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 2021Â / September 2021Â / August 2021 / June-July 2021Â / …
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, …
A Prayer of Gratitude, by St. Francis Assisi
A Prayer of Gratitude “Wherever we are, in every place, at every hour, at every time, every day and continually, let all of us truly and humbly believe, hold in our heart, love, honor, adore, serve, praise bless, glorify, exalt, magnify and give thanks to the Most High and Supreme Eternal God, Trinity and Unity, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: …
“Teaching for Shalom in an Age of Incivility, Discouragement, Stress, and Fear,” by Quentin Schultze
Teaching for Shalom in an Age of Incivility, Discouragement, Stress, and Fear In case you were not able to attend, I posted on my website the audio and Word/PDF outlines of my presentation on “Teaching for Shalom.” There is a downloadable link as well so you can listen on your mobile devices. Here’s the page: https://quentinschultze.com/audio-teaching-for-shalom/ Description: AUDIO (47 mins.) …
Monday morning prayer for communication, “Being Present with Others,” by St. Teresa of Avila
A Prayer for “Being present with others” “May today there be peace within. May you trust God that you are exactly where you are meant to be. May you not forget the infinite possibilities that are born of faith. May you use those gifts that you have received, and pass on the love that has been given to you. May …
Column entry, “Dealing with Difference,” by Dennis Smith
Column Title: Bearing Witness: Reflections on a Life in Mission Column Entry: Dealing with Difference Column Description: If you hang around long enough, mingle with enough folks in enough places on this fragile planet, and pay attention at least part of the time, life happens. And with life, stories. In this monthly column, Dennis Smith, former President of the World …
