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Holy Week: Contemplating an Uncanny Calendrical Coincidence

March 24, 2016 by Kevin Birth 3 Comments

This week, we’ll have what may be the last opportunity in our lifetimes to experience the intersection of Good Friday and the feast of the Annunciation. We invite you to read Kevin Birth’s thoughtful exploration of this calendrical coincidence below, and to consider meditating on John Donne’s poetic exploration of the same coincidence tomorrow, on Good Friday itself.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Science and Faith Tagged With: Annunciation, death, good friday, Holy Week, jesus christ, John Donne, life, resurrection, science, time

DEATH be not proud, though . . .

April 19, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

DEATH be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadfull, for, thou art not so . . .

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Devotional Tagged With: death, easter, John Donne, resurrection

Death and Resurrection

April 18, 2014 by David 1 Comment

He was a young man, and I could see fear in his eyes as he gripped the railings of the bed and struggled to breathe, sucking in heavily through the plastic mask feeding him oxygen. His body was wasting away from cancer, and the infections that had crept into his lungs were now forcing every […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Devotional Tagged With: Christ hymn, death, Death be not proud, easter, good friday, healthcare, Holy Week, humility, John Donne, medicine, Philippians 2:1-11, resurrection

Best Christian Book of All Time: Final First Round Results

March 22, 2013 by Micheal Hickerson No Comments

Tournament Bracket

The first round results for the Fiction & Poetry and Memoirs, Devotionals, & Spirituality brackets are in. Higher seeds mostly held serve, with one or two upsets to keep things interesting. Here’s the updated bracket for your office pools. Vote for Round 2 on Facebook! Results Fiction & Poetry Dante’s Divine Comedy (1) defeated The Collected Poetry of T.S. […]

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Filed Under: Best Christian Book of All Time, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Augustine, Brother Lawrence, C. S. Lewis, dante, henri nouwen, Ignatius of Loyola, J.R.R. Tolkien, john bunyan, John Donne, John Milton, Julian of Norwich, Les Miserables, Oswald Chambers, Paradise Lost, Shusako Endo, St. John of the Cross, Thomas a Kempis, Victor Hugo

Thanksgiving preparations

November 25, 2009 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Yesterday, a physician challenged the Christian Medical Society (CMS)/CMDA at Penn State College of Medicine to intentionally engage family during the selfish time of Medical School.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Quotes Tagged With: family, John Donne, Lancelot Andrewes, Thanksgiving, time, time management, year end

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