In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before The Harmony Way begins on October 14. This is the second in the series. Visit the landing page for The Harmony Way for more information and to register. Walking is a key element of pilgrimage. This may be walking a route such as the Camino de Santiago for hundreds of miles. It may involve walking around a sacred site … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#2): Walking
Christian Thought and Practice
Fall 2023 through Winter 2024 ESN Conversations
We are thrilled with the ESN Conversations we have lined up for this fall and winter. Our topics range from the philosophy of personalism, to dispensationalism, to re-envisioning the church and rethinking the police. That's just our fall schedule. For December, we focus on a new book on Christmas; as the new year begins we will focus on living a non-anxious life; and then in February we'll have a conversation about re-constructing faith. We wanted to let you know so you could plan your schedule or even gather a group of … [Read more...] about Fall 2023 through Winter 2024 ESN Conversations
Pilgrimage Practices (#1): Becoming Aware of Our Stories
In anticipation of the next Via Divina online pilgrimage, The Harmony Way, pilgrimage director Jamie Noyd will be sharing six spiritual practices of pilgrims over the next weeks before The Harmony Way begins on October 14. Visit the landing page for The Harmony Way for more information and to register. What story is driving your life today? As humans, we are wired to make meaning and understand the world through narratives that connect the events, people, beliefs, and places in our lives. Neurobiology and … [Read more...] about Pilgrimage Practices (#1): Becoming Aware of Our Stories
Rediscovering Jesus: Global Gifts from South Asia
This post is the fifth in a multi-part series revealing the gifts Christians from other countries bring to our American campus communities and churches. This part focuses on the gifts South Asian Christians bear. “I told these girls how much Jesus loved Mary Magdalene and elevated women's status. God then led me to tell them how worthy they are in Jesus' eyes and how much He loves each of us.” Writing to me after returning to Pakistan as a Ph.D. candidate and leader of her university campus ministry, Nabila (alias) … [Read more...] about Rediscovering Jesus: Global Gifts from South Asia
The Lion’s Side of the Story: The Gifts of the African Church beyond the 3D’s of Diseases, Disaster, and Despair
Emmanuel Ambané Jr. and his wife Allison build multiethnic faith communities with students and faculty in Hampton Roads, Virginia. In this article, the fourth in a series, he focuses on the unique contributions of the African church to the global church. While it was said at the World Missionary Conference of Edinburgh (WMCE) in 1910 that Africa was a place of no hope for the Gospel because of the strong growing presence of Islam, many people may be surprised to hear that, today, Africa is the … [Read more...] about The Lion’s Side of the Story: The Gifts of the African Church beyond the 3D’s of Diseases, Disaster, and Despair