What do you think about . . . The nature of calling in the formal work of the church? Our need to recognize God's call and act in faithful response to it: in personal actions and obedience? in ways modeled by Mother Teresa as recorded by Mary Poplin in Finding Calcutta: What Mother Teresa Taught Me About Meaningful Work and Service (InterVarsity Press. 2008)? Calling to Formal Ministry with the Church Mother Teresa's special calling to start the Missionaries of Charity in ministry to the … [Read more...] about Finding Calcutta: I’m not called to be Mother Teresa, but . . .
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Head, Heart and Hands Together: Implications and Challenges
Questions How would you summarize how the overemphasis on or neglect of either the head, hearts or hands dimension of one's faith (or the faith of one's faith community) causes one to be less than what God envisions for us as His children? How does your faith community address the God-desired balance of head, hearts and hands for our lives? Note: The local assembly of which I'm a member and partnered with in this study is part of the Brethren in Christ Church. As such their core values receive attention in the … [Read more...] about Head, Heart and Hands Together: Implications and Challenges
Head, Heart and Hands Together: The Biblical Case
How would you present the biblical case for a faith with well-developed and balanced dimensions of head heart hands?* … [Read more...] about Head, Heart and Hands Together: The Biblical Case
Head, Heart and Hands Together: Pandita Ramabai
Inspired by Heading East: Kami in India and our place in Head, Heart & Hands: Bringing Together Christian Thought, Passion and Action, let's briefly consider the life and testimony of Pandita Ramabai (1858 - 1922). Dennis Hollinger begins Head, Heart and Hands Together: The Biblical Case (Chapter 8) with Pandita Ramabai as an example of biblically-balanced head, heart and hands faith. As you read about Pandita Ramabai, who else ('saint' from the past or living in the present) comes to your mind as an … [Read more...] about Head, Heart and Hands Together: Pandita Ramabai
Heading East: Kami in India
I'm pleased to introduce our second guest blogger of the summer and our first international correspondent. Kami L. Rice recently joined InterVarsity staff to work with graduate and professional students in Nashville, but she has extensive experience as a freelance writer with a large number of credits to her name. Kami is in the middle of a 4-week journey to India. She plans to connect with students and faculty while there, but she begins her series this week with reflections on a previous trip to India and on the … [Read more...] about Heading East: Kami in India