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...
Needing Support Is Not Anything to Be Ashamed Of
Blog, Differentiation, Educator Insights, Effectiveness, Encouragement, Teaching Strategies | June 18, 2024
Have you ever taken the time to stop and think about the number 30? Recently, the number 30 became a significant number to me. More on that in a bit. I started to notice that I was having more difficulty hearing things–my students, the television, conversations,...
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...