Before joining ESN staff as a writer/editor in 2014, Hannah Eagleson wrote her series What I Wish I'd Known About Graduate School just after finishing her PhD in 2011. As promised in my last post, here I'm talking about some things I wish I'd known (or just done!) early on to balance my life and my graduate work. 1. Make worship central Graduate school can feel exhausting and terrifying. The pressure of continuing to produce and trying to impress professors and colleagues can make school seem like the … [Read more...] about What I Wish I’d Known: Balancing Life and Graduate School
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Week in Review: Advent Edition
What are you reading, watching, thinking about this week? Anything special with some time off or is there too much going on with the holiday? As usual, here's a few which have been on our mind. Let us know your thoughts on any/all of them. In addition, 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. Sabbath? Who has time for a sabbath? - Regular reader Tobin sends us this from the always funny PhD ("Piled Higher and Deeper") Comics. 2. … [Read more...] about Week in Review: Advent Edition
Sabbath for Academics
In March 2009, Gordon Smith was the main speaker for InterVarsity Graduate & Faculty Ministries' staff meetings. The theme of the gathering was spiritual formation. Note: Emerging Scholars may recognize his name because we recommend his book Courage & Calling: Embracing Your God-Given Potential as part of our core bibliography. Gordon Smith was speaking of spiritual disciplines. He described Sabbath rest as one of the most important, not only for its benefit, but also because, well, observing the Sabbath is … [Read more...] about Sabbath for Academics