Aug
16
Boring and Engaged
Thinking more about the difference between being boring and engaged.
Boring is autopilot; engaged is jarring
Boring is busy work;
Quick Thoughts
Aug
14
If I'm Bored, They're Bored
A little while ago, Matt sent me an interesting document put together by Google: what do teens and twenty-somethings find
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Aug
07
How to Spot A Weak Speaker
If the speaker opens with, “The dictionary defines [topic] as…” you know you’re in for it.
The story here
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Jul
31
Why Ask For Feedback If You're Just Going To Ignore It?
How often do we heard this complaint, “I gave all this feedback and nothing changed!” Assumptions are everything in miscommunication
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Jun
06
How To Teach Skeptical Students
The Center for Inquiry (yes, I follow CFI on Twitter because hearing both sides is important) posted this article from
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Mar
16
The Heart of Biblical Studies
A number of years ago, I remember complaining about how a particular text read. My professor very wisely asked me,
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Mar
06
When We're Not Tough On Ourselves, We'll Create Students Who Will Be
One question I’ve heard over and over and over again is this: why do students grow to doubt the
2 min read
Mar
02
The Speaker's Best Friend
I’ve learned much from Lily Walter’s “What to Say When…You’re Dying on the Platform” but my
2 min read
Feb
27
The Asherah Tug-Of-War
For some reason, Baal gets all the attention when there’s another Old Testament deity that’s frequently mentioned: Asherah:
6 min read
Feb
23
Boredom Is Dead. And We Have Killed It.
Have you not heard of that bored man who lit a lantern in the bright morning hours, ran to the
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