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Making God a Priority In Grad School: How to Avoid the Spiritual Comb Over

November 18, 2018 by Scott Santibanez Leave a Comment

As we enter the truly frenetic part of the semester, ESN writer Scott Santibanez shares a humorous and wise reflection on making time for God in grad school. Browse Scott's other work for ESN here. Biographical Note: Tito Scott Santibañez is a slightly balding adjunct professor at Emory University. As a volunteer physician, he has provided medical care for underserved populations for nearly 25 years. He also has a doctorate from seminary. … [Read more...] about Making God a Priority In Grad School: How to Avoid the Spiritual Comb Over

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Tips for Grad School Tagged With: graduate school, graduate students, postdoc, priorities, transition, vocation

Black Holes, Alarm Clocks, and “Making the Most of the Time”

January 12, 2018 by Kenneth Litwak 1 Comment

As we continue our time management series, Kenneth D. Litwak shares his thoughts. Like many of the topics we publish on, time management is an area that combines opportunities for practical growth and spiritual formation. Our goal is to encourage readers to steward the gift of time God has given us, using it to love God and others and live out Christ's Kingdom.  You can  click here  for the rest of the time management series. … [Read more...] about Black Holes, Alarm Clocks, and “Making the Most of the Time”

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: priorities, time management, time management tips, time management tips series

Teach us to number our days

December 15, 2017 by William Pennock Leave a Comment

As we continue our time management series, graduate student William Pennock shares his thoughts. Like many of the topics we publish on, time management is an area that combines opportunities for practical growth and spiritual formation. Our goal is to encourage readers to steward the gift of time God has given us, using it to love God and others and live out Christ's Kingdom.  You can  click here  for the rest of the time management series. … [Read more...] about Teach us to number our days

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: personal statement, priorities, time management, time management tips, time management tips series

God’s Abundance: Prioritize a Few Strategic Things, Damage Control the Rest (Time Management Series)

December 8, 2017 by Heather Walker Peterson Leave a Comment

We continue our series on time management with a brief reflection by Heather Peterson. For more ESN posts by Heather, click here. To explore the time management series further, click here.   As a department chair, I could pick up my kids at  4:45 p.m.  each day, put them to bed at 8, and then neglect my husband while I spend the next 2 to 3 hours catching up on more chair duties or grading. Occasionally, I do do this, but I try to make it once a week and not the rule. I plan 1 to 2 hours each weekend working, and … [Read more...] about God’s Abundance: Prioritize a Few Strategic Things, Damage Control the Rest (Time Management Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: priorities, rest, time, time management, time management tips, time management tips series

Time Management (is a modern fantasy)

December 4, 2017 by Kevin Birth Leave a Comment

As we begin Advent, we bring you a special edition of our Time Management series. Anthropologist Kevin Birth draws on his extensive research on concepts of time in different cultures to challenge our modern concepts of time management and point us to other possible ways of experiencing time.  We hope that his description of "kairotic time" helps you find a meaningful way of experiencing time, especially as we enter the Advent season with its liturgical timekeeping that points us to God's presence.   Kevin is the … [Read more...] about Time Management (is a modern fantasy)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: priorities, rest, time, time management, time management tips, time management tips series

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