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Academic Conferences and Spiritual Practice

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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. – Romans 12:3, NIV

For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if you did receive it, why do you boast as though you did not? – 1 Corinthians 4:7, NIV

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another. – Proverbs 27:17, NIV

Reflection

Commencement is over. Grading is complete. Perhaps you have even taken a few days off to mark the end of the spring term. And now it’s summer.

Summer means different things depending on both discipline and type of position. But for many of us, summer means research. Perhaps your abstract was selected and your summer includes preparation for a conference presentation in the coming months. This post is for you.

This is the third in a series of posts about academic work and spiritual practice. The first post suggests viewing grading as a spiritual practice. The second urges the submission of academic work as an act of faith and faithfulness. Now we turn to conference presentations. [Read more…] about Academic Conferences and Spiritual Practice

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Conference Rhythms

Last night as I packed for Following Christ 08, I reflected upon how conference preparation can suddenly turn from a marathon to a sprint.  No doubt the race to the finish begins at different times for each of us based upon the complexity of travel plans, conference responsibilities, family size, past history at similar events, personality, support community/friends on site (and back home), etc.  And varies from conference to conference, based upon the above factors and our current state of being (i.e., heart, soul, mind, and strength). [Read more…] about Conference Rhythms

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