A Prayer Before Study [as we gear up for a new semester] “Creator of all things, true Source of light and wisdom, lofty origin of all being, graciously let a ray of your brilliance penetrate into the darkness of my understanding and take from me the double darkness in which I have been born, an obscurity of both sin and …
Book Review, J. E. Sigler, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work
Book Reviewed: J. E. Sigler, Holy Ghost in the Catholic Machine: Spirit-Structure Tensions in Parish Preaching Work (Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2023) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Reviewed by: Mark A. E. Williams Reviewer Affiliation: California State University, Sacramento Total Pages: 498 ISBN-13: 979-8385200047 I do not know if it is possible to …
Case Study, Spiritual Insights Speech Assignment Explanation: A Faith Integration Assignment for a Public Speaking Course, by Julie Borkin
Spiritual Insights Speech Assignment Explanation: A Faith Integration Assignment for a Public Speaking Course Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 11, 2024 (January – December) Julie Borkin, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Communication, Taylor University Abstract: The public speaking course requires informative and persuasive speech planning, practice, and preparation. At a Christian university where faith integration is encouraged or required, the …
Quote of the Week, The Key to Producing Good Work, by Cal Newport
“What was true for Jane Austen in the eighteenth century is true for those of us who stare at computer screens in the twenty-first: doing fewer things is the key to producing good work.” –Cal Newport, Slow Productivity: The Lost Art of Accomplishment Without Burnout, 65
A Prayer for Holistic Communication, by Howard Snyder
Scripture Reading [May] the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. — 1 Thessalonians 5:23 Prayer O God of love and wisdom, you understand better than I the complex interplay of body, mind, and will, of spirit and …
Upcoming Webinar, Teaching Faith-based Communication Principles in Communication Courses, with Kevin Jones
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, Words that Spur toward Love and Good Deeds, Hebrews 10:24
“And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds.” —Hebrews 10:24 (New International Version)
Column Entry, “Faithful Witness and the Problem of Self-Righteousness,” with Mark Allan Steiner
Column Title: Faithful Witness: Speaking and Living Truth in Public Life Column Entry: “Faithful Witness and the Problem of Self-Righteousness” By Mark Allan Steiner, PhD, Christopher Newport University Column Description: It is all too often true that American Christians, just as the Apostle Paul warned against in Romans 12:2, are conformed to the pattern of this world in ways we …
New Vlog Entry, “Where are you most at home?”, with Stephanie Bennett
What’s in this entry? “It’s always a good day to dive into the work of Henri Nouwen. This passage comes from a book of compiled Nouwen writings put together by Charles Ringma. Today we’re looking at the connection between identity and community and asking, “Where am I truly at home?” When we don’t feel at home anywhere, we are …
Column entry, “The Hammer of Eloquence,” by Brandon Knight
Column Title: In Search of Right Words: Saint Augustine, Rhetoric, and Preaching By Brandon Knight, Ph.D. William Carey University September: “The Hammer of Eloquence” Column Description: 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 …
