Inspired by Heading East: Kami in India and our place in Head, Heart & Hands: Bringing Together Christian Thought, Passion and Action, let's briefly consider the life and testimony of Pandita Ramabai (1858 - 1922). Dennis Hollinger begins Head, Heart and Hands Together: The Biblical Case (Chapter 8) with Pandita Ramabai as an example of biblically-balanced head, heart and hands faith. As you read about Pandita Ramabai, who else ('saint' from the past or living in the present) comes to your mind as an … [Read more...] about Head, Heart and Hands Together: Pandita Ramabai
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Quote: C. S. Lewis on Giving Our Life to God
Hannah Eagleson concludes her Summer Quotation Series. In this last post of the series, we return to the twentieth century with a quotation from C. S. Lewis that brings together many of the themes touched on by the other quotations. . . . it is not so much of our time and so much of our attention that God demands; it is not even all our time and all our attention; it is ourselves. For each of us the Baptist's words are true: "He must increase and I decrease." He will be infinitely merciful to our repeated … [Read more...] about Quote: C. S. Lewis on Giving Our Life to God
Heading East: Kami in India
I'm pleased to introduce our second guest blogger of the summer and our first international correspondent. Kami L. Rice recently joined InterVarsity staff to work with graduate and professional students in Nashville, but she has extensive experience as a freelance writer with a large number of credits to her name. Kami is in the middle of a 4-week journey to India. She plans to connect with students and faculty while there, but she begins her series this week with reflections on a previous trip to India and on the … [Read more...] about Heading East: Kami in India
Head, Heart & Hands: Distortion of the Hands
Ever found the “hands” dimension of one's faith or the faith of the larger Body of Christ distorted?* How does God draw us back to a balanced faith expression of head heart hands? … [Read more...] about Head, Heart & Hands: Distortion of the Hands
Head, Heart & Hands: Christian Faith and the Hands
How do you define the “hands” of the Christian faith? understand the “hands” working in relationship to the “head” & the "heart" in one's Christian faith? … [Read more...] about Head, Heart & Hands: Christian Faith and the Hands