Tag: teaching and learning
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Teachers Day
The Duke of Sheh asked Tsze-lu about Confucius, and Tsze-lu did not answer him. The Master said, “Why did you not say to him, ‘He is simply a man, who in his eager pursuit of knowledge forgets his food, who in the joy of its attainment forgets his sorrows, and who does not perceive that…
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A Quick Thought on Staying Non-Reactionary, Non-Defensive, and Non-Anxious
Two different articles from two wildly different authors that came across email a day or so ago seemed to speak to one another, which made me think. One came from Pete Enns, on the moment of insight that shaped his “life’s work of trying to understand the Bible rather than defend it,” the moment he…
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Reflecting on 1 John 3 11-27
We are studying 1 John 3:11-27 for Sunday, November 15. This is a portion of a text instructing early Christians on doctrine, and the way to go about living that out. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are some questions we might want to consider together: Our various study materials tell us that…
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Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost
She said, “Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters’ table.” Then Jesus answered her, “Woman, great is your faith! Let it be done for you as you wish.” And her daughter was healed instantly. Matthew 15:27-28
Matters of Interpretation 