In this entry . . . We are revisiting one of my favorite books today — Henri Nouwen’s Beloved. How do we experience what it means to be the beloved child of God and why is it important? God desires that we flourish. To do so, we need to grow up in the Light of the sun (His Son). There, in …
A Prayer for Stewardship, Second Century, Barnabas
For Stewardship O Lord God Almighty, who hast built Thy Church upon the foundation of the Apostles, under Christ the head corner-stone, and to this end didst endue Thy holy apostle St. Barnabas with the singular gift of the Holy Ghost; leave me not destitute, I humbly beseech Thee, of Thy manifold gifts and talents, nor yet of grace to 28make …
Book Review, Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness
Book Reviewed: Darrell L. Whiteman, Crossing Cultures with the Gospel: Anthropological Wisdom for Effective Christian Witness (Baker Academic, 2024) (View on Amazon, Associates Link) Journal of Christian Teaching Practice, Volume 12, 2025 (January – December) Reviewed By: Kim Okesson, PhD Reviewer Affiliation: Asbury University Total Pages: 255 ISBN-13: 978-1540960467 Darrell Whiteman is a leading American missionary anthropologist who taught …
A Prayer for Joy and Gladness, The Clementine Liturgy, 2nd Century
For Joy and Gladness Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who hast nourished me from my youth up, who givest food to all flesh. Fill our hearts with joy and gladness, that we, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work in Christ Jesus our Lord, through whom to Thee be glory, honour, might, majesty, and …
Quote of the Week, The Soul at Play, by Emily Dickinson
It is easy to work when the soul is at play It is easy to work when the soul is at play — But when the soul is in pain — The hearing him put his playthings up Makes work difficult — then — It is simple, to ache in the Bone, or the Rind — But Gimlets — among …
Welcome Moriah Pitts, New CCSN Student Fellow and Editorial Assistant
Meet Moriah Pitts, CCSN”s newest student undergraduate fellow and editorial assistant. Moriah is an undergraduate student with Western Washington University, and she will graduate with her Bachelor of English Literature and Creative Writing in March of 2025. She currently works as a Research and Administrative Assistant for Dr. Geraldine E. Forsberg on her work with the International Jacques Ellul Society. …
Column Entry, “Self-Sacrifice + Self-Gift,” by Chase Mitchell
Column: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story December entry: “Self-Sacrifice + Self-Gift” Column Description: Image to Image: Musings on Faith, Media, and Story is a monthly column that illuminates old and new ideas about media ecology from a Christian perspective. Dr. Mitchell will explore what it means to bear God’s image and Christian witness in a mediated world, with …
Column Entry, “Finally, the Book on CRT I’ve Been Wishing For (Part 1),” by John Hatch
Column title: Crossed My Mind: Thoughts on Culture and Communication Column entry: “Finally, the Book on CRT I’ve Been Wishing For (Part 1)” By John Hatch, Ph.D. Eastern University (retired) CCSN Senior Fellow Column Description: As Christians, we are called to have the mind of Christ. This goes against the grain of our social and cultural conditioning. We seek personal …
March 6, Registration for 2025 Workshops and Conferences in Faith and Communication
Our annual slate of summer workshops in faith and communication will be announced the first week of March (March 6). All workshops will take place in June this year, on Monday and Thursday, via Zoom, 11:30 am – 3:00 pm EST. Student and other group discounts are available, and summer passes for all events. Here’s a look back at our …
Prayer, For the Holy Spirit, Fourth Century
For The Holy Spirit O God Almighty, the Father of Thy Christ, Thy only begotten Son, give me a body undefiled, a heart pure, a mind watchful, an unerring knowledge, the influence of the Holy Ghost for the obtaining and assured enjoying of the truth, through Thy Christ, by whom glory be to Thee, in the Holy Spirit, for ever. Amen. …
