The Educator as Expert Builder (Part 2, In the Classroom)
Blog, Biblical Integration, Character Development, Classroom Culture, Discipleship, Encouragement, Spiritual Formation | June 25, 2024
1 Corinthians 3: 10 (NIV) “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.” The primary focus of this devotional is for educators to see their students as...
The Educator as Expert Builder (Part 1 – For the Educator)
Biblical Integration, Blog, Character Development, Classroom Culture, Discipleship, Faith Learning, Spiritual Formation | June 11, 2024
1 Corinthians 3: 10 (NIV) “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds.” “Such a classroom honors one of the most vital needs our students have: to be...
Confronting Boredom in the Bible Classroom
A number of years ago, I spent a week of my Bible class asking my students this question: “Would you describe your Christian life as exciting?” Out of roughly 150 students, I only had one student answer yes. She was a missionary kid from Africa there on furlough for...
An Educator’s Place on the Ladder (Part 2, For the Classroom)
Genesis 28: 12-16 (NIV) “He (Jacob) had a dream in which he saw a stairway resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven, and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. There above it stood the Lord, and he said: ‘I am the Lord, the God of your...
Building Walls (Part 1, For the Educator)
Blog, Classroom Culture, Discipleship, Encouragement, Spiritual Formation, Teaching Strategies | April 9, 2024
Nehemiah 2:17 (NIV) “Then I said to them, ‘You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and we will no longer be in disgrace.” “Thinking of a medieval or ancient city may...