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Spiritual Life As An Academic: The Perpetual Student

April 7, 2019 by Brandon Spun No Comments

Part of the challenge in academia is that my success seems tied to my ‘expertise.’

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: humility, tips for the academic's spiritual life

Spiritual Disciplines for Graduate School

March 17, 2019 by Chandra Crane No Comments

In my role as a campus minister over the last 15 years, I’ve had the privilege of helping students embrace the value of simple, flexible, and defined spiritual disciplines.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Graduate Studies Tagged With: Career Stages, Graduate Studies, health, humility, sabbath, spiritual disciplines, wellness

Awe and Humility (Growing Spiritually in the Academic Life Series)

March 3, 2019 by Tatyana Claytor No Comments

Humble awe brings us back to the original reason we chose to be academics in the first place—an amazing God and an amazing world of knowledge.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: awe, busy, devotional, dialogue, humility, tips for the academic's spiritual life

Cultivating Humility (Growing Spiritually in the Academic Life Series)

February 3, 2019 by Johnny Wei-Bing Lin No Comments

A major “spiritual occupational hazard” for an academic is thinking too much of yourself. This can show itself as pride and arrogance . . .

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, conference, humility, Love, mystery, Prayer, sabbath-keeping, self-centered, tips for the academic's spiritual life

Repaint! For the Kingdom of God is at Hand: Balancing Hope and Critical Analysis in Community Service

April 22, 2018 by Veronica Squires No Comments

The proper balance of hope and critical thinking will best prepare us to address deeper societal challenges—like racism, poverty, and inequalities—facing our communities.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: community, community service, Data Analysis, humility, Martin Luther King Jr., short term missions, volunteerism

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