Relational Dialectics with God I am worn out calling for help; my throat is parched. My eyes fail, looking for my God. Psalm 69:3(NIV) Several years ago, a student in an interpersonal class wrote me the most satisfying note I ever received as a teacher. She explained that she had been estranged from her mother for many years. But after …
A Prayer for Writers, Editors, Publishers, and the Press
A Prayer for Writers, Editors, Publishers, and the Press Almighty God, strengthen and direct, we pray, the will of all whose work it is to write what many read, and to speak where many listen. May we be bold to confront evil and injustice: understanding and compassionate of human weakness; rejecting alike the half-truth which deceives, and the slanted word …
A Social Media Prayer, by Meredith Gould
A Social Media Prayer Christ has no online presence but yours No blog, no Facebook page but yours, Yours are the tweets through which love touches the world, Yours are the posts through which the Gospel is shared, Yours are the updates through which hope is revealed. Christ has no online presence but yours, No blog, no Facebook page but …
Column Entry, “The Image of God and Roe vs. Wade,” by Elizabeth McLaughlin
Column Title: Communitas Column Entry: “The Image of God and Roe vs. Wade” Column Description: The term Communitas refers to an unstructured community of equal members often traveling from one place to another. Like the characters in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales, we are fellow pilgrims on the road towards the Father’s house, following Jesus as the way, truth, and life. This …
Three podcasts on “self-control,” with Paul Patton and Soul Stirrings
Paul recently completed his 9-part series on the Fruit of the Spirit with his final 3 podcasts on self-control. You can listen to Paul’s exploration of all 9 “Fruits of the Spirit” here: https://soundcloud.com/theccsn Paul will begin a new series called “God Talk and the Manipulative Use of Spiritual Language,” with Brandon Knight, William Carey University. Stay tuned for more …
Assistant/Associate Professor of Communication, Tenure Track, George Fox University
Position Description: Assistant/Associate Professor of Communication George Fox University announces a tenure-track position in Communication with a specialization in Public Relations and/or Strategic Communication to begin August 15, 2023. The successful candidate will teach a full load of 24 units and maintain an active program of scholarship and service to the institution. We seek a new colleague who is collaborative, …
A Prayer to be a witness for Christ, by Cardinal Suhard
To Be A Witness To be a witness does not consist in engaging in propaganda nor even in stirring people up, but in being a living mystery. It means to live in such a way that one’s life would not make sense if God did not exist. – Cardinal Suhard
Faculty Opening, Colorado Christian University
About the Job Colorado Christian University is looking for an outstanding faculty member who will teach in-seat Communication courses starting Fall 2023. This faculty member will teach courses and develop curriculum within the Department of Communication, housed within the School of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHSS) in the College of Undergraduate Studies (CUS). The Department of Communication offers one general …
A Prayer for Humility, by Sir Francis Drake
We pray for humility in all areas, Lord, including intellectual humility, as we enter a new semester and season of learning. As we seek to worship you in all things, including our academic work, please grant us a humility that opens our hearts and minds to your truth. Disturb Us, Lord Disturb us, Lord, when We are too well pleased …
Invitation to CCSN Research Breakfast at NCA, please RSVP
Friends and colleagues. CCSN will be hosting a research breakfast at the National Communication Association (NCA) annual meeting this year on Thursday, Nov. 17, 7:30 am, at the Sheraton New Orleans, 500 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, one of the two main NCA convention hotels. We will discuss research and writing ideas, build networks that lead to possible collaborations, …
