Good beginnings start with clarity about who and what you love. The beginning of a new academic year is a good time to take stock of how we may pursue the things we most deeply care about. InterVarsity's Faculty Ministry, of which the Emerging Scholars Network is a part, has a helpful guide, The Four Faculty Loves, that applies well wherever you are on the academic pathway. I would suggest in these last weeks before fall term begins finding a quiet hour to think about how you might pursue who and what you love in … [Read more...] about Beginning Well With the Four Loves
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An Invitation to Pause
You are a newly appointed Campus Staff Minister just beginning ministry with grad students and faculty when COVID-19 hit and brought a pause to all normal campus activities. For Julie Meissner, this pause came as an invitation from God. This is her story of what happened when she said "yes" to that invitation. _______________________________________ Pause. Breathe deeply. Reflect with God. Daily, this invitation is extended to us, but do we receive it, or pass? What happens when we enter into God's invitation … [Read more...] about An Invitation to Pause
I Just Need Time to Think!
Incline my heart. – Pascal. Ever find yourself shouting out, I just need time to think! How do you and the communities of which you are a part respond? Looking for a resource with some clear, focused recommendations to assist you in taking another step on the journey? Over the past year I have enjoyed getting to know Mark Eckel[1] and keeping up with his challenging blog posts (warpandwoof.org). In the coming weeks Mark will share material with us on the ESN blog :) As an introduction, I am drawing from a book … [Read more...] about I Just Need Time to Think!