The Teaching Style of Rabbi Jesus. “The Spirit of Yahweh will rest on Him: The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding, the Spirit of counsel and power, the Spirit of knowledge and of reverence for Yahweh.” (Isaiah 11:2-5). Jesus was often called rabbi, or teacher. In truth, He was The Teacher. And everything He did as …
Teaching the Bible in Schools: A Radical Proposal. “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ.” (St. Jerome). Integrate the Bible. A case can be made that it is unbiblical to have a Bible Department, and unfaithful to have a Religion Department. When the Bible is seen as just another area of study, like Algebra or Chemistry, then the …
(2.) Summing Up: The Big Picture of a Christ-Centered School. Christ in the Center. “Jesus existed before time, matter and space. Everything was brought into being through him, and in him everything continues to exist, held together by him alone. He is the upholding principle of the whole scheme of creation, and in union with …
(47.) Cultivating Wisdom at Home and School “You may be quite sure that in the last days there will be some difficult times. People will be… always learning, but never come to a knowledge of the truth.” (2 Timothy 3:7) (Please read Luke 2:39-51). Because the chore of growing up is so difficult for all …
(8.) The Effective Learning Culture for Home, School and Church. There is no such thing as a “brain expert.” The human brain is so complex, the most complex piece of creation in the universe, that there is no end to the mystery of how a brain operates. We learn from the latest research, but there …
(16.) Incarnational Teaching. In the beginning was the Word… And the Word became flesh and pitched His tent with us… Full of grace and truth. (from John 1). Is there a better model for Christ-centered teachers than the Incarnation? Let’s think about this… Master teacher Jesus could have chosen any method whatsoever to communicate the …
To Musica – A Love Sonnet. Who designed your soundscape wheel? Earful bliss, As color to sight, and smoothness to touch; For in combinations fresh, angel-kiss Of rhythm, pitch, scale, note.. Simple as such. Maestro eternal, bring echoes from Home, Conduct the stars again, symphony King; So ripple it out on joy’s slipstream.. Come! Lo! …
(17.) On the Classroom as a Craftsman’s Workshop Where each student is an apprentice in the craft of learning. “Apprentice,” from the French word for “learn,” and from the Latin word for “apprehend.” THE STUDENT. An apprentice in the art and craft of learning; to learn how to learn, but also to learn the idea of …
(18.) On Teachers as Diamonds Six Different Facets of the Excellent Teacher. Every classroom teacher is a diamond in the rough, an unfinished product, no matter how well-trained or experienced. There is always room for improvement, and teacher development happens until the day of retirement. Even master teachers have not arrived, and are still in …
(19.) On Teachers as Live Wires “In terms of the world’s sanity, Jesus was crazy as a coot, and anybody who thinks he can follow Him without being a little crazy too is laboring less under a cross than under a delusion.” (Frederick Buechner) What did Jesus mean when he declared that His followers were …
(12.) Thoughts on the Christ-Centered Middle School “Outwitted” “He drew a circle that shut me out – heretic, rebel, a thing to flout But love and I had the wit to win: We drew a circle that took him in.” (by E. Markham) 1. CHANGE. Pre- and young adolescents (roughly 10-15 year olds) are experiencing …
The heroism of Christopher Nolan (2) “I want to highlight the creativity within the brain of a cripple, and while not attempting to hide the crippledom I want instead to filter all sob-storied sentiment from his portrait and dwell upon his life, his laughter, his vision.” (Christopher Nolan, referring to his autobiography) When a true …