We hope you find rich material for reflection in the third entry in our new series of prayers for academics in specific field areas, by Julie Reynolds. Our hope is that each prayer will encourage those in a particular subject area in the specificity of their daily work, while also giving those in other fields a glimpse into how their colleagues are glorifying God in different areas of inquiry. One consistent need we notice at ESN is a lack of readily available devotional and spiritual formation material addressed to the … [Read more...] about A Prayer of Confession for Molecular Biologists and Biochemists
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A Scientist’s Prayer (Prayer for Field Areas Series)
Enjoy the second entry in our new series of prayers for academics in specific field areas, by Robert Kaita. Our hope is that each prayer will encourage those in a particular subject area in the specificity of their daily work, while also giving those in other fields a glimpse into how their colleagues are glorifying God in different areas of inquiry. One consistent need we notice at ESN is a lack of readily available devotional and spiritual formation material addressed to the academic life. One of the best ways we've … [Read more...] about A Scientist’s Prayer (Prayer for Field Areas Series)
Prayer for Business Scholars (New Series)
Today, we're excited to launch our new series of prayers for academics in specific field areas. Our hope is that each prayer will encourage those in a particular subject area in the specificity of their daily work, while also giving those in other fields a glimpse into how their colleagues are glorifying God in different areas of inquiry. We're delighted to start this new series with a prayer for business scholars from ESN member A. Lynn Matthews. One consistent need we notice at ESN is a lack of readily available … [Read more...] about Prayer for Business Scholars (New Series)
Some Thanksgiving Reading Suggestions
Need some encouraging short readings for Thanksgiving week? Browse these posts from our archives: Housework Is Anything But Ordinary (Scholar's Compass online devotional for academics) Many of our readers are doing a lot of prep work for Thanksgiving or other holidays. You may appreciate Mark Eckel's reflection on how the act of housekeeping fits into our spiritual lives, letting us enter into many of the same modes of experience Christian scholars often seek in humanities study. Thanksgiving for Domestic … [Read more...] about Some Thanksgiving Reading Suggestions
The “Aliens” Among You. Part 4 of Welcoming the Stranger Series
“Francisco was up front about his legal status issues, but Alison presumed as they dated and moved toward marriage that, if he married a US citizen, this could be resolved easily. In hindsight, Alison says she was naive about immigration issues, having grown up in an ethnically homogeneous community where she had no real personal interaction with immigrants. If anything, she was confused by why Francisco wouldn't have just come legally in the first place: “As Americans,” she says, “We have this skewed perspective. Since … [Read more...] about The “Aliens” Among You. Part 4 of Welcoming the Stranger Series