Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places is “an attempt to think with congregations, particularly congregations in cities, about how social science can both help churches become more aware of themselves and of those who live around them” (19).Read more…
Characteristics of a Good Mentor: Seeks Understanding & Your Best Interests
A good mentor will be interested in how your upbringing and experiences influence your perception of the world and your decisions. . . . wanting the best for you doesn’t necessarily mean always telling you that everything you are doing is great. . . . Gaining perspective on your role in God’s bigger picture is one of the most valuable outcomes of a healthy mentoring relationship.Read more…
The Day of Resurrection
From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, our Christ hath brought us over, with hymns of victory.Read more…
Characteristics of a Good Mentor: A Doer, Life Experience
To find a good mentor, it is important to have a strong sense of self. You need to know who you are, and what kind of person you want to become…Both mentor and student need to respect one another’s time, honesty, and commitment to the relationship.Read more…
Winsome Persuasion. A Teaser
The uniqueness of Winsome Persuasion is that it helps readers prepare to engage by laying the theoretical foundation for understanding what constitutes a counterpublic (section 1), discovering the rhetorical and philosophical tools necessary for engagement (section 2), and wrestling with issues specific to Christian counterpublics (section 3).Read more…
Palm Sunday’s Short-Lived Praise (Scholar’s Compass)
Human praise is short-lived. Whether it’s my students, the conference organizers, or publishers, praise is not always on their lips. And we see the same happening for Jesus. Read more…
5 Characteristics You Probably Didn’t Know to Look for in a Mentor: Introduction
How can grad students identify good mentors? In this series, we’ll look at 5 characteristics that are useful to look for in a mentor. Keep in mind that it may not be realistic to find a single individual who exhibits all of these characteristics. You might need to look for a group of people . . .Read more…
Review: Thinking Through Creation
With Thinking Through Creation, Chris Watkin succeeds brilliantly in providing a short, clear and accessible volume that sets the reader on a path towards his stated goal of developing a biblical “interpretive grid” to understand culture (p.3).Read more…
Do I Really Need a Sabbath? (Scholar’s Compass)
The key to Sabbath is to trust God rather than ourselves. Read more…
The Hope of Eternity
Our goal is to leave behind a physical and spiritual legacy that will bless those who come behind us.Read more…
ESN Meetup: American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Expo
Going to the American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting & Expo in New Orleans, LA (March 18-22)? A few friends of ESN will be at the meetings and desire to connect with you.Read more…
The Tension of Passion and People
In the everyday work of relationships and tasks, we can still fulfill our purpose as we focus on our Father who walks with us.Read more…
Where Are You Planted? (Masterclass in Writing, Part 6)
The goal of writing is to communicate your message with authority to your intended audience in the form they expect and the limited time they have. This post addresses the first of these A’s: audience awareness.Read more…
Healing
Dear LORD. May we remember your marvels throughout creation and in all nations. May Your people continue to look for the awesome things You will do with us. Amen. (A prayer based on Exodus 34:10)Read more…
The Residency Match: Medicine’s Romantic Comedy
Name your favorite romantic comedy. What do you like about it? In what ways is it unrealistic about real-life and relationships?Read more…
Master Yourself by Choosing Your Master (Masterclass in Writing, Part 5)
To manage your time well, make sure you know your Master’s voice. Otherwise, you may end up choosing the wrong master.Read more…
Lenten Healing in the Psalms
Healing occurs because we are directed to dependence on Christ.Read more…
Lent: Public and Private Healing
Lent is a time of healing.Read more…
Discipline Produces Freedom (Masterclass in Writing, Part 4)
There is a question I have been thinking of for some time now: “What does it mean to say that I am free?” Closely related to this is: “Can I truly be free?”Read more…
Discernment
Discernment in Proverbs is the means to foresee potential results from our decisions. Read more…
Read Because You Love Ideas (Masterclass in Writing, Part 3)
I view reading as one of the primary ways we express our love for ideas.Read more…
Disagreement
University settings can create verbal combat zones. Territorial attitudes sometimes leave little room for hearing others.Read more…
Writing Starts With Reading (Masterclass in Writing, Part 2)
To some, it may seem counter-intuitive to start a discussion on writing with an imperative to read.Read more…
Approach
It is important to begin conversations by admitting our presuppositions or prejudices about the given topic of discussion. Agree or disagree? Why or why not?Read more…