You turn us back to dust," writes the psalmist. But then he cries out, "Turn O Lord . . . Have compassion on your servants!" (Ps 90). This is the wisdom of the Lent: to acknowledge our finitude and failings and to turn to the God who turns to us in mercy. So we practice the creaturely humility of fasting, the spiritual humility of prayer, the moral humility of repentance and vicariously, the sacrificial humility of Christ himself. In the gravity of Lent we choose a downward movement of soul, and in this turning we are … [Read more...] about The Joy of the Faculty Ministry Leadership Team Mtgs
Prayer
Pray for the Faculty Ministry Leadership Team Mtgs
Yesterday InterVarsity's Faculty Ministry Leadership Team began several days of meetings (Tampa, FL) seeking discernment for next steps in ministry. Pray for us as we engage in prayerful consideration of The State of Faculty Ministry, particularly with respect to our mission, vision, and basic values statement. Key texts from the Word of God guiding our vision/understanding of God's call to reach out to & build up Emerging Scholars and Faculty. Note: see some of the texts highlighted in fall meetings by … [Read more...] about Pray for the Faculty Ministry Leadership Team Mtgs
Approaching a New Semester
Editor's note: A powerful piece received a few weeks ago, I encourage you to join the author and myself in prayer for the new term. . . . I have to admit a certain fear as the new semester approaches. Not so much about the teaching itself. It's a lot of work, but I've done it before. What incites fear in me is the realization that I — with all my insecurities, faults and failures —am again being given sixty-some students for four hours a week for fifteen weeks. This is more time than they will spend with their … [Read more...] about Approaching a New Semester