Tag Archives: Israel Galindo

Reading day (education)

Posted on April 10, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Once a month I try to take a reading day at the library, either at my local neighborhood library or the seminary library across campus. Most of my reading on that day consists of pulling journals and periodicals off the … Continue reading →

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Book review: Understanding the Church, by Vogl and Fish

Posted on April 9, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Well into this side of the millennial threshold, wading through the deepening waters of change, the issue of reexamining the nature and future of the church is foremost on the minds of theologians, church educators, ministers, and denominational leaders. What … Continue reading →

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Are humans a “pack animal”?

Posted on April 8, 2008 by Israel Galindo

I finally got around to doing a presentation on “Leadership Lessons from the Dog Whisperer.” It was a fun presentation and seemed well-received. As often happens in plenary presentations participants will focus on the immediate concepts as a frame of … Continue reading →

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Book review: The Craft of Christian Teaching, by Galindo

Posted on April 7, 2008 by Israel Galindo

It has been ten years since my first book was published. It’s still in print and selling well. That’s a rare thing in today’s book publishing business. It’s not unusual to find that a very good book I use for … Continue reading →

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The Bible is not a children’s book

Posted on April 2, 2008 by Israel Galindo

One of the things my wife asked for Christmas was the missing volumes to her series of Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events, that outrageously (and refreshingly) “dark” children’s books. While many adults enjoy the wry humor in Snicket’s … Continue reading →

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Things becoming obsolete

Posted on March 27, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Last week someone left a plastic bag on my porch. It contained two hefty telephone directories. This yearly event used to annoy me. I have no use for phone books. If I want to find a person, company, or address … Continue reading →

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Emotional process, leadership, and anxiety

Posted on March 26, 2008 by Israel Galindo

In preparation for an upcoming presentation I’ve been examining the dynamics of emotional process and anxiety as they relate to leadership. Since my orientation for this study is Bowen Family Systems Theory (BFST) my definition of leadership is related to … Continue reading →

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Columbus, Philosophy, and Christian Education

Posted on March 25, 2008 by Israel Galindo

The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? Fiction: Christopher Columbus sailed to the new world on the Nina, the Pinta, and the … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs, Plants, and Enthusiasm

Posted on March 17, 2008 by Israel Galindo

The following is from the book Myths: Fact and Fiction about Teaching and Learning by Israel Galindo. How well do you know fact from fiction? FICTION: The only plausible theory for the extinction of dinosaurs offered by scientists is that … Continue reading →

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So many books . . .

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Recently, my friend Margaret wrote an interesting post about reading (see “How fast do you read?” ). As intended, it gave me pause to think about my own reading habits.

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