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
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Writing Captures the Moment (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
Today in our new series on Writing As a Spiritual Discipline, InterVarsity staff member Angelo Blancaflor shares his thoughts. See Angelo's other work for the ESN blog here. Previous posts in the Writing as a Spiritual Discipline series include Limits and Creation and The Spiritual Act of Naming: Truth Telling in Writing. Since finishing undergrad, I've moved back across the country—from school in Illinois to home in Orange County, CA. Writing has been a big part of the past 8 months as I've been … [Read more...] about Writing Captures the Moment (Writing As a Spiritual Discipline Series)
Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)
Quotation “The decisions you make determine the schedule you keep. The schedule you keep determines the life you live. And how you live your life determines how you spend your soul.” – Lysa TerKeurst, from her book The Best Yes: Making Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands … [Read more...] about Scheduling for our Souls (Scholar’s Compass)
Summer Snapshot: The Discipline of Simplicity
Elsie Lee connected with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) at Urbana15, where she served as part of the liveblogging team. See some of her previous work here, and browse other Summer Snapshots here. Two years ago, my husband and I packed our two-bedroom townhouse into my parents' garage and flew to the U.K. with two bags each. During our postgraduate studies, we lived in a 300 sq. ft. apartment and shared one three-feet-wide closet for a whole year. Aside from traveling and making friends from around the … [Read more...] about Summer Snapshot: The Discipline of Simplicity
Summer Snapshot: The Secret of Solitude
Galina Pylypiv connected with the Emerging Scholars Network (ESN) at Urbana15, where she served as part of the liveblogging team. See some of her previous work here, and browse other Summer Snapshots here. Same setting yet different pace of life. A transition from being an undergraduate student to graduate student at the same university is a place of mixed feelings. As I'm utilizing my summer by starting a research project, the reality of large time commitment is becoming very tangible for me as I realize how … [Read more...] about Summer Snapshot: The Secret of Solitude