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width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-2.02.12%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Thank you to everyone who helped The Jesus Climb reach NUMBER ONE!" title="Thank you to everyone who helped The Jesus Climb reach NUMBER ONE!" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" data-attachment-id="17742" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/11/11/thank-you-to-everyone-who-helped-the-jesus-climb-reach-number-one/screenshot-2024-11-11-at-2-02-12-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Screenshot-2024-11-11-at-2.02.12%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1234%2C630&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1234,630" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" 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302Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 303 304 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/11/11/thank-you-to-everyone-who-helped-the-jesus-climb-reach-number-one/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 305 306 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 307 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/11/11/thank-you-to-everyone-who-helped-the-jesus-climb-reach-number-one/" title="Thank you to everyone who helped The Jesus Climb reach NUMBER ONE!">Read more</a> </div> 308 309 </article> 310 </section> 311 <section id="post-17724" class="post-17724 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-disciple tag-faith tag-jesus tag-leadership-2 tag-spiritual-formation"> 312 <article> 313 314 315 <header class="entry-header"> 316 <h2 class="entry-title"> 317 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)">“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)</a> 318 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 319 </header> 320 321 322 323 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3.37.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17725" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3-37-14-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3.37.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1182%2C586&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1182,586" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-10-07 at 3.37.14â¯PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-07-at-3.37.14%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=700%2C347&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 324 <p>Author of The Jesus Climb: Journeying from Student to Disciple âGradually, very gradually, we saw the great mountain sides and glaciers until far higher in the sky than imagination had dared suggest the white summit of Everest appearedâ – George… </p> 325 </div> 326 327 328 329 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 330 <div class="entry-meta"> 331 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 332 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="3:50 pm">October 7, 2024</a></span> | 333 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
333Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 334 335 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 336 337 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 338 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/10/07/faith-formation-simplified-guiding-people-into-spiritual-depth-masterclass-by-dr-gary-david-stratton-noon-wednesdays-10-9-10-16/" title="“Faith Formation Simplified: Guiding People into Spiritual Depth” MasterClass by Dr. Gary David Stratton, Noon Wednesdays (10/9 & 10/16)">Read more</a> </div> 339 340 </article> 341 </section> 342 <section id="post-17609" class="post-17609 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-abhe tag-barbara-brown-taylor tag-cccu tag-christian-college tag-college tag-david-kinnaman tag-discipleship tag-everest tag-higher-education tag-leadership-2 tag-ministry tag-spiritual-formation tag-university"> 343 <article> 344 345 346 <header class="entry-header"> 347 <h2 class="entry-title"> 348 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton">Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton</a> 349 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 350 </header> 351 352 353 354 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11.32.30%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="17630" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11-32-30-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11.32.30%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1568%2C684&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1568,684" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-24 at 11.32.30â¯AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-11.32.30%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=700%2C306&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 355 <p>Resources for faculty and campus ministers seeking to help students on their journey to discipleship (QRF) TEACHING THE JESUS CLIMB: Fostering a community of faculty, campus ministers, student life leaders, pastors, and youth workers seeking to guide students on their… </p> 356 </div> 357 358 359 360 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 361 <div class="entry-meta"> 362 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 363 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="11:20 am">September 24, 2024</a></span> | 364 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 365 366 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 367 368 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 369 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/24/teaching-the-jesus-climb/" title="Teaching The Jesus Climb by Gary David Stratton">Read more</a> </div> 370 371 </article> 372 </section> 373 <section id="post-979" class="post-979 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-hollywood category-producers-and-directors category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world tag-director tag-emmy tag-emmy-magazine tag-frederick-buechner tag-gary-david-stratton tag-greys-anatomy tag-house tag-intervention tag-korey-scott-pollard tag-kurt-schemper tag-lie-to-me tag-monk tag-producer tag-slider tag-soul tag-spiritual tag-spiritual-formation tag-tv"> 374 <article> 375 376 377 <header class="entry-header"> 378 <h2 class="entry-title"> 379 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard">Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard</a> 380 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 381 </header> 382 383 384 385 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.33.37-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15080" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/screen-shot-2017-06-05-at-2-33-37-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.33.37-PM.png?fit=1606%2C1052&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1606,1052" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screen Shot 2017-06-05 at 2.33.37 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Screen-Shot-2017-06-05-at-2.33.37-PM.png?fit=700%2C459&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 386 <p>College professors don’t get calls from Emmy magazine, do they?