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Work-life balance

Praying for God’s grace upon you as you wrestle with the challenges of the relationship between “life” and “work” offered to the Lord.

A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are his work. — Proverbs 16:11

Thank-you to my colleague James for bringing Thoughts on Law Prof Work-Life Imbalance From Those Left Behind” by Paul Caron, Pepperdine University School of Law (TaxProf Blog, 7/8/2014) to my attention. My first response was praying for the spouse who shared her story.

Second, I turned to considering the challenges faced by Faculty and Emerging Scholars in “climbing the academic ladder” and what resources from the blog may be helpful to share. As the importance of the topic continued to unfold, I shifted from a long ESN Facebook Wall post to an ESN Blog post. Note: Maybe more articles should receive this attention or become part of a forum group. As you have advice regarding the proper platform, please let me know.

Comment: Exploring the relationship of work-life begins early in the academic process and requires a community of accountability. ESN Blog resources on “balance” include: [Read more…] about Work-life balance

The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis

Ard Louis[1] The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics (1/29/2012) from oxfordchristianmind (52 min, 52 sec).

Description: What does our calling to be disciples of Christ mean for our academic vocation (whether temporary as students or longer term as a career)? What are some of the promises and pitfalls of the scholarly life? How can academics and postgraduate students serve and relate to the wider body of Christ (the Church)?

Getting to know Ard Louis (Reader in Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford): Last spring I had opportunity to connect with Ard Louis at a conference. I appreciated extended conversation with an InterVarsity alumnus who brought international perspective to graduate studies in the United States, was blessed by participating in an InterVarsity fellowship, and continues following Christ with passion as an academic in another country. In addition to checking out the resources available at Developing a Christian Mind at Oxford [2], I also took time to soak in his excellent Veritas Forum presentations, e.g., Does Science Make Faith Obsolete? at Johns Hopkins University and Science and Spirituality at Swarthmore College. [Read more…] about The calling of Christian postgrad students and academics — Ard Louis