Waiting reminds us that were not center of the universeRead more…
The Fruit of the Spirit in Academia, Part 2 (Scholar’s Compass)
There is no more relevant place to demonstrate patience with others than the competitive world of the academy. The Spirit’s patience is needed, for example, to answer a hostile questioner during the reading of a paper, or the snide comment of a colleague who believes our work is a waste of time.Read more…
Scholar’s Compass Navigating Beginnings: Stepping Into What God Has Prepared In Advance For You To Do
As you look to the future and to unknown challenges in your own life, remember to wait for the Lord and be strong in the power of his might.Read more…
Interview: Chris Smith on Slow Church
When Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus (InterVarsity Press, 2014) came to my attention, the theme resonated with me both “on” and “off” campus. So I dropped C. Christopher Smith an email to see if he would be openRead more…
Devotions: Wisdom – Timing
“And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who areRead more…
Devotions: “In-spite-of” Wisdom
“For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new.Read more…
End of March Musts: Madness, Reads, Opportunities . . .
ESN March Madness ’14 . . . If you haven’t voted in this round of ESN March Madness ’14 (and invited others to do likewise), now is the time! I will keep this round open through midnight on Saturday. I’mRead more…
Battling the Unbelief of Impatience — John Piper
Thank-you to Monica for sharing Battling the Unbelief of Impatience (John Piper. Sermon on Isaiah 30:1-5). May you, as Monica, find encouragement from these words during a season of waiting. In God’s Place, at God’s Pace Impatience is a form of unbelief. It’s what weRead more…
On Technology, Thanksgiving, and Patience
I had never been to a Black Friday shopping spree before. The thought of camping out for hours in the chilling pre-dawn night always seemed perverse to me . . . but that was before I started browsing the Black Friday ads and listening to stories of stunning deals and bargains.Read more…
On Transitions (Part II)
In the previous post, I shared some thoughts with you about why we should engage during times of transition. Throughout this post, I’ll share about how we can weather these times of transition well, even coming out smiling and thankfulRead more…