</p> 387 </div> 388 389 390 391 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 392 <div class="entry-meta"> 393 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 394 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="7:26 pm">September 13, 2024</a></span> | 395 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/hollywood/" rel="category tag">Hollywood</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/producers-and-directors/" rel="category tag">Producers and Directors</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a></span> | 396 397 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/#comments">13 Comments</a></span> | 398 399 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 400 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/09/13/emmy-magazine-article-with-emmy-winning-producer-kurt-schemper-director-korey-scott-pollard/" title="Emmy Magazine’s Interview with Gary, Kurt Schemper, and Korey Scott Pollard">Read more</a> </div> 401 402 </article> 403 </section> 404 <section id="post-17683" class="post-17683 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-4 category-educational-leaders category-spiritual-formation tag-abhe tag-cccu tag-christian-higher-education tag-disciple tag-discipleship tag-faculty tag-mentoring tag-phd"> 405 <article> 406 407 408 <header class="entry-header"> 409 <h2 class="entry-title"> 410 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast">Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast</a> 411 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 412 </header> 413 414 415 416 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.48.58%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17686" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10-48-58-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.48.58%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1978%2C800&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1978,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 10.48.58â¯AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.48.58%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=700%2C283&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 417 <p>Gary visits Philip Dearborn’s Podcast to explore the crucial role of faculty in the spiritual lives of students. To listen on Apple, click here. Show Notes: Gary David Stratton, PhD, the Dean of Arts and sciences and Professor of Spiritual… </p> 418 </div> 419 420 421 422 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 423 <div class="entry-meta"> 424 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 425 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="7:25 am">August 6, 2024</a></span> | 426 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/cultural-influencers/educational-leaders/" rel="category tag">Educational Leaders</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
426Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 427 428 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 429 430 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 431 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/08/06/discipleship-in-higher-education-gary-on-the-abhe-podcast/" title="Discipleship in Higher Education: Gary on the ABHE Podcast">Read more</a> </div> 432 433 </article> 434 </section> 435 <section id="post-17668" class="post-17668 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-faith-and-culture tag-johnson-university tag-science tag-science-and-religion"> 436 <article> 437 438 439 <header class="entry-header"> 440 <h2 class="entry-title"> 441 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences">Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences</a> 442 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 443 </header> 444 445 446 447 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9.45.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17669" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9-45-20-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9.45.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1474%2C650&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1474,650" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-24 at 9.45.20â¯PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-24-at-9.45.20%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=700%2C309&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 448 <p>The “Breaking New Ground” capital campaign kicks off with an announcement of our new campus science center. Click the link below to watch Gary’s announcement video. (Who knew he would clean up so well?) https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2136001646756985 You can help create much-needed… </p> 449 </div> 450 451 452 453 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 454 <div class="entry-meta"> 455 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 456 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="7:33 pm">April 24, 2024</a></span> | 457 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 458 459 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 460 461 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 462 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/04/24/announcing-the-johnson-university-center-for-the-sciences/" title="Announcing the Johnson University Center for the Sciences">Read more</a> </div> 463 464 </article> 465 </section> 466 <section id="post-809" class="post-809 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-faith-2 tag-breast-plate tag-patrick tag-prayer tag-saint-patrick tag-shield"> 467 <article> 468 469 470 <header class="entry-header"> 471 <h2 class="entry-title"> 472 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times">The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times</a> 473 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 474 </header> 475 476 477 478 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cc_stpatcross_fb.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="13641" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/
