Earlier this week the Church of England published two new prayers: one to comfort those who lost their jobs in the financial crisis; and one for those who have seen colleagues laid off and are troubled by feelings of stress and even guilt about still being employed. The one for laid off workers, called “TheContinue reading “Prayers for times of recesssion”
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Colleges increasing student aid in recession
Recessions are, by nature, uncertain times. This is especially true for families with children in college. Thankfully, many colleges are creating additional student aid programs or expanding existing ones. Other colleges are providing additional student counseling or extending grace periods for tuition payments. These are welcome advances, in my view, and I hope more willContinue reading “Colleges increasing student aid in recession”
Young Adult Book of the Year
Okay, this was written by a colleague. Do you agree? — Nathan “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer – Some of you may be groaning at this pick, saying to yourself: “I am so sick of everything Twilight, blah, blah, blah, and I HATED Breaking Dawn; it was terrible in every way, so why in theContinue reading “Young Adult Book of the Year”
Young Adults Online
A new study from the John D and Catherine T MacArthur Foundation suggests that young adults are developing important social and technical skills while online, and online, and online. The study was conducted over 3 years, utilized 28 researchers, interviewed more than 800 young people and logged over 5,000 hours of online observation. What doContinue reading “Young Adults Online”
university chaplain
Review of The College Chaplain: A Practical Guide to Campus Ministry by Stephen L. White. Cleveland: The Pilgrim Press, 2005.By Nathan Day Wilsonhttp://www.fccshelby.org Stephen L. White, chaplain of the Episcopal Church at Princeton University and priest associate at Trinity Church in Princeton, has written an excellent book that combines a vision of campus ministry withContinue reading “university chaplain”
Vital Ministry
Relating scholarship to faith; prompting us to love as well as think; connecting spiritual passions, social commitments and academic pursuits; engaging the great questions; having fun — these are the things of college and university ministry. Nathan Day Wilson
Presence instead of presents
My latest column, this one about holiday ideas: http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=58516&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=&S=1 Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
Religion and business
My most recent column about the interface of religion and business can be found at http://www.shelbynews.com/main.asp?Search=1&ArticleID=58329&SectionID=42&SubSectionID=&S=1 I welcome comments! Nathan Nathan Day Wilson
It really, no not really, breaks my heart to interrupt all the enriching banter about lipstick, community organizers, swine and rock stars, but I’m beginning to wonder if either candidate running for our nation’s highest office has noticed that there are serious issues before the United States and the world that might just need aContinue reading
English only petition in Nashville TN
Moving well beyond ridiculous into the completely asinine is a petition circulating in Nashville, TN to ban all foreign languages from use on any official communications and publications. The petition has received enough signatures to be placed on the November ballot. Read about it here. Petitions such as this are completely un-American; they are notContinue reading “English only petition in Nashville TN”
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