This Advent, Nan Thomas will share four Sunday reflections with us on these themes: hope, prepare, watch, and rejoice. Nan is deeply thoughtful about spiritual formation, a topic she pursues as an InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministries staff member and as Associate Director of Faculty Development at Union University. In addition, Nan was part of the founding team that imagined the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) and made it a reality. We're grateful for her ongoing advice and encouragement, and for this Advent … [Read more...] about Hope: First Week of Advent (Scholar’s Compass)
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Thanksgiving for Domestic Hospitality (Scholar’s Compass)
Scripture So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith. (Galatians 6:10, ESV) … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving for Domestic Hospitality (Scholar’s Compass)
Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)
Quotation “The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.” – Lysa TerKeurst, from her book The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands … [Read more...] about Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)
If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)
Today, Beth Madison shares some things she'd change if she could redo her years of graduate school and early professorship. Read Beth's earlier reflections "Not What I'd Planned" and "Stories for Life." … [Read more...] about If I Had to Do It Again: the Graduate School and Early Professor Years Edition (Scholar’s Compass)
Unroll the Scroll (Scholar’s Compass)
Scripture “Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers and read it. Then he went up to the temple of the Lord and spread it out before the Lord” (cf. Isaiah 37:14, NIV). … [Read more...] about Unroll the Scroll (Scholar’s Compass)