On Sunday, Elizabethtown Brethren in Christ Church (the local congregation of which I am member) and the Emerging Scholars Network hosted philosopher, scholar, and author Richard J. Mouw as part of a developing Christian Scholar Series. Richard J. Mouw preached on The Lordship of Christ -- follow the link to hear him :) As you may remember, ESN has previously touched on Mouw's excellent work. In follow-up to this presentation (and post) I am going to share some material which I have particularly … [Read more...] about “The Lordship of Christ” (Richard J. Mouw)
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Imagebearer: Flourishing
I confess being quite excited to board Amtrak at 5:17 am in Elizabethtown, PA, to travel to the Big Apple to hear Andy Crouch, Executive Editor for Christianity Today, present material from his new InterVarsity Press release Playing God: Redeeming the Gift of Power. As some of you know, the Emerging Scholars Network has not only highlighted Crouch's earlier InterVarsity Press publication Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (2008) in various posts, but also featured Culture Making as the focal point … [Read more...] about Imagebearer: Flourishing
Responding to “The Challenge of Jesus”
At InterVarsity's Graduate & Faculty Ministry's Following Christ '98, N.T. Wright delivered a series of expositions which thanks to InterVarsity Press became The Challenge of Jesus: Rediscovering Who Jesus Was & Is (1999).* Due to publishing, these explorations of the text blessed not only conference attendees, but also many others. One such person is Sean Gladding. The Challenge of Jesus became "The soil from which The Story of God, the Story of Us sprang" (InterVarsity Press, 2010, 247). Over the weekend … [Read more...] about Responding to “The Challenge of Jesus”
What gives Kent Annan focus as he shares on campus?
As Kent Annan, co-director/co-founder of Haiti Partners and author of two InterVarsity Press books, wrapped up his visit to South Central PA, I asked him to share a brief reflection of his campus tour. Below's what he shared. Thank you, Kent! --------- All week I've been speaking with university students (undergrad and grad), faculty, and staff on six campuses in South Central Pennsylvania. My public speaking schedule has increased a lot in the past two years, with two books coming out. At first when I went … [Read more...] about What gives Kent Annan focus as he shares on campus?
Would You Support ESN With An End-of-the-Year Gift?
If you're an official member of the Emerging Scholars Network, then you've received my recent end-of-the-year emails. (If you aren't an ESN member, then why not join right now?) These updates share the good news of ESN's recent activities and invite ESN members to contribute to ESN. Last week, I reported the great work going on here at the Emerging Scholars Blog, which you, of course, already know about! Today, I reported on the ministry that my co-blogger Tom Grosh leads in South Central Pennsylvania. So you too can … [Read more...] about Would You Support ESN With An End-of-the-Year Gift?