Academic Reflections

Christmas 2025 Devotion

Lesallan | Christmas 2025 Christmas 2025 Devotion This brief essay situates the Christmas narrative of 2025 within a reflective and theologically attentive frame. It treats the season as a liminal moment—simultaneously retrospective and anticipatory—inviting readers to consider how the incarnation reorients communal priorities, ethical attention, and pastoral care amid both Read more

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Formed, Commissioned, Sent: Academic Formation and Missional Practice.

Formed, Commissioned, Sent: Academic Formation and Missional Practice

—LesallanDecember 17, 2025 Formed, Commissioned, Sent: Academic Formation and Missional Practice Yesterday: Formation and Academic Grounding The period preceding formal assessment—what this essay terms “yesterday”—encompasses the cumulative processes of intellectual formation, spiritual discipline, and supervised practice that prepare students for ministry. In theological education, coursework provides conceptual frameworks for understanding Read more

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