478attachment/13641/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cc_stpatcross_fb.jpg?fit=850%2C315&ssl=1" data-orig-size="850,315" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/cc_stpatcross_fb.jpg?fit=700%2C259&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 479 <p>Patrick developed his “shield” or “breast-plate” prayer to help him “put on the full armor of God” (Ephesians 6:12) in the midst of the incredible trials he faced fostering shalom in Ireland. It’s the type of prayer our nation needs today.</p> 480 </div> 481 482 483 484 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 485 <div class="entry-meta"> 486 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 487 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="9:00 pm">March 16, 2024</a></span> | 488 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a></span> | 489 490 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/#comments">4 Comments</a></span> | 491 492 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 493 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/03/16/the-shield-prayer-of-saint-patrick-a-call-for-help-in-dark-times/" title="The Shield of St Patrick: A Prayer for Aid in Dark Times">Read more</a> </div> 494 495 </article> 496 </section> 497 <section id="post-14689" class="post-14689 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world category-spiritual-formation tag-ash-wednesday tag-catholic tag-dallas-willard tag-holy-spirit tag-james-houston tag-john-calvin tag-john-wesley tag-martin-luther tag-methodist tag-presbyterian tag-protestant tag-richard-foster tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-formation tag-surfing tag-the-renovation-of-the-heart tag-zwingli"> 498 <article> 499 500 501 <header class="entry-header"> 502 <h2 class="entry-title"> 503 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana">Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana</a> 504 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 505 </header> 506 507 508 509 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moana-1200x676.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="15572" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/moana-1200x676/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moana-1200x676.jpg?fit=1200%2C676&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1200,676" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="moana-1200&#215;676" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/moana-1200x676.jpg?fit=700%2C394&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 510 <p>Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana<br /> 511Moana canât create the wind and the waves, but her sail canoe enables her to catch the energy provided by the ocean. Lent is a lot like that.<br /> 512by Gary David Stratton</p> 513<p>
513âDonât you think itâs a little odd to give up something for Lent in order to worship a Savior who told us to remember him by eating carbs and drinking alcohol?â she said. How was I supposed to answer that?</p> 514 </div> 515 516 517 518 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 519 <div class="entry-meta"> 520 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 521 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="12:44 am">February 14, 2024</a></span> | 522 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/spiritual-formation-soul-nurturing-practices-for-a-soul-deadening-world/" rel="category tag">Soul-Nurturing Practices for a Soul-Deadening World</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 523 524 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/#comments">1 Comment</a></span> | 525 526 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 527 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2024/02/14/ash-wednesday-logic-why-lent-is-a-more-like-moana-than-monty-python/" title="Why Lent is Less Like Monty Python and More Like Moana">Read more</a> </div> 528 529 </article> 530 </section> 531 <section id="post-17678" class="post-17678 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-liberal-arts category-spiritual-formation tag-bethel-university tag-centering-prayer tag-gary-stratton tag-johnson-university tag-knowing-god tag-peter-kapsner tag-prayer tag-spiritual-discipline tag-spiritual-formation tag-theology"> 532 <article> 533 534 535 <header class="entry-header"> 536 <h2 class="entry-title"> 537 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God">Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God</a> 538 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 539 </header> 540 541 542 543 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.06.35%E2%80%AFAM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17680" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10-06-35-am/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.06.35%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=1480%2C602&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1480,602" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-09-25 at 10.06.35â¯AM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Screenshot-2024-09-25-at-10.06.35%E2%80%AFAM.png?fit=700%2C285&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 544 <p>Gary’s interview on the Deeper Magic podcast with Dr. Peter Kapsner and his daughter, Anna Try this link if embed won’t work for you. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4QE0k6QXVLqcNQEjJmCmFU</p> 545 </div> 546 547 548 549 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 550 <div class="entry-meta"> 551 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 552 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="8:58 am">November 1, 2023</a></span> | 553 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/liberal-arts/" rel="category tag">Liberal Arts</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
553Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 554 555 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 556 557 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 558 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/11/01/belief-in-god-not-just-ideas-about-god/" title="Belief in God, Not Just Ideas About God">Read more</a> </div> 559 560 </article> 561 </section> 562 <section id="post-11120" class="post-11120 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-4 category-faith-2 category-jonathan-edwards category-education-liberal-arts-spirit tag-apologetics tag-asbury tag-asbury-university tag-brown-university tag-cambridge tag-cccu tag-cedarville-university tag-chapel tag-charles-g-finney tag-christian-smith tag-david-s-dockery tag-desiring-the-kingdom tag-duane-liftin tag-emmanuel-college tag-francis-wayland tag-george-m-marsden tag-james-k-a-smith tag-james-t-burtchaell tag-jonathan-edwards tag-julie-reuben tag-kendra-kreasy-dean tag-lee-university tag-mark-a-noll tag-melinda-lundquist-denton tag-moral-philosophy tag-oberlin-college tag-preaching tag-puritan tag-revival tag-revival-college tag-rod-reed tag-second-great-awakening tag-smaford tag-soul-searching tag-the-dying-of-the-light tag-the-soul-of-the-american-university tag-timothy-dwight tag-worship tag-yale-college"> 563 <article> 564 565 566 <header class="entry-header"> 567 <h2 class="entry-title"> 568 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?">The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?