Finding Rest in God in the Information Age Bronze Sculpture by Tom Otterness displayed at Western Washington University, Photo by Geri E. Forsberg “Woe to me! I am worn out with groaning and find no rest” (Jer 45:3). In today’s digital culture, a person can literally be busy 24/7. We have more information available to us than ever before …
A Prayer for the Mystery of All Living Things, and our Communication, by Micahel Mayne
The Mystery of All Living Things and Our Communication Heavenly Father. . . “We may want it clear and simple, but it’s not, and ultimately everything is mystery. I am a mystery, and so are you. Human life and birth and death are a mystery, as are suffering and human compassion and love. And so is every leaf and flower …
Recorded Webinar, Tim Muehlhoff, “Communicating God’s Grace to Weary Students and Faculty”
Title: Communicating God’s Grace to Weary Students and Faculty Presenter/Affiliation: Tim Muehlhoff, PhD, Professor of Communication, Biola University Date/Time: Friday, March 25, 7-8 pm EST Description: The Scriptures call us to be prepared to give an explanation for our Christian hope and worldview (1 Pet. 3:15). In today’s unsettled world, there is much to explain: Where is God during a …
CCSN at Leonard Sweet’s 2022 Pacific Advance, March 11-12
The CCSN will join Dr. Leonard Sweet and his SpiritVenture ministries as a conversational partner for the 2022 Pacific Advance, March 11-12. In addition to the future of higher education and other topics, we will spend time reflecting on the “the nature of digital communications in the church and culture, in the role of learning and living in the world …
Devotional, “Wholesome and Helpful: Words to Live By,” by Donna Elkins
Wholesome and Helpful: Words to Live By Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. Ephesians 4: 29 Over a period of years, I met on a regular basis for dinner with a small group of work …
A Prayer for Endurance as we Communicate Faithfully, by St. John Henry Newman
Father, today, this week, this year, as we seek to communicate faithfully your goodness with the world in ways that promote shalom, we pray: “May He support us all the day long, Till the shades lengthen, and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed, and the fever of life is over, and our work is done! then, in …
A Prayer to “Help me to know where I am going,” by Thomas Merton
Help me to know where I am going. . . “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean …
New column entry: “Pondering Meaning in Unseen Good, Unseen Bad, Misunderstood Motives,” by Mark Williams
Column Title: Meaningful-Faith: Words, the Word, and a Life of Substance Column Entry: “Pondering Meaning in Unseen Good, Unseen Bad, Misunderstood Motives” By Mark Williams, Ph.D. Professor of Rhetoric, California State University, Sacramento May 2024 / November 2022 / October 2022 / March 2022 / February 2022 / November 2021 / October 2021 / September 2021 / August 2021 / June-July 2021 / …
Column entry, “Foolishness, or Words about God?”, by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University 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 gain from the study of oratory. Nevertheless, …
Communication Devotional, “Communicating Faithfully While Carrying the Weight of the World On Your Shoulders,” by Geri Forsberg
Communicating Faithfully While Carrying the Weight of the World On Your Shoulders [Bronze Sculpture by Tom Otterness displayed at Western Washington University, Photo by Geri E. Forsberg] Do you ever feel like you are carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Sometimes I do. As a professor, there are classes to prepare, students to teach, papers to grade, …
