Our family recently streamed a sermon series on Esther. One installment focused on the armed confrontations between Jews and their antagonists at the end of the book, the end result of Haman's plan to eliminate the Jews and Esther's counter-maneuvering on their behalf. The teaching focused on the challenges such passages pose. Is the Bible being prescriptive or merely descriptive in including such violence? Does the fact that God's purpose--the survival of the chosen people--is achieved through bloodshed represent an … [Read more...] about Science Corner: Scientific Anachronism
Esther
Planning for Victory, Prayerfully (Strength for the Journey series, Part 2)
Session at the annual conference of InterVarsity's Black Scholars and Professionals (BSAP), 2015. Image courtesy of Boris Collins. ESN is delighted to share wisdom on continuing in the journey of higher education from Dr. Claudette Ligons, and to highlight the work of InterVarsity's Black Scholars and Professionals (BSAP). BSAP, a national ministry within InterVarsity, recently hosted its fifth annual conference in Cambridge, MA. Dr. Ligons spoke on persevering and growing in the academic life, a topic very … [Read more...] about Planning for Victory, Prayerfully (Strength for the Journey series, Part 2)
Intro: The Ends & Goals of Higher Ed in 21st Century America
Thank-you to Bob Trube for sharing his introduction to the 2014 MidWest Faculty Conference (dare I say "Dialog") on The Ends and Goals of Higher Education in Twenty First Century America: Change and the Calling of the Christian Educator (InterVarsity's Cedar Campus) with the Emerging Scholars Network! What a kick-off to a tremendous collaborative endeavor/working community. Much more coming, feel free to chime in with your insights and questions. To God be the glory! ~ Thomas B. Grosh IV, Associate Director, … [Read more...] about Intro: The Ends & Goals of Higher Ed in 21st Century America