When John Van Sloten, whose work was introduced in Summer Book Suggestion: Every Job a Parable, meets with groups to try to discern God's signature moves in their jobs, he begins with three questions. I encourage you to take a few minutes this week to give them prayerful consideration. Over the course of the coming month, share and discuss them with a small group of colleagues. … [Read more...] about Three Questions for Lectio Vocatio
Summer Book Suggestion: Every Job a Parable by John Van Sloten
As we anticipate summer rhythms, ESN wants to offer book suggestions from our readers. Our hope is that this will provide great conversation starters for ESN members as you engage with each other online and at events like the upcoming InterVarsity faculty retreats and the American Scientific Affiliation conference. We also hope you find some great summer reading. The format is simple: Give us the title, a quotation from the book if desired (150 words or less), and a paragraph on why this book is worth reading (for … [Read more...] about Summer Book Suggestion: Every Job a Parable by John Van Sloten
Entrusted . . .
For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property." -- Matthew 25:14 Mind. Power. Reality. Soul. Space. Time. With Andy Walsh's Science in Review: Thor, Thanos and Theology and the commissioning of those entering the next stage of their life in the background, I offer a brief consideration of the Parable of the Three Servants, or, The Talents (Matthew 25:14-30). Note: First post in a series exploring the Parables Jesus Told. [1] … [Read more...] about Entrusted . . .
Reflection: Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places
"When we expand 'neighbor' to 'neighborhoods' and when we move from merely being nice to our next-door neighbor to thinking about creating better neighborhoods, we find that being a good neighbor is harder than we thought." - Mark. T. Mulder[1], Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places (16). … [Read more...] about Reflection: Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places
Winsome Persuasion. A Teaser
This week I received a box of books from InterVarsity Press which included Winsome Persuasion: Christian Influence in a Post-Christian World by Tim Muehlhoff and Richard Langer (2017). In the midst of Holy Week, how does Winsome Persuasion, Christianity Today's 2018 Book of the Year Award of Merit - Apologetics/Evangelism, contribute to the discussion of and engagement in public discourse? … [Read more...] about Winsome Persuasion. A Teaser