</a> 569 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 570 </header> 571 572 573 574 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="16798" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1-54-09-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?fit=1608%2C902&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1608,902" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2023-02-21 at 1.54.09 PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Asbury Revival Service, Religion News Service</p> 575" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-02-21-at-1.54.09-PM.png?fit=700%2C392&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 576 <p>That Asbury University’s chapel has become a “hot spot of sacramentality” {James K.A. Smith] would not surprise the founders of Christian higher education in America. The integration of revival and moral philosophy in the college chapel helped lead to what Mark. A. Noll calls “the great age of Christian higher education.” </p> 577 </div> 578 579 580 581 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 582 <div class="entry-meta"> 583 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/gary-david-stratton/">Gary David Stratton</a></span></span> | 584 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-
584puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="11:30 am">February 21, 2023</a></span> | 585 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/education-4/" rel="category tag">Education</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/jonathan-edwards/" rel="category tag">Jonathan Edwards</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/ongoing-series/education-liberal-arts-spirit/" rel="category tag">The Holy Spirit and the Liberal Arts</a></span> | 586 587 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 588 589 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 590 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2023/02/21/the-college-chapel-in-american-higher-education-puritan-relic-or-future-hope/" title="The College Chapel: Medieval Relic or Spiritual Hot Spot?">Read more</a> </div> 591 592 </article> 593 </section> 594 <section id="post-17714" class="post-17714 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-spiritual-formation tag-film tag-hollywood-2 tag-movies tag-spiritual-formation tag-story tag-theology tag-visual-storytelling"> 595 <article> 596 597 598 <header class="entry-header"> 599 <h2 class="entry-title"> 600 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video">Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video</a> 601 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 602 </header> 603 604 605 606 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2.49.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video" decoding="async" loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="17716" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2-49-43-pm/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2.49.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=1896%2C982&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1896,982" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Screenshot 2024-10-04 at 2.49.43â¯PM" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Screenshot-2024-10-04-at-2.49.43%E2%80%AFPM.png?fit=700%2C362&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 607 <p>Hollywood dominates âthe stories we live by,â while the church’s influence diminishes with each passing year. </p> 608 </div> 609 610 611 612 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 613 <div class="entry-meta"> 614 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/admin/">Two Handed Warriors</a></span></span> | 615 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="2:39 pm">August 4, 2022</a></span> | 616 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
616Spiritual Formation</a></span> | 617 618 <span class="comments"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/#respond">No Comments</a></span> | 619 620 </div><!-- .entry-meta --> 621 <a class="readmore" href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/08/04/garys-theology-in-film-introductory-video/" title="Gary’s Theology in Film Introductory Video">Read more</a> </div> 622 623 </article> 624 </section> 625 <section id="post-15888" class="post-15888 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-culture-making category-faith-2 category-relationship category-science-2 category-spiritual-formation tag-church tag-coronavirus-2 tag-covid19 tag-selah tag-shalom"> 626 <article> 627 628 629 <header class="entry-header"> 630 <h2 class="entry-title"> 631 <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic">Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic</a> 632 </h2><!-- .entry-title --> 633 </header> 634 635 636 637 <figure class="post-featured-image"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic"><img width="670" height="300" src="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1" class="attachment-featured size-featured wp-post-image" alt="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic" title="Finding Peace in a Time of Pandemic" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 670w, https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?zoom=2&resize=670%2C300&ssl=1 1340w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 670px) 100vw, 670px" data-attachment-id="15934" data-permalink="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?fit=1920%2C2222&ssl=1" data-orig-size="1920,2222" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663 (1)" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/garydavidstratton.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/afterglow-avian-backlit-birds-556663-1-1.jpg?fit=700%2C810&ssl=1" /></a></figure> <div class="entry-content clearfix"> 638 <p>The stunning ‘pause’ forced upon our modern world places an unprecedented challenge before the church: How do we remain faithful to God’s glorious dream of Shalom-making in the midst of a world in crisis? </p> 639 </div> 640 641 642 643 <div class="entry-meta-bar clearfix"> 644 <div class="entry-meta"> 645 <span class="by-author vcard author"><span class="fn">By <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/author/sue-stratton/">Sue Stratton</a></span></span> | 646 <span class="date updated"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/2022/03/05/finding-peace-in-a-time-of-pandemic/" title="3:30 pm">March 5, 2022</a></span> | 647 <span class="category"><a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/culture-making/" rel="category tag">Cultural Engagement</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/" rel="category tag">Faith</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/relationship/" rel="category tag">Relationship</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/science-2/" rel="category tag">Science</a>, <a href="https://garydavidstratton.com/category/faith-2/spiritual-formation/" rel="category tag">
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