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Navigating Beginnings: Student’s Bolognese

September 23, 2014 by J. Nathan Matias 1 Comment

Recipe Instructions (15 minutes) Ingredients Thaw and Fry beef mince in pan with oil, onion, and seasonings Boil pasta Pour sauce into mince Plate pasta Spoon bolognese onto pasta Jar of pasta sauce Pasta, any kind Beef mince Onion Oil Seasonings, various   Reflection I will always remember the DIY Bolognese I received just after moving to a new country. One week before the beginning of the university term, my list included: power adapter, bank … [Read more...] about Navigating Beginnings: Student’s Bolognese

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Love Your Campus, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: hospitality, Love Your Campus, Navigating Beginnings, Scholar's Compass, The Four Loves

Scholar’s Compass Navigating Beginnings: Relying on God’s Strength and Blessing Others

September 15, 2014 by Kelly Seaton 2 Comments

Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary. . . . He gives power to the faint, and to him who has no might, he increases strength.  â€“  Isaiah 40:28-29 (ESV) Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.  â€“   Proverbs 11:25 (ESV) Reflection Earlier this week we looked at God's sustaining grace in the midst of new beginnings—times that can bring both excitement and … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass Navigating Beginnings: Relying on God’s Strength and Blessing Others

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Love God and One Another, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: bible study, devotional, fear, fellowship, god's provision, graduate school, hospitality, Love God and One Another, Navigating Beginnings, Prayer, rhythms, Scholar's Compass, spiritual formation, The Four Loves, xenia

Scholar’s Compass Navigating Beginnings: Learning Scholarly Virtues from the Iliad

September 11, 2014 by Bethany Bear 1 Comment

“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me”  â€“  Matthew 25:35 (ESV) … [Read more...] about Scholar’s Compass Navigating Beginnings: Learning Scholarly Virtues from the Iliad

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Love Your Academic Discipline, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: eleos, glory, Homer, hospitality, Iliad, kleos, Love, Love Your Academic Discipline, Navigating Beginnings, philos, Scholar's Compass, The Four Loves, virtue, xenia, xenos

Welcoming internationals to your university

August 22, 2014 by Sharon Messmore Leave a Comment

Over half (528,182) of all the international students and scholars in the United States are in graduate programs, optional practical training, or are visiting scholars. Overwhelmingly they come from China and India, but South Korea, Germany, and Saudi Arabia are just a few of the other places sending internationals here. Welcoming internationals to your university is very straightforward. Everyone wants a friend, and that's just an  easy first step. Make sure you understand that crossing cultures is an  aspect to be … [Read more...] about Welcoming internationals to your university

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, International Students Tagged With: American Culture, cross-cultural communication, holidays, hospitality, International Student Ministry, international students, ISM, returning home

Three Things Christian Scholars Can Learn from Glen East

June 23, 2014 by Hannah Eagleson Leave a Comment

Thanks to the generosity of Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, I got to spend a half day at Glen East, a workshop Image sponsors every year. The experience was rich with conversations and presentations about intertwining the life of faith and the life of art. The virtues, disciplines, and choices of faithful art-making are often similar to the things that sustain faithful scholarship. Here are three patterns Christian scholars can study from Glen East: 1. Practicing Hospitality Glen East was a deeply … [Read more...] about Three Things Christian Scholars Can Learn from Glen East

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: community, disability in art, faith and art, faith and vocation, Glen East, hospitality, Image, Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion, Tim Lowly, virtue, Without Moving (after Guy Chase)

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