Psalm 119:157 – Persecutors
What is the value of repetition? (No, though the word “persecutor” is in the title, and in the verse, this is not about that!)
Psalm 119:102 – You Have Taught Me
I do not turn aside from your judgments,for you have taught me. A couple of days ago, meditating on Psalm 119:99, I discussed teachers. I mentioned the idea briefly of allowing the Holy Spirit to be the teacher. I want you to notice the form of this verse. The second half is not an accomplishment…
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Psalm 119:99 – Teachers
I reflect on teaching, emphasizing joy in students surpassing their teachers. Embracing their wisdom fosters growth, rather than insecurity, highlighting valuable teacher-student dynamics.
Psalm 119:33 – You Teach Me
Teach me, LORD, the path of your statutes,and I will keep them to the end. Once when I was scheduled to teach on prayer at a conference, I had prepared an hour long talk, but as the time approached, I kept hearing in my head, “Let the Holy Spirit do the teaching.” In my mental…
Christian Education Should Be Broad and Deep
Christian education programs in churches are often the least well-thought-out elements of church life. Thinking about discipleship provides some answers.
Using Greek from the Pulpit
David Alan Black, Greek professor and author of a number of books on languages, suggests you don’t use Greek from the pulpit. Speak emancipating truth in a way that all can understand, and we will thank you for it. Dave Black Online I agree, and add the fact that in most cases when I’ve heard…
Notes on Terms and Language Teaching
Dave Black comments some on linguistics and teaching biblical languages in a post today. (Check out the linguistics conference coming up!) The difficulty is the difference between teaching someone a language in a classroom and in discussing and describing that language in some detail as a linguist would want to do. Both the framework and…
Is It Greek Pedagogy, Learning Skills, or Something Else
These discussions seem to come up all the time about learning Greek, but the discussion also applies to Hebrew. How one can imagine it’s critically important to learn Greek if one is to preach or teach, but not so much to learn Hebrew, I don’t know. But the degree requirements of various colleges and seminaries…
Of United Methodists and Beth Moore
From time to time various Methodists get very worked up about the idea that members of United Methodist congregations are using Beth Moore studies in their study groups and Sunday School classes. Via Facebook I encountered an older post regarding Methodists and Beth Moore. That article is actually quite restrained and gentle by comparison to…