During this Christmas season, we pray that you would find joy in Christ, the light of the world. We thought this ancient hymn would be a helpful reflection for the last Sunday of Advent and for Christmas a few days later. May God bless you richly in this season! - The ESN Team … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas from Emerging Scholars Network
Advent
Science Corner: The Future, Fast and Slow
"The future is already here--it's just not very evenly distributed." That quote from William Gibson is usually referenced to discuss how new technologies are adopted. Yet it struck me today as an apt way to think about the Christmas story. When Jesus was born as the Son of God incarnate, the future arrived in a very tangible way. We no longer needed to await the arrival of the Messiah; he was here bringing hope for a new creation. Now our season of advent looks ahead to his return and a time when that new creation will … [Read more...] about Science Corner: The Future, Fast and Slow
Resources for Advent
ESN frequently commissions new material designed for Christian academics to use in the seasons of the church calendar. In the past few years, our talented authors have created an impressive archive of ESN material for the Advent/Christmas and Lent/Easter seasons. We're so grateful to have so many authors sharing their perspectives and experiences of the season. This year, with some big transitions and new projects in the works, we've decided instead to create a list of Advent resources you may find helpful this year, … [Read more...] about Resources for Advent
Fourth Week of Advent: The Coming King (Scholar’s Compass)
Scripture He has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate; he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent empty away. - Luke 1:52-53 As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God's varied grace. - 1 Peter 4:10 … [Read more...] about Fourth Week of Advent: The Coming King (Scholar’s Compass)
Third Week of Advent: The Incarnation (Scholar’s Compass)
Scripture Christ Jesus . . . who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but made himself nothing, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. - Philippians 2:6-7 A voice cries: “In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the … [Read more...] about Third Week of Advent: The Incarnation (Scholar’s Compass)