As I mentioned in Friday's Week in Review, my InterVarsity colleague Tom Trevethan pointed me to a recent post by Fuller president Richard J. Mouw on Duke's Call & Response blog. Mouw asks: What difference does it make to open class with prayer? … [Read more...] about Do You Pray Before Class?
Richard Mouw
Week in Review: Mary Meets Lou Gehrig Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. If you have items you'd like us to consider for the top five, add them in the comments or send them to Tom or Mike. 1. Mary and the Modern University (First Things): In light of the false perception that religion has little to do with thought, R. R. Reno (Theology, Creighton) asks: What, then, does Christianity add to academic life? What should make … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Mary Meets Lou Gehrig Edition
Playing God: Christian Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Power
Tonight, as part of Biblical Seminary's Conversations on Christianity & Culture lecture series, Andy Crouch speaks on Playing God: Christian Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Power. What are your thoughts on the topic? Any questions I should ask the author of Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling (InterVarsity Press, 2008), winner of Christianity Today's 2009 Book Award for Christianity and Culture? I'll take some notes and share what he presents. PS. Culture Making is one of my Favorite book[s] … [Read more...] about Playing God: Christian Reflections on the Use and Misuse of Power
Mentoring at a Distance
I occasionally get asked how much good ESN's mentoring program can really do, since mentors and mentees are generally on different campuses and rarely, if ever, meet in person. A great example of the potential of long-distance mentoring appeared in my inbox this morning. … [Read more...] about Mentoring at a Distance