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Finding Hope for Church in Divided Times

June 17, 2022 by Lisa Haller Liou Leave a Comment

Church is difficult for many of us in these divided times. Lisa Liou has been in the thick of it, serving on the search committee of her church. She shared her experience of how God gave her hope through prayer and the wisdom of community at a recent staff conference of InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministry staff. We are so grateful that she was willing to share a version of that story, which we hope will nurture hope for others in difficult church situations. These days when we gather for reunions, it's common … [Read more...] about Finding Hope for Church in Divided Times

Filed Under: Love God and One Another, The Four Loves Tagged With: church, divisions, hope

Immigration and the Church Today: Part 11 of the Welcoming the Stranger Series

October 8, 2018 by Royce Francis Leave a Comment

And behold, a lawyer stood up to put [Jesus] to the test, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” He said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read?” And he answered, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength, and with all your mind; and your neighbor as yourself.” And he said to him, “You have answered right; do this, and you will live.” But he, desiring to justify himself, said to Jesus, “And who is my … [Read more...] about Immigration and the Church Today: Part 11 of the Welcoming the Stranger Series

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Baltimore Running Festival half marathon, church, citizenship, exercise, Good Samaritan, health, hospitality, Immigration, immigration policy, immigration reform, intervarsity press, undocumented persons, Welcoming the Stranger, Welcoming the Stranger Series, wellness

Engaged Learning in Church

October 5, 2018 by W. Brian Lane Leave a Comment

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W. Brian Lane is a physics professor who wrote the very first post for  Scholar's Compass,  our ongoing online devotional for academics. This fall, he's writing a series on engaged learning and how it can help Christian academics teach well in the university and the church. In our mission to support emerging Christian scholars, we've found that one key question most grad students and early career profs are asking is how they can serve their students by teaching well. We're delighted to publish Brian's reflections on … [Read more...] about Engaged Learning in Church

Filed Under: Life in the Academy Tagged With: bible study, biblical hermeneutics, biblical interpretation, church, engaged learning, engaged learning series, local church, parables, Sunday school, teaching

Book Review: Introverts in the Church

September 30, 2018 by Jessica Hudson Leave a Comment

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Adam McHugh provides a very reflective and open-minded resource in his  Introverts in the Church: Finding our Place in an Extroverted Culture  (Intervarsity Press, 2009).  As I began to digest it, I soon thought of two books published in the past few years—one, Susan Cain's  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World that Can't Stop Talking  (Penguin, 2012) and second, more tangentially related, Angela Duckworth's  Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance  (Scribner, 2016). As it turns out upon my investigation, … [Read more...] about Book Review: Introverts in the Church

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: church, church leaders, culture, intervarsity press, Introverts, leadership, lectio divina, The Rule of St. Benedict

How Can the History of Science Encourage the Church? Part I (STEAM Grant Series)

April 27, 2018 by James Ungureanu 1 Comment

ESN is currently creating a Faith/Science curriculum for young adult small groups.  We've partnered with InterVarsity graduate student discussion groups to identify faith/science questions that are important to emerging scholars, and we're commissioning thoughtful Christians in science or theology/philosophy/history of science to explore those questions in this series at the ESN blog.  We will then publish these posts as a booklet curriculum for campus groups. You can find  previous posts in the series and related posts … [Read more...] about How Can the History of Science Encourage the Church? Part I (STEAM Grant Series)

Filed Under: Science and Faith Tagged With: christianity, church, early Christianity, faith and science, History of Science, history of science series, STEAM Grant, STEAM Grant Series

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