“The tongue stands as the index of the mind.” —Isidore of Seville (c. 560 – 636), Sententiae 3.11.2 Source: Isidore of Seville, Sententiae 3.11.2, in Isidore of Seville: The Complete Sentences, trans. P. G. Walsh (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010), 143. Reflection: What does my speech reveal about the true condition of my mind and heart?
Recorded webinar, Christian News Media and the Battle for the Soul of Evangelicalism, with Ken Waters
Presenter: Ken Waters, PhD, Pepperdine University, Emeritus Date | Time: Thursday, April 30, 6-7 pm EDT Description: Join us for a lively webinar featuring the research behind the new book, Words That Shape Us: How America’s Most Influential Magazines Craft the Narrative of Christian Culture. In this webinar, we’ll explore the seismic shifts currently redefining American faith and politics. Waters’s …
Register Soon, June 4 Workshop on Teaching the Introductory Communication Course, with Bill Strom
[Learn more about other summer workshops in Faith and Communication] Teaching the Introductory Communication Course: A Covenantal Perspective for Integration, Student Self-Inquiry, and Classroom Engagement Lead Presenter/Facilitator: Bill Strom, Professor of Media + Communication at Trinity Western University Date/Time: Thursday, June 4, 2026 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: The introductory communication course offers a special …
Register Soon, June 1 Workshop on Writing and Publishing, with Rodney Clapp, Cascade Books
[Learn more about other summer workshops in Faith and Communication] Word-Gardening: From Seed (Idea) to Fruit (Publication) Lead Presenter/Facilitator: Rodney Clapp, Editor, Cascade Books Date/Time: Monday, June 1, 2026 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Drawing on nearly fifty years’ work editing newspapers, magazines, and books, Rodney Clapp offers tips and guidance for the span of …
A Prayer for True Words that Heal, by E. Stanley Jones, 20th Century
“O Christ, control my speech. Speak through me, and make my words healing and true.” –E. Stanley Jones (1884–1973) Source: E. Stanley Jones, Abundant Living (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1942), 112. Reflection: Where do I most need Christ’s control over my words so that they become instruments of healing rather than harm?
A Quote about Speaking Truth, by A.W. Tozer, 20th Century
“Truth has no substitute; and when a man declares the truth he is speaking for God.” –A. W. Tozer (1897–1963) Source: A. W. Tozer, Of God and Men (Harrisburg, PA: Christian Publications, 1960), 38. Reflection: Where in my daily conversations do I need to remember that speaking truth is an act of representing God?
Column Entry, The Wisdom of Children, by Clint Rothell
Column title: The Virtue of Smallness Column entry: The Wisdom of Children By Clint Rothell Column Description: Pride is the childish pursuit of making the world, our family, friends, colleagues, and strangers small so that we can become large and more important. In this column, I focus on pride’s opposite: humility. In contrast to pride, humility is being in right …
June 25th Workshop, Integrating Faith in the Intercultural Communication Classroom
Lead Presenters/Facilitators: L. Ripley Smith (Bethel University, St. Paul); Lily A. Arasaratnam-Smith (Alphacrucis University College, Australia) Date/Time: Thursday, June 25, 2026| 3:00 pm – 6:30 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Teaching intercultural communication at Christian universities has become both necessary and complicated by increasingly plural and polarized societies and student bodies. When faced with interacting with people from different cultural …
June 18 Admin Workshop, Registration Open, Forming Institutions that Flourish
Lead Facilitators: Donna Elkins, Campbellsville University; Robert Woods, CCSN Executive Director Additional Presenters/Roundtable Discussants: Tom Carmody (Vanguard University); Shane Garrison (Campbellsville University); Jeff Groeling (Taylor University); Kate Mead (East Texas Baptist University); Perry Glanzer (Baylor University) Date/Time: Thursday, June 18, 2026 | 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EDT REGISTER HERE Description: Administrators shape the conditions under which Christian teaching, scholarship, …
Quote of the Week, The Mind’s Instrument, by John Wycliffe, 14th Century
“A truthful tongue is the mind’s instrument, and false speech is the devil’s own work.” –John Wycliffe (c. 1330–1384) Source: John Wycliffe, Select English Works of John Wyclif, ed. Thomas Arnold, vol. 3 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1871), 58. Reflection: Where might I be tempted to let convenience, fear, or self‑protection distort the truthfulness of my speech?
