Image: Paratroopers from the 11th Airborne division training at Fort Campbell, Kentucky in the early 1950s. My father could be in this picture. From https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/18zacz8/11th_airborne_paratroopers_jump_training_in_fort/ “Where do you think you’re going, Wales!” The sergeant screamed at my dad, a young recruit in basic training. The men were inside a gas chamber. The rule was, theContinue reading “God Sends His Recruits to Boot Camp. Exodus 14:11.”
Category Archives: Education
“My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge” Hosea 4:6.
On the day you were born, our society began pushing knowledge and education on you: Knowledge is Power. Readers are Leaders. Teach a Man to Fish … But to whom does that apply? Does everyone need education? Yes. Everyone needs an education appropriate to the culture in which they will live. A Tibetan proverb says,Continue reading ““My People Are Destroyed for Lack of Knowledge” Hosea 4:6.”
PROUD TO BE IGNORANT. Acts 7:22.
Have you noticed the way some Christians are proud to be uneducated? Preachers will say things like “well, I’m just a poor country preacher, but …” and you can tell they wear that badge with pride. Pride in your own ignorance is a classic example of anti-intellectualism, and it has deep roots in the AmericanContinue reading “PROUD TO BE IGNORANT. Acts 7:22.”
FAMILY LINES. 1 Chronicles 23-26.
The Bible contains numerous genealogies—they make dull reading until you use imagination to see further. I ask myself what God is up to, why He chooses certain families. The first, most obvious lesson when reading genealogies is: GOD CARES MORE ABOUT FAMILY TREES/HERITAGE THAN WE DO. Clearly these things are important (and both Moses andContinue reading “FAMILY LINES. 1 Chronicles 23-26.”
ARE WE LAZY? Hebrews 5:11-12.
Americans work so hard. But are we spiritually lazy? “We have a great deal to say about this [doctrine] but it’s difficult to explain, since YOU HAVE BECOME TOO LAZY TO UNDERSTAND. Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you the basic principles of God’s revelation again. YouContinue reading “ARE WE LAZY? Hebrews 5:11-12.”
ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM in the United States. Hebrews 5:11-12,14.
–The following is from an article by Michael W. Austin, published by the Christian Research Institute: “Anti-intellectualism is rampant in the United States. For quite some time now, our culture has exalted feelings above reason, pragmatism over wisdom, entertainment over intellectual engagement, and we’re now seeing the fruit of these choices. The criticisms are now clichés,Continue reading “ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM in the United States. Hebrews 5:11-12,14.”
ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN THE AMERICAN CHURCH. Hebrews 5:11-12
We evangelicals have been accused of being anti-intellectual—and it seems a fair assessment. Things that require concentration are often dismissed as “not of God.” We reject complexity and nuance. Some of us won’t read anything that requires us to turn off our music. Preachers have to hold our hands for challenging topics. I have heardContinue reading “ANTI-INTELLECTUALISM IN THE AMERICAN CHURCH. Hebrews 5:11-12”
IMITATION: THE SIMPLEST WAY TO LEARN. 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 2:14.
What is the simplest way to learn a skill? How do children learn to walk? To talk? Imitation. Monkey-see, monkey-do, right? It’s so easy a monkey could do it. In fact, monkeys are so good at imitating people, one of the expressions for a good imitation of another person is to “ape” someone. But don’tContinue reading “IMITATION: THE SIMPLEST WAY TO LEARN. 1 Thessalonians 1:6; 2:14.”
A Back-to-School Bible Verse and Prayer. Daniel 1:7
God gave these four young men knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom. Daniel 1:7 (Speaking of Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego). Pray for that. Pray that God would give you “knowledge and understanding in every kind of literature and wisdom.” Because God can give it! Have a great year! ΑΩ
SCHOOL IS NOT PUNISHMENT.
I was unhappy in high school. And I was not the only one. Sharpstown High School had all the worst problems of American high schools, from drugs to riots to shootings. And for several months one year, someone phoned-in bomb threats nearly every day. The first time it happened it was funny and exciting, aContinue reading “SCHOOL IS NOT PUNISHMENT.”
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