Summary: Augustine lived in the 3rd century and was faced with much division in the early church and lots of inner turmoil regarding the use of words and rhetoric in the Church. He wrote On Christine Doctrine to help untangle some of the misconceptions about what it means to share the Gospel with wisdom and eloquence. Today, we look at …
Column entry, “The Image of God and a Fresh Start,” by Elizabeth McLaughlin
Column Title: Communitas Column Entry: The Image of God and a Fresh Start 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 …
A Prayer for a Godly Sense of Self, by Henri Nouwen
A Prayer for Self-Identity Heavenly Father, may our communication be animated by who we are in You and because of You. May we avoid the tendence to compare ourselves to others and perform ourselves into your grace. We offer this as a prayer: “You are not what you do, although you do a lot. You are not what you have …
Upcoming Workshop, August 25, “Bridge Building 2022 and Beyond,” with Richard Mouw
[Return to Workshops and Conferences main page] Registration Available now (Student Discount Code: STUDENT2022) Title: Bridge-building 2022 and Beyond: Promoting Civil Dialogue in our Universities (A MINI-CONFERENCE) Date and Time: Thursday, August 25, 2022 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT Presenters/Facilitators: Richard J. Mouw, PhD, President Emeritus, Fuller Theological Seminary; Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Professor of Communication, Biola University; Geri E. …
Upcoming Workshop, August 18, “Professing Christ as a Graduate Student”
Registration Available now Title: Professing Christ as a Graduate Student: Navigating Faith-learning Integration in the Secular Academy Date and Time: Thursday, August 18, 2022 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT Presenters/Facilitators: Deanna Sellnow, PhD, Professor of Communication, University of Central Florida; Katherine G. Hendrix, PhD, Professor of Communication, University of Memphis; Lakelyn Taylor, third-year doctoral student in communication, University of …
Upcoming Workshop, August 10, “Having Difficult Conversations,” with Tim Muehlhoff
[Return to Workshops and Conferences main page] Registration Available Now (Student Discount Code: STUDENT2022) Title: Navigating Difficult Conversations in Winsome and Grace-filled Ways Date and Time: Wednesday, August 10, 2022 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT Presenter/Facilitator: Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Professor of Communication, Biola University Description: How do we communicate with people who disagree with us? In today’s polarized …
Column entry, “The Aim of Scripture,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University July-August column entry: “The Aim of Scripture” Column Description here: Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, in his work On Christian Doctrine, illustrates the important relationship between preaching and rhetoric. Even in his day, many questioned what use the church could possibly …
Column entry, “Living with Fences,” by Dennis Smith
Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission July Column Entry: “Living with Fences” Column Description: If you hang around long enough, mingle with enough folks in enough places on this fragile planet, and pay attention at least part of the time, life happens. And with life, stories. In this monthly column, Dennis Smith, former President of the …
Upcoming Workshop, August 3, “Practicing a Theatrical Hermeneutic,” with Paul Patton
Greetings! Please join Paul Patton as he explores how practicing a theatrical hermeneutic can help improve our teaching, preaching, and performance. [Return to Workshops and Conferences main page] Registration Available Now (Student Discount Code: STUDENT2022) Title: Practicing a Theatrical Hermeneutic in Teaching, Preaching, and Performance Date and Time: Wednesday, August 3, 2022 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT Presenter/Facilitator: Paul …
A Prayer for Communication that Flourishes, by Terry Eagleton
“The most flourishing acts are those performed as though they were one’s last, and thus accomplished not for their consequences but for their own sake” (literary critic and British public intellectual Terry Eagleton, as quoted by Timothy Radcliffe, The Tablet, 16 July 2022, 13. Special thanks to Leonard Sweet’s Preach the Story community for this quote.) Heavenly Father. Help us …
