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Justice and Righteousness are the Foundations of His Throne (Scholar’s Compass)

February 19, 2015 by Mary Poplin 2 Comments

When I volunteered with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in 1996 for two months, she basically told me that I did not yet know my call; she was right. I was 44 and a struggling new Christian, only three years old in Christ.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: justice, Lent 2015, Mother Teresa, Navigating Justice, Scholar's Compass

Devotions: Beatitudes (5) — Mercy

July 20, 2014 by Carl Shank No Comments

Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy. — Matthew 5:7 Probably next to love, no other character quality so defines God as that of “mercy”. And he said, “I will make all my goodness pass before you and will proclaim before you my name ‘The LORD.’ And I will be gracious to whom […]

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Filed Under: Beatitudes, Christ and the Academy, Devotional Tagged With: Good Samaritan, jesus, mercy, Mother Teresa, Sermon on the Mount

Finding Calcutta: An “Advent”-ure

December 1, 2011 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Have you found yourself on an Advent-ure as we’ve considered Finding Calcutta? Do you find yourself longing for and waiting upon the coming of the Lord in your life, your neighborhood, your discipline, your campus, your nation, the creation?

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Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Book Review/Discussion, Christ, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: Advent, apologetics, calling, Christian Apologetics, evangelism, Finding Calcutta, Mary Poplin, Mother Teresa, Veritas Forum, vocation, work

Finding Calcutta: What is My Legacy?

November 17, 2011 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

How would you articulate the gulf between a secular legacy, one of the world’s primary measures of a life’s work, and faithful fulfillment of Christian calling?

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Filed Under: Christ, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: calling, Ecclesiastes, eternal life, Finding Calcutta, legacy, Mary Poplin, Mother Teresa, vocation, work

Finding Calcutta: I’m not called to be Mother Teresa, but . . .

November 10, 2011 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

As Mother Teresa said, “You can do something I cannot do. I can do something you cannot do. Together let us do something beautiful for God.”

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Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Book Review/Discussion, Christ, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: calling, church, Finding Calcutta, humility, Love, Mary Poplin, Ministry, Mother Teresa, Obedience, Prayer, vocation, work

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