How do I recognize and evaluate my own assumptions? This is a question which I believe has always been important but is becoming important in a new way now. Having worked in education now for so many years, the importance of critical thinking has continued to receive more attention. However, critical thinking in public conversation…
I few posts back I wrote about “Real Value in Christian education” and mentioned several aspects of a Christ-centered education that provide unique and powerful connections between life and learning. We can now look more closely at the first of these connections: First, it would be helpful to have a clear understanding of what is…
Introduction When we discuss faith and science together, we might encounter seemingly incompatible concepts and perspectives, but this should not be the case! Instead of having to decide between faith and science, we need to come to the discussion with a clear understanding of how they support each other. This approach demands that we know…
Every few weeks I happen upon an interesting article and then waste a few minutes looking through the comments to see what people have to say about the content. Sometimes this is slightly enlightening but it often just reinforces my belief that people have a long way to go in their ability to understand truth…
What is Christian Education and why is it important? From much study and experience it seems that the real difference is the focus on character, the heart of the person, not just the brain or the thought processes. Character formation is integral to learning because a person of character is one that is prepared for…
There are many reasons to answer God’s call. The first might be very clear to you if you think about the events of world history and then look around at our society today… We are the connection to the next generation of Christians! Every generation is responsible to reach the next generation with the Gospel…
Let’s look together at “The Kingdom of God”. This is a concept explored much in Scripture but we still don’t have a handle on what it means in our daily life. Jesus says, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.” I admit that…
I’ve been writing on the value of time, energy and financial resources in the last few entries. So, how does this translate into a practical model for my personal daily investment of resources? First, remember that our goal as followers of Jesus is to use all our resources for His glory – never just a…
This is my 14th year teaching Humanities at ECA and, unfortunately, it will be my last for a while… It has been one of my favorite subjects to teach and I will definitely miss this interaction with my students as we observe and respond to art in its various forms and also create art together….
Finances are the third resource after time and energy. Some may consider money to be the most important or even the only resource, but they are mistaken. Money is actually the least valuable in the sense that it is the most easily renewed. When all your money is spent, a simple investment of time and…
Time is definitely the hardest thing to manage because no mater how many times I try to reorganize my time, it actually changes very little. There are always demands on our time that seem impossible to minimize no matter how little value we place on them. And in talking to retired people, they seem to…
An evaluation of resources: I plan to discuss, in the next 4 or 5 posts, the concept of what some might call ‘stewardship’ but really it is just using well what each of us have at our disposal. Stewardship concepts that deal only with finances are sorely missing out on the true richness of the…
