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Browning’s “Karshish the Arab Physician”

May 29, 2016 by Mark Hansard Leave a Comment

Mark Hansard shares another exploration of faith in Victorian literature. See previous posts exploring  Browning and faith  and Gerard Manley Hopkins  and how  aesthetic experience can point to God.   … [Read more...] about Browning’s “Karshish the Arab Physician”

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: death, German Higher Criticism, healthcare, Karshish the Arab Physician, Lazarus, medicine, poetry, resurrection, Robert Browning, science

Holy Week: Contemplating an Uncanny Calendrical Coincidence

March 24, 2016 by Kevin Birth 3 Comments

This week, we'll have what may be the last opportunity in our lifetimes to experience the intersection of Good Friday and the feast of the Annunciation. We invite you to read Kevin Birth's thoughtful exploration of this calendrical coincidence below, and to consider meditating on John Donne's poetic exploration of the same coincidence tomorrow, on Good Friday itself. This post came about as a result of a conversation between Andy Walsh, author of ESN's Science Corner, and Kevin Birth.  See previous posts here, here, and … [Read more...] about Holy Week: Contemplating an Uncanny Calendrical Coincidence

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: Annunciation, death, good friday, Holy Week, jesus christ, John Donne, life, resurrection, science, time

Journalism Notes: Pressing On II

February 2, 2016 by Jeff Neely Leave a Comment

In my last post I took some time to consider the ideas of legacy and success from a Christian perspective. When I die, how will people remember me? What will be my mark on the world? What impact will I have made on the lives of others? I didn't know at the time how apropos those words would be. Last Tuesday my grandmother died. On Saturday I gave the eulogy at her funeral. She was 94 years old. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Pressing On II

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: calling, death, eulogy, journalism, journalism notes, legacy, narrative, testimony, West Virginia

Journalism Notes: Pressing On

January 19, 2016 by Jeff Neely Leave a Comment

When I die, no one will make a documentary about me. I don't expect a big New York Times obit on my grand contributions to society and culture. It's unlikely that social media will be flooded with worldwide tributes and memorials to how my work changed people's lives. … [Read more...] about Journalism Notes: Pressing On

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: calling, death, journalism, journalism notes, legacy, obituary

Book Review: Is Your Lord Large  Enough?

August 1, 2015 by Bob Trube 1 Comment

Is Your Lord Large Enough? How C. S. Lewis Expands Our View of God.  Peter J. Schakel. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press, 2008. Summary: This book looks at the contribution Lewis made, particularly through the way his books engage the imagination, to the spiritual formation of Christians, exploring a number of the matters crucial to their growth in Christ. Peter J. Schakel has written a number of fine books on C.S. Lewis including one on  Till We Have Faces  (Reason and Imagination in C.S. Lewis: A Study of … [Read more...] about Book Review: Is Your Lord Large  Enough?

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Book Review, C. S. Lewis, church, death, discipleship, heaven, hope, intervarsity press, Is Your Lord Large Enough?, Is Your Lord Large Enough? How C. S. Lewis Expands Our View of God, Peter J. Schakel, Prayer, resurrection, spiritual formation, Suffering

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