One of my favorite Christmas books is The Other Wise Man, by Henry Van Dyke. Short and delightfully written, the fourth wise man never caught up with the three acclaimed wise men who gave gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the child Jesus. What a loser, one might even say. I'd like to propose that international students and faculty are in fact the wise men. Wise men and women - from the east, west, south, and the north. “The glory and honor of the nations will be brought into it.” Rev 21:26. International … [Read more...] about International Students and Faculty as God’s Global Gift to Us
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Theology & Podcast Launches Today!
The Emerging Scholars Network is delighted to announce the launch today of a new podcast, Theology &. Many of our members have expressed interest in more theologically grounded conversations about faith and issues in our fields of study. We are delighted to co-sponsor this new effort toward that end. ____________________ Does academic research make a difference in the real world? Can faith and theology inform our research in other academic disciplines? Theology & is a new podcast that hosts conversations … [Read more...] about Theology & Podcast Launches Today!
Will You Wrestle With God?
We are excited to share the story of Dr. Wai Jia Tam, who is a graduate of the Public Health Program at Johns Hopkins. We are thankful both to Wai Jia and Bill Nelson, GFM Staff at Johns Hopkins for putting us in touch with Wai Jia. We hope it will encourage you to "wrestle with God" as you consider his will in your life. _______________________ “That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had sent them across the stream, he … [Read more...] about Will You Wrestle With God?
Habits of Incarnational Presence: Two Campus Stories
For this final post in this series on the Habits of an Incarnational Presence, we asked two of our GFM staff, Tim Wang (University of Texas - Austin) and Greg Ehlert (University of California - San Diego) to give us a brief snapshot of how they have experienced the principles of Incarnational Presence in their ministries. … [Read more...] about Habits of Incarnational Presence: Two Campus Stories
INCARNATIONAL PRESENCE: PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES
This week in our Practices of Incarnational Presence series, we come to the third of the "social imaginaries" that shape Incarnational Presence on our campuses. The imaginary is the jazz ensemble, listening together to the "heavenly music" and then entering in. By Julian M. Reese with Teresa Hooper “Then Illuvatar said to [the Ainur], ‘Of the theme that I have declared to you, I will now that ye make in harmony together a Great Music’. Ye shall show forth your powers in adorning this theme, and each with his own … [Read more...] about INCARNATIONAL PRESENCE: PARTICIPATION IN THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES