As the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) presses into the new year, I am really excited about our expanding and deepening team of writers. Our team passionately supports and interacts with those on the academic pathway, working out how their academic vocation serves God, neighbor, community, and creation. In addition to our weekly Sunday morning reflections to focus our week (a number of which are Scholar’s Compass devotionals), periodic offerings by ESN’s editors / writers (i.e., ESN Announcements, Hannah Eagleson and Tom Grosh IV) and weekly science posts by Andy Walsh (including a book discussion of When Science and Christianity Meet beginning 2/7), don’t miss . . . [Read more…] about The New Year: ESN’s Blog
Next Steps for ESN series
Next Steps for ESN — Scripture
Perhaps you remember the first instance when you understood a passage in the Bible with more than your own mind–when the words came to life and became incarnate in your imagination. For me, it was a passage I had heard all my life. I could have quoted it. But in that moment, the words spoke in a way that connected the pieces of my life with Scripture like a puzzle. I was hearing what I thought I knew for the first time. The last words became, in a sense, the first words.
“Thus it is written . . .” (Lk 24:46 ESV): Jesus begins and then he unfolds, in a sentence that can be spoken in a single breath, what it had taken an eternity to accomplish. First suffering, then resurrection, then the message of repentance and forgiveness preached to all the nations. It will all begin where it had just ended, in Jerusalem. And so he sends them back to the city to wait for the coming of the Spirit that will empower them from on high. . . . — Michael Card, Luke: The Gospel of Amazement (InterVarsity Press, 2011), 266.
Next Steps for ESN — Prayer
My speech — may it praise you without flaw: May my heart love you, King of heaven and earth.
My speech — may it praise you without flaw: Make it easy for me for me, pure Lord, to do you all service and to adore you.
My speech — may it praise you without flaw: Father of all affection, hear my poems and my speech.
— This prayer from Ireland [Twelfth Century] calls our attention to speech that is worthy of God. In our age of careless or hurtful speech, this prayer reminds us that all speech is in God’s hearing. Our voices are intended for praise, poetry, and song. The prayer encourages us to be mindful of our speech, and to offer praise to the God who has made us.
Next Steps for ESN — Science Edition
Looking at Tom’s Next Steps posts, I realized I am (not coincidentally) also coming up on 5 years blogging for ESN. So I thought I’d share a few “next steps” thoughts of my own. I especially want to highlight future editions of the blog book club. I enjoyed reading along with you and being able to chat here in the comments and via video chats, so I want to see if we can make that a more regular feature.
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Next Steps for ESN — Part 2: Vision, Partnership
I greatly appreciate the ASA’s ongoing partnership with InterVarsity, particularly when it comes to engaging with college and graduate students at our Annual Meeting. Hannah Eagleson and Tom Grosh have done a wonderful job of creating opportunities for students to interact with their peers as well as professionals within their disciplines. These networking connections are a win for everyone involved, and we look forward to continuing this partnership at next year’s ASA meeting. — Leslie Wickman, Ph.D., Executive Director, American Scientific Affiliation (ASA) [Read more…] about Next Steps for ESN — Part 2: Vision, Partnership