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Walk in the Lord, Bless The Lord

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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. . . .  I therefore, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling to which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, eager to maintain the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. . . .  Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And  walk in love,  as Christ loved us and  gave himself up for … [Read more...] about Walk in the Lord, Bless The Lord

Book Review: Embracing the Body

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Embracing the Body: Finding God in Our Flesh and Bone, Tara M. Owens. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2015. Summary: An invitation to move beyond guilt and shame around our embodied selves to discover the goodness of our bodies and how God made us, meets us, and works through our bodied lives. … [Read more...] about Book Review: Embracing the Body

Movement and the Graduate Life (Scholar’s Compass)

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People say the combination of physics Ph.D. student and ballroom is an odd one. They say that it's unusual to find the artist and the scientist in one body. But Robbie Fraleigh manages it without any conflict. He says that he doesn't know how to do grad school without the dancing. … [Read more...] about Movement and the Graduate Life (Scholar’s Compass)

The Samurai Number (Scholar’s Compass)

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70-20-10 When you look up this number online, you'll find it associated with a business model and manager structures. But I first heard this ratio from a dancer. Jerome Subey had learned from his Karate Master in the years before he had changed tracks and become a dancer. We were lingering over a late breakfast and I was asking the table how dance had changed their lives. … [Read more...] about The Samurai Number (Scholar’s Compass)