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Cultivating Humility (Growing Spiritually in the Academic Life Series)

February 3, 2019 by Johnny Wei-Bing Lin No Comments

A major “spiritual occupational hazard” for an academic is thinking too much of yourself. This can show itself as pride and arrogance . . .

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: C. S. Lewis, conference, humility, Love, mystery, Prayer, sabbath-keeping, self-centered, tips for the academic's spiritual life

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

March 18, 2018 by Amy Davis Abdallah 5 Comments

The key to Sabbath is to trust God rather than ourselves.

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

Scholar’s Compass: Remembering Sabbath

November 2, 2014 by Mark Hansard No Comments

We live in an age in which production is cherished above nearly everything else in the workplace. How can we be counter-cultural in this day and age in which our work follows us with our smart-phones everywhere we go? One way is to keep a 24 hour Sabbath.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Scholar's Compass Tagged With: Martin Luther, Marva J. Dawn, Remembering Sabbath, sabbath, sabbath-keeping, Scholar's Compass

What I Wish I’d Known: Balancing Life and Graduate School

August 16, 2011 by Hannah Eagleson 4 Comments

Worship. Community. Rest. Accountability. Fun. . . .

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Completing Your PhD, Tips for Grad School, What I Wish I'd Known About Graduate School Tagged With: academic culture, balance, community, graduate school, graduate students, rest, sabbath, sabbath-keeping

What does it mean to observe the Sabbath?

September 14, 2008 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Hope I didn’t catch you (and me) at an awkward time, but are you already thirsting for encouragement in Sabbath-keeping this fall term?  As I reflected upon the topic and prayed for the graduate students and faculty with whom I minister, I returned to Calvin College’s helpful Sabbath-keeping resource page for faculty.  Below’s just a taste: In an academic setting like Calvin where Monday […]

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Filed Under: Academic Vocations, Christ and the Academy, Links, Resources for ESN Members Tagged With: books, sabbath-keeping, vocation

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