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Spiritual Disciplines for Graduate School

March 17, 2019 by Chandra Crane Leave a Comment

At Emerging Scholars Network, we love to crowdsource ideas for following Christ faithfully and serving others well in the academic life. In the 2018/2019 academic year, we've been sharing brief insights on how to grow spiritually in the academic life from many of the writers in our network. Read the series to date here, or check out more of Chandra's work for ESN at this link. … [Read more...] about Spiritual Disciplines for Graduate School

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Graduate Studies Tagged With: Career Stages, Graduate Studies, health, humility, sabbath, spiritual disciplines, wellness

Remembering the Sabbath (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

November 11, 2018 by Robert Kaita Leave a Comment

In our goal of supporting early career Christian academics, we like to crowdsource short tips on important ways of thriving as we follow Christ in the university. This fall, we've launched a new series of tips on growing spiritually in academia. Physics researcher Bob Kaita brings us a meditation on Sabbath today, adapted from a brief encouragement he shared with the Princeton InterVarsity Graduate Christian group at the beginning of the semester. We hope it will encourage you whether you read it now as we approach … [Read more...] about Remembering the Sabbath (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

Filed Under: Advice for Entering Graduate School, Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice, Life in the Academy, Transitions Tagged With: sabbath, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life

Tips from Tim Gilmour (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

November 4, 2018 by Tim Gilmour Leave a Comment

Life in the university promises a chance to think about the big questions in life, to reflect on who we are and what we're learning. But all too often, life as an academic seems so busy as to overwhelm any chance at contemplation; it can be a struggle to figure out even how to have daily time with God. For our fall tips series, we're asking writers to share a brief tip or idea on building your spiritual life in your role as an academic. Last week we kicked off the series with a post by Mary Poplin. This time we share a … [Read more...] about Tips from Tim Gilmour (Growing Spiritually in Academic Life Series)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: bible, bible study, Prayer, sabbath, Scripture, tips for the academic's spiritual life

Ice Cream, Work, and Liturgy: Formed to Work for the Glory of God Conference

May 6, 2018 by Hannah Eagleson 1 Comment

Here at the Emerging Scholars Network, we often think of what we do as applying the ideas of the faith and work movement to the work of being an academic. We believe God cares about all work, and calls believers to work in many different fields as a way of engaging with His good creation and witnessing to others about His grace. We try to apply that framework to the work of Christians in the university. Today, ESN editor Hannah Eagleson reflects on a recent experience at a Redeemer Center for Faith and Work conference … [Read more...] about Ice Cream, Work, and Liturgy: Formed to Work for the Glory of God Conference

Filed Under: Conference Reports Tagged With: Conference reports, faith and work, Prayer, sabbath, vocation

Do I Really Need a Sabbath? (Scholar’s Compass)

March 18, 2018 by Amy Davis Abdallah 5 Comments

Thank-you to Amy Davis Abdallah for joining the Emerging Scholars Network's blogging team by sharing a pair of  2018 Lenten devotionals, looking forward to next week's Palm Sunday's Short-Lived Praise. Follow this link  to explore ESN's Lenten devotionals. To God be the glory! ~ Tom Grosh IV, Assoc. Dir., ESN … [Read more...] about Do I Really Need a Sabbath? (Scholar’s Compass)

Filed Under: Devotional, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: lent, Lent 2018, Remembering Sabbath, sabbath, sabbath-keeping, Scholar's Compass

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