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Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)

November 1, 2016 by Renee Bourdeaux Leave a Comment

Quotation “The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.” – Lysa TerKeurst, from her book The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands … [Read more...] about Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: calendar, Faculty, family, Lysa TerKeurst, rule of life, Scholar's Compass, spiritual disciplines, stress, The Best Yes, time, vocation, work

Loving Your Spouse, Kids (And Anyone, Really) While You’re Still In School—Part 4

April 24, 2016 by Bryan Stoudt Leave a Comment

Bryan wraps up his series with practical tips for loving others in grad school.  See Part 1 here,  Part 2 here, and Part 3 here.   Part 4: More  Ways to Love  Your Family and Others … [Read more...] about Loving Your Spouse, Kids (And Anyone, Really) While You’re Still In School—Part 4

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: family, listening, Loving while you are still in school series, Scholar's Compass, work

Loving Your Spouse, Kids (And Anyone, Really) While You’re Still In School—Part 3

April 17, 2016 by Bryan Stoudt 4 Comments

Last week, Bryan Stoudt shared about reasons we may be tempted to turn work into an idol. This week, he describes  how a foundation of help from God frees us to love others, and begins  a list of practical ways to care for those around us.  See Part 1 here  and  Part 2 here.   Part 3: You Are Here … [Read more...] about Loving Your Spouse, Kids (And Anyone, Really) While You’re Still In School—Part 3

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: expectations, family, Loving while you are still in school series, pray, sabbath, Scholar's Compass, victim mentality, work

Loving Your Spouse, Kids (And Anyone, Really) While You’re Still In School—Part 1

April 3, 2016 by Bryan Stoudt Leave a Comment

Bryan Stoudt begins a new series today.  Bryan is the author of one of ESN's widely visited posts, Advent Awakening: How the Story of the Wise Men Can Transform our Worship Once Again. He also blogs regularly at  http://www.bryanstoudt.com/.   Part 1: On Caring for Your Family During Grad School (Scholar's Compass) Shoot. As I heard the front door open from my basement study, I grew frustrated. I've been reading and studying all day and there's still SO much more to do. “Hey, honey, I'm home!” I heard my wife's … [Read more...] about Loving Your Spouse, Kids (And Anyone, Really) While You’re Still In School—Part 1

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: family, graduate school, Loving while you are still in school series, Scholar's Compass, study, work

Gender, Calling, and Courage: Lessons from Christian Women in Academia

December 28, 2015 by Rebecca Carlson Leave a Comment

How can Christian women find the courage to follow the call of academia, and what does that life look like? At the Urbana 2015 conference, a panel of women in academia share insights into how they find life as Christians and women in the university setting. From Dec 27 - Jan 1, volunteers with our network of early career Christian academics are liveblogging seminars at the Urbana conference, a mission-focused student gathering of 16,000 Christians from across North America and the world. This post was co-written by … [Read more...] about Gender, Calling, and Courage: Lessons from Christian Women in Academia

Filed Under: Urbana2015 Tagged With: calling, family, higher education, liveblogging, loneliness, singleness, urbana, urbana15, vocation, women, Women in the Academy and Professions

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