A Prayer for [Communication] Blessings May God, who seeth all things, and who is the Ruler of all spirits and the Lord of all flesh—who chose our Lord Jesus Christ and us through Him to be a peculiar people—grant to every soul that calleth upon His glorious and holy Name, faith, peace, patience, long-suffering, self-control, purity, and sobriety, to the …
New Book Now Available, Awakening the Quieter Virtues: Shouting Softly in a Noisy World, by Gregory Spencer
Awakening the Quieter Virtues: Shouting Softly in a Noisy World Available Now Author: Gregory Spencer Foreword: Annalee R. Ward ISBN paperback: 978-1-959685-15-9 ISBN ebook: 978-1-959685-16-6 Total Pages: 248 Price: $22.00 (purchase) [Return to Integratio Press] DESCRIPTION In this updated and expanded version of the author’s earlier offering on the subject matter, we are treated to more timeless insights and expressions …
Quote of the Week, Writing as an Antidote to Frustration, by C.S. Lewis
“Whenever you are fed up with life, start writing: ink is the great cure for all human ills, as I have found out long ago.” —The Letters of C. S. Lewis to Arthur Greeves (1914-1963) (30 May 1916), para. 7, p. 104. Edited by Walter Hooper (New York: Collier/Macmillan, 1986).
Integratio Press Welcomes New Executive Editor, Denise Edwards-Neff
Integratio Press, the CCSN’s imprint, is pleased to announce the addition of a new executive editor to our growing community of editors: Dr. Denise Edwards Neff (See Integratio Press Editorial Team) Denise Edwards-Neff has held administrative and faculty positions at Azusa Pacific University, Pepperdine University, Indiana Wesleyan University, and the University of Indianapolis, and is currently Affiliate Faculty and Expatriate Recruiter at LCC …
Book Review, The Flourishing Teacher: Vocational Renewal for a Sacred Profession
Book Reviewed: Christina Bieber Lake (2020), The Flourishing Teacher: Vocational Renewal for a Sacred Profession (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed By: Donna M. Elkins Reviewer Affiliation: Campbellsville University Total Pages: 224 ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-5284-0 No one in higher education needs to be cautioned that we are in a …
A Morning Supplicatory Prayer, by St. John Chrysostom, 344-407 AD
Lord, deprive me not of Your heavenly joys. Lord, deliver me from eternal torments. Lord, if I have sinned in mind or thought, in word or deed, forgive me. Lord, deliver me from all ignorance, forgetfulness, cowardice and stony insensibility. Lord, deliver me from every temptation. Lord, enlighten my heart which evil desires have darkened. Lord, I being human have …
Column entry, “Christian Family Practice: Cultivating Prayer,” with Jonathan Pettigrew and Diane Badzinski
Column: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing Column entry: “Christian Family Practice: Cultivating Prayer” By Jonathan Pettigrew, PhD, Arizona State University; Diane Badzinski, PhD, Colorado Christian University Column Description: Let’s Talk Family: Conversations about Faith and Family Flourishing is a monthly column offering a space to consider research-based, biblically-sound practices for family communication. We all have families. …
Book Review, Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education
Book Reviewed: Todd C. Ream, Jerry Pattengale, and Christopher J. Devers, eds., Cultivating Mentors: Sharing Wisdom in Christian Higher Education (Downers Grove, IL: IVP Academic, 2022) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Ken Waters, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Pepperdine University, Malibu, CA Total Pages: 169 ISBN-13:978-1-5140-0252-0 The first faculty member I hired when …
Don’t miss this week’s webinar with Kevin Jones, Teaching Basic Communication Principles
Title: Unwrapping the Gift of Communication: Teaching Faith-based Communication Principles in Communication Courses Presenter: Kevin Jones PhD, George Fox University Date/Time: Wednesday, August 7, 2024, 6-7 pm EST Description: Unwrapping the Gift of Communication uses scripture to illustrate many basic communication principles taught in communication classrooms. This webinar will explain what inspired the writing of the book and how it …
Quote of the Week, Selfish vs. Holy Ambition, Philippians 2:3-4
“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” –Philippians 2:3-4
