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Black Friday: Generosity or Greed (The Holiday Podcasts #1)
Black Friday: Generosity or Greed (The Holiday Podcasts #1)
Gary and Peter Kapsner recorded these Holiday Podcasts in the pre-pandemic Advent Seasons of 2018 and 2019. Our hope is they help give you hope in this 2020 season.
The Holiday Podcasts #1: Black Friday: Generosity or Greed
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Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes (Podcast)
Spiritual Formation: The Four Heart Attitudes
John C. Lemon’s Third Episode with Gary David Stratton
Episode Description
In this episode of The Podcast with John C. Lemon, Gary David Stratton, Dean and Professor of Spiritual Formation and Cultural Leadership, Johnson University, discusses four heart attitudes and the significance of endurance.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Vm2208ZM4s426qWfHYOKM
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New Podcast - Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student
New Podcast – Spiritual Formation: Following Jesus as a Student
From The Podcast with John C. Lemon
Episode Description
In this episode of The Podcast with John C. Lemon, Gary Stratton, Dean and Professor of Spiritual Formation and Cultural Leadership, Johnson University, discusses his upcoming book, A Different Kind of College: Following Jesus as a Student.
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Podcast: The Two-Handed Warrior: Life of the Mind and Spirit
Gary’s Conversation with John C. Lemon
Gary’s Conversation on The Podcast with John C. Lemon
Episode Description
In this episode of the Podcast with John C. Lemon, Gary Stratton, Dean of Arts and Science and Professor of Spiritual Formation and Cultural Leadership at Johnson University, discusses what it means to be a two-handed warrior.
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20 Books and Movies for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith
20 Books and Movies for Exploring Justice, Race, and Faith
by Gary David Stratton
Sue and I have had numerous requests for books and movies (of course) to help people think through justice, race, and faith. This introductory list might be a good place to start.*
Books
Cleveland, Christena. Disunity in Christ: Uncovering the Hidden Forces That Keep Us Apart. Downers Grove, Illinois: IVP Books, 2013.
Cone, James H. The Cross and the Lynching…
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God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What's at Stake for American Christians in 2020
God’s Regret: The Bible, a King, and What’s at Stake for American Christians in 2020
A Juneteenth Sermon by Gary David Stratton
A national leader at odds with a minority group. A smoldering culture war igniting into violence. A ruler invoking the God of the Bible to hold together a crumbling alliance.
Washington, D.C., on June 1, 2020?
Actually, no.
The events above occurred in ancient Israel around 1000 BC. The national leader was not Donald J. Trump, but Israel’s…
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A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee
A Service of Lament and Confession, Johnson University, Tennessee
On Wednesday morning, June 3, over one-hundred Johnson University, Tennessee faculty and staff gathered on the lawn of the president’s home (socially-distanced and in masks) to lament and confess of the sin’s of racism and injustice. (A similar gathering as held on our Kississimmee, Florida campus.) It as a powerful time and full of tears. I reproduce the program here with the permission of our…
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Lessons From a Decade of Teaching Online
"Lessons From a Decade of Teaching Online" Best article I've read on Online/Remote Education this month
Best article I’ve read on Online/Remote Education this month
by Spencer MacCuish This isn’t the first time in Church history when teachers have had to shepherd from a distance
Over the past few weeks, all of my teaching friends and all of my pastor friends have one thing in common: they have done the unthinkable and become online instructors. Among the many disruptions caused by the…
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Coronavirus, Shalom, and the Great Selah
by Sue Stratton
Sometime in late 2019, the first victim of COVID19 exhaled, releasing the lethal virus upon the earth. Since then, you and I and all of our neighbors have been holding our collective breath. As of yet, there has been no exhaling. Humanity waits perfectly paused to see what this startling new reality will bring.
It’s as though the great God of the Universe breathed “selah”…
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‘Zoombombing’ Attacks Disrupting College Coronavirus Emergency Remote Learning and Online Classes Nationwide
Online Zoom classes were disrupted by individuals spewing racist, misogynistic or vulgar content. Experts say professors using Zoom should familiarize themselves with the program’s settings.
By Elizabeth Redden in Inside Higher Education
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Like many professors across the country who’ve been displaced from college campuses because of the coronavirus…
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Welcome to Your Hastily Prepared Online College "Remote Learning" Course (Humor)
Welcome to Your Hastily Prepared Online College “Remote Learning” Course (Humor)
by RYAN WEBER
Due to concerns about COVID-19, our university recently gave me three hours to move our entire class online for the next three to sixteen weeks. I am providing these instructions for a seamless, uninterrupted course experience. I have never taught online before, but with the help of our men’s field hockey coach turned online-learning coordinator, I have developed a virtual…
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Best Remote Learning Syllabus I've Read So Far
Best Remote Learning Syllabus I've Read to Date
By Brandon Bayne, Associate Professor of Religious Studies at UNC-Chapel Hill. Via @brandonbayne
See also:
Everything you need for remote learning during the coronavirus outbreak
by Amanda Tarlton, Reviewed.com
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Prayer in a Time of Pestilence
“Shelter in Place” takes on new meaning in the light of an ancient psalm
1 Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the Lord, ‘He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.’ 3 Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. 4 He will cover you with his feathers, and…
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Here’s a strange idea — what if a university marketed itself as a place to acquire an education?
Here’s a strange idea — what if a university marketed itself as a place to acquire an education?
The classics really do teach us how to live good and meaningful lives
Jacob Howland, The Dallas Morning News
American colleges and universities face strong headwinds, including skyrocketing costs and a shrinking supply of prospective students. Many are scrambling to reinvent themselves in ways they hope will boost enrollments. But in doing so, some fine institutions have lost their way.
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Why Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ Is a Prophetic Message We Can’t Ignore
Why Childish Gambino’s ‘This Is America’ Is a Prophetic Message We Can’t Ignore
On May 10, my daughters showed me Childish Gambino’s deeply troubling Youtube sensation “This is America.” That evening, one of my dearest friends was banned from a department store in a tony Knoxville shopping mall. His crime? Shopping while black. while the store eventually offered a half-hearted apology after my friend’s story ran in the largest local paper and two local TV news shows (he’s a…
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Awesome #Passover Video: What if Moses had a Facebook Page?
Awesome #Passover Video: What if Moses had a Facebook Page?
With Passover starting on Friday, we thought this was a perfect example of using new media to teach old stories!
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Shocker: Liberal Arts Grads Gainfully Employed and Happy
Shocker: Liberal Arts Grads Gainfully Employed and Happy
New data suggest that STEM majors are not the only route to success. By Scott Jaschik in Inside Higher Ed
What’s the worst college major for your career, according to Forbes? Anthropology and archaeology. Kiplinger’s says to stay away from religious studies, music, anthropology and art history.
Such warnings are common these days. And liberal arts professors and admissions deans at liberal…
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