Although Othello is accused of using witchcraft to woo Desdemona, it is actually a story that causes her to fall in love with him. At the invitation of Desdemona's father, Othello recounts his life “from year to year, the battles, sieges, fortunes” of his days: his enslavement among his enemies, his travels through foreign lands, his daring escapes. The story leaves Desdemona in tears. As Othello sums up: “She loved me for the dangers I had passed. / And I loved her that she did pity them. / This is the only witchcraft … [Read more...] about Faithful Presence: The Justice of Story
Teaching Tips: Listening
Jayme M. Yeo shares some things she's learned about listening to students for our Teaching Tips series. See her other writing for the ESN blog here. … [Read more...] about Teaching Tips: Listening
Abundance (Scholar’s Compass)
You care for the land and water it; you enrich it abundantly. The streams of God are filled with water to provide the people with grain, for so you have ordained it. You drench its furrows and level its ridges; you soften it with showers and bless its crops. You crown the year with your bounty, and your carts overflow with abundance. -Psalms 65:8-11 (NIV) … [Read more...] about Abundance (Scholar’s Compass)
Journey (Scholar’s Compass)
Blessed are those whose strength is in you, who have set their hearts on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baca, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools They go from strength to strength, Till each appears before God in Zion. Psalm 84:5-7 … [Read more...] about Journey (Scholar’s Compass)