Jul
23
Dorthy L. Sayers and Learning Anything
Dorthy Sayers, in her speech, The Lost Tools of Learning, outlines how the use of language is the primary goal
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David Knopp
Jul
18
40 (Serious) Sunday School Ideas
Lest I be accused of vaguery, I’m sure somebody is going to ask, “What do you mean by a
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Jul
16
Bring Back the (Serious) Sunday School!
As I’ve reflected on the church calendar issue, one key motivation for the expositional sermon series is the leadership
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Jul
11
Most can't be a great preacher/teacher every week
Spending five years in a context that saw a consistent line of itinerant speakers really gave me an appreciation for
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Jul
04
Why the Church Calendar Doesn't Work
I’ve been wading into the details of the liturgical year, so I asked Evan if he had any threads
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Jul
03
Religion in America
This 4th of July, I bring you another quote from Alexis de Tocqueville. Happy Independence Day!
There is an innumerable
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Jan
31
The Quiet Power of Introverts
On Matt’s recommendation, i listened through Suzan Cain’s book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That
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Dec
11
A Finals' Week Reading from Nassim Taleb
As the academic season comes to its groundhog day, I can’t help but pass along this from Nassim Nicholas
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Nov
30
What if Revelation was written by John...the Baptist?
The first step to writing a commentary is to question the traditional authorship. I don’t know why; it just
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Nov
27
LIVE STUDY: Mary and Elizabeth Weren’t Cousins?
Merry Christmas! cousins
I was walking to Cheers-fil-a and listening to Catholic Answers (because I find that apologetics discussions get
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