Monthly Archives: March 2007

New resources added

Posted on March 15, 2007 by igalindo

We’ve posted some new resources on the Educational Consultants website. Look under the “/Resources/FREE Resources” section. Check them out, and check back periodically for new resource materials. You’ll find a new section of handouts for Family Life and Parenting. Another … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 14, 2007 by igalindo

A student gave me a tough assignment: what are the 10 Best books to read for the next 10 years? She’d gotten that as an assignment in class, but I warned her that it likely was a “trick question.” The … Continue reading →

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Denise Levertov poem

Posted on March 12, 2007 by igalindo

Denise Levertov remains one of my favorite Christian poets (a qualifier I make reluctantly given that she is a great poet, period.). You can read a short profile of her here. Like with so many great poets whose passion, art, … Continue reading →

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New Lenten study

Posted on March 11, 2007 by igalindo

A new Lenten art and poetry group study has been posted on the Educational Consultants website (you?ll find it under the ?Resources/FREE Resources? section). The handouts are from a Lenten art and poetry presentation titled, “Poetry, Art, and the Spirituality … Continue reading →

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Tenacity

Posted on March 10, 2007 by igalindo

It doesn’t get better than this in Baptist life—or worse. “CEDARTOWN, Ga. (AP) – For three years, a group of deacons from the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church has tried to oust the congregation’s pastor. And three times, the church leader … Continue reading →

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Stations of the cross posters

Posted on March 9, 2007 by igalindo

I’ve made available a new Stations of the Cross (via crucis) poster set in the Art Gallery section of the Educational Consultants website. A friend asked about it, so here ’tis. Here’s a sample poster: This can be a great … Continue reading →

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On being sensitive

Posted on March 8, 2007 by igalindo

No one has ever accused me of being “sensitive.” Most of the time I come off as “aloof,” and the spouse one of my hospice patients, no doubt expecting more empathy or sympathy to his plight (never mind the patient’s) … Continue reading →

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Is God a spandrel?

Posted on March 7, 2007 by igalindo

The question: Are we hard-wired to believe in God? James Fowler, author of Stages of Faith, claimed that we are genetically disposed to have faith. And William James said, “All of our raptures and our drynesses, our longings and pantings, … Continue reading →

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On the perennial question of nature vs. nurture

Posted on March 6, 2007 by igalindo

I always enjoy Dalrymple’s pieces. Here he ponders on the current tendency to accept the notion that it is nature that determines behaviors. He wrote, “Our search for, and apparent willingness to believe in, or at least give credit to … Continue reading →

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The next “dummies” book?

Posted on March 5, 2007 by igalindo

Is this the next book for “dummies”? Or merely a book by a couple of dummies?

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