Heather Walker Peterson began ESN's 2018 Lenten devotionals with Lent: Public and Private Healing. For Heather's earlier contributions to ESN, i.e., Giving Thanks, Releasing the Helm, Time Management, Writing as a Spiritual Discipline, click here. Follow this link to explore ESN's previous Lenten devotionals. Lord, who can dwell in your tent? Who can live on your holy mountain? The one who lives blamelessly, practices righteousness, and acknowledges the truth in his heart —Psalm 15:1-2, CSB … [Read more...] about Lenten Healing in the Psalms
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Lent: Public and Private Healing
Heather Walker Peterson begins ESN's 2018 Lenten reflections with a two part series on Lent as Healing Time. Her earlier contributions to ESN, i.e., Giving Thanks, Releasing the Helm, Time Management, Writing as a Spiritual Discipline, can be found here. Thank you Heather! Note: Follow this link to explore ESN's previous Lenten devotionals. … [Read more...] about Lent: Public and Private Healing
Teaching Tips: Letter from a Praying Teacher
Here at ESN, we've found that some of our most appreciated posts share practical tips on learning various academic skills that emerging scholars can use to serve God and their neighbors. Teaching is a key way to serve students and love our neighbors by sharing knowledge, and it's also something many emerging scholars are learning how to do. So in Spring 2017, we started a series sharing Teaching Tips from people in our network. We hope readers will get some good ideas from each other, and also get a glimpse into how … [Read more...] about Teaching Tips: Letter from a Praying Teacher
Next Steps for ESN —Prayer
My speech -- may it praise you without flaw: May my heart love you, King of heaven and earth. My speech -- may it praise you without flaw: Make it easy for me for me, pure Lord, to do you all service and to adore you. My speech -- may it praise you without flaw: Father of all affection, hear my poems and my speech. -- This prayer from Ireland [Twelfth Century] calls our attention to speech that is worthy of God. In our age of careless or hurtful speech, this prayer reminds us that all speech is in God's … [Read more...] about Next Steps for ESN —Prayer
July 2017 Prayer Post
Dear friends, As we start July, would you pray with us at the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN)? Please pray for: Genuine rest and Sabbath for busy academics Safety in summer travels Chances for Christian academics to serve others in the church and beyond this summer Growing writer base for the the blog Praise: Several participants in InterVarsity Christian Fellowship / USA's 2017 Midwest Faculty Conference shared a passion for coming alongside Emerging Scholars in their academic journey by … [Read more...] about July 2017 Prayer Post