Strawberries, Fruit, and Memory

Posted on January 15, 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 strawberry is a fruit. Continue reading →

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Posted on January 11, 2008 by Israel Galindo

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Book review: Healing in the New Testament by Pilch

Posted on January 9, 2008 by Israel Galindo

I observe that more congregations are offering “healing services” as part of their ministries. We offered such at my former congregation and every now and then people ask me about it. On those opportunities I stress that it wasn’t a “healing service,” but rather, a “Service of Prayer for Healing and Wholeness.” The emphasis was on the prayers of the Church, not on any notion about our ability to miraculously “heal” people of broken bones or spirits. Continue reading →

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Did you change your mind this past year?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Some time ago we posted a link to a great site called “I used to believe.” It’s a fun look at the naturally quirky world of children’s epistemology. We all used to believe something as children that we no longer do as adults. And certainly, continuing to leave behind naïve beliefs, unsophisticated notions and misunderstandings is a sign of intellectual and emotional maturity. Continue reading →

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Swamps, Rivers, and Instructional Time

Posted on January 7, 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 Florida Everglades is an extensive swamp. Continue reading →

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Posted on January 4, 2008 by Israel Galindo

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Pilgrims, Plymouth Rock, and the KJV

Posted on January 3, 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 place where the Pilgrims landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1620 is marked by the actual Plymouth Rock on which they stepped onto the New World. Continue reading →

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Book review: Beyond the Ordinary by Johnson and Dreitcher

Posted on January 2, 2008 by Israel Galindo

Ben Campbell Johnson & Andrew Dreitcer provide a welcome resource to congregations in practical spirituality in Beyond the Ordinary: Spirituality for Church Leaders (Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company. 168 pages. $16.00. ISBN 0-8028-4773-0). The book’s unique contribution is in the fleshing out of classical Christian spirituality in the context of congregational leadership. In doing so, they move spirituality away from the individualistic expressions most prevalent today, and into a corporate dimension more in keeping with the communal nature of the church. Continue reading →

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Birds Named More and Better

Posted on January 1, 2008 by jbennett

Maybe it’s just my imagination, but I think I heard more voices than ever this year suggesting that we consider toning down the cultural excesses of Christmas gift-giving.  We’ve certainly not eliminated gift-giving in my world of family and friends, but it has become more modest in recent years.  Counterintuitively, Christmas has not become less important to us; if anything, the opposite is true, because it offers us time as family to be together. Continue reading →

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Posted on January 1, 2008 by Israel Galindo

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