Emerging Scholars Network

10/28/2026

In order to watch for God's work, we need to stop long enough to notice it. A rhythm allowing time for rest is essential to perceiving the forward movement of time toward God's fulfillment of all things.

Sabbath Keeping by Lynne M. Baab

10/26/2026

O Lord, you who are the herald of good news, help me, I pray, to read the news of this day not cynically but with faith, not despairingly but with hope, and not indifferently but with love, so that I might glimpse and bear witness to your good work in the world. I pray this in the name of the Sovereign of History. Amen.

Prayers for the Pilgrimage, W. David O. Taylor

10/23/2026

The sabbath teaches us grace because it connects us experientially to the basic truth that nothing we do will earn God's love. As long as we are working hard, using our gifts to serve others, experiencing joy in our work along with the toil, we are always in danger of believing that our actions trigger Gpod's love for us. Only in stopping, really stopping, do we teach our hearts and souls that weare loved apart from what we do.

Sabbath Keeping, by Lynne M. Baab

10/21/2026

Check out and comment on the latest Science Corner: SIR, May I Have Another?

We’re entering spooky season. I’ve always been of two minds about Halloween: I love the communal experience of trick-or-treating, but I’m not big on all the horror and gore and occult. I’m happy to see neighbors getting out and about, practicing generosities big and small, and celebrating th...

10/19/2026

O Lord, you who are the Author of all goodness, make us, we pray, heralds of your good news, signposts of your good name, instruments of your good work, and a foretaste of the fullness of goodness in the age to come for those who do not know you today, so that all who encounter us might know and love you. We pray this in the name of Jesus our Redeemer. Amen.

Prayers for the Pilgrimage, W. David O. Taylor

10/16/2026

BSAP FACULTY - INTEGRATING FAITH & SCHOLARSHIP

You are invited to join us as we continue exploring “Integrating Faith & Scholarship” on Wednesday October 21 at 7:30pm Eastern Time. Rev. Dr. Joshua Settles will lead us in an engaging discussion exploring “Reflections on the Role of Black Christian Faculty in a Time of Change.”

Location: On Zoom, link sent after registration
Register: https://bit.ly/BSAPfaculty102126

10/14/2026

2027 Pilgrimages for Faculty and Friends

Faculty and scholars are invited to participate in two pilgrimages next year led by InterVarsity Graduate and Faculty Ministry staff. These journeys weave together community, formation, and scholarship through the stories and places of Japan and Central Asia.

Silk Road Pilgrimage: May 18-29, 2027
As a community of scholars, we will journey to Uzbekistan and Turkey to engage with the places, stories, and practices of early believers.
Contact: Grace May ([email protected])

Journey Japan: May 25 - June 2, 2027
On Journey Japan, we explore Japan’s rich history and culture, follow the story of Christianity in Japan, and face the impacts of World War II.
Contact: Brennan Takayama ([email protected])

10/12/2026

InterVarsity's Black Scholars and Professionals is hosting their next Grad Student Prayer Gathering, Tuesday, October 13 at 8pm ET. Learn more and sign up at https://www.blackscholars.org/events/welcome-black-grad.

10/09/2026

"The Sabbath is not dedicated solely to spiritual goals. It is a day of the soul as well as the body; comfort and pleasure are an integral part of the Sabbath observance. Man in his entirety, all his faculties, must share its blessing."

The Sabbath by Abraham Heschel

10/07/2026

"The practice of sabbath-keeping was and is an act of resistance against a culture that brainwashes us into thinking that good things come only through unceasing determination, tireless human effort, and always being plugged in."

Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest by Ruth Haley Barton
https://www.ivpress.com/embracing-rhythms-of-work-and-rest