.com if you are interested in attending. Still time to register. RSVP by Tuesday, October 1. From the Outrageous to the Scandalous: Re-imagining Christian Thinking and Scholarship in an Age of Tribalism and Ideological Resentment AÂ Dialogic Unconference Hosted by the Christianity and …
Quote of the Week, Distinguishing Truth from Falsehood, by Blaise Pascal
“Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.” –David Smith, Blaise Pascal: 99 Quotes to Change Your Life, p. 19
Summer 2024 Workshops in Faith and Communication, Recordings Now Available
Here is the list of resource pages from the CCSN 2024 Summer Workshops in faith and communication. The June 5th workshop is free and available without a password. If you are interested in any other workshops, please contact rwoods@theccsn.com. 1. June 5, Teaching C. S. Lewis: Chronicles of a Master Communicator. https://www.theccsn.com/workshop-resources-teaching-c-s-lewis-2024-with-steve-beebe/ 2. June 7, AI & Christian Faith. https://www.theccsn.com/protected-workshop-resources-ai-and-the-christian-faith-kevin-schut-and-scott-macklin/ 3. June …
A Prayer for Covenant with God, by John Wesley
Wesley’s Covenant Prayer “I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty. Let me …
Coming Soon, The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World
The Four Voices of Preaching: Communicating Faith in a Connected World Available 2024 Author: Robert Stephen Reid Total Pages: 248 Price: $28.00 [Return to Integratio Press] 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 faith, most …
Recorded webinar, Awakening the Quieter Virtues, with Greg Spencer
Title: Awakening the Quieter Virtues in an Era of Braggadocio and Isolation Presenter: Greg Spencer, Professor Emeritus of Communication, Westmont College Date/Time: September 16, 2024, 6-7 pm EST Description: In our culture, virtue gets relatively little attention. Because of the noisiness of our culture, the quieter virtues are almost lost altogether. Innocence and contentment are not often discussed or desired, …
