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Engaged Learning in Church

October 5, 2018 by W. Brian Lane No Comments

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W. Brian Lane shares some ways to use engaged learning techniques in church settings.

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Filed Under: Life in the Academy Tagged With: bible study, biblical hermeneutics, biblical interpretation, church, engaged learning, engaged learning series, local church, parables, Sunday school, teaching

A Sower Went Out to Sow. . . . Again

July 1, 2018 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

By challenging the hearer as to whether they will “hear” and follow the teacher, the Parable of the Sower and the Soils (Matthew 13:1-9) offers a larger framework for considering parables as part of the Master Teacher’s toolkit.

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Filed Under: Bible Studies, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: listening, Parable of the Soils, parable of the sower, parables, Parables Jesus Told, Parables Jesus Told Series

A Sower Went Out to Sow. . . .

June 10, 2018 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Today’s post on the Parable of the Sower and the Soils is the second in a series exploring Parables Jesus Told. The first post, Entrusted . . ., considered the Parable of the Three Servants, or, The Talents (Matthew 25:14-30), blog.emergingscholars.org/2018/05/entrusted/.

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Three Questions for Lectio Vocatio

June 3, 2018 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

I encourage you to take a few minutes this week to give these 3 questions prayerful consideration.

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Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Quotes, Resources for ESN Members, Science Corner, Vocation Tagged With: book recommendation, Every Job a Parable, parables, spiritual formation, vocation

Summer Book Suggestion: Every Job a Parable by John Van Sloten

May 28, 2018 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

The purpose of “Every Job a Parable” is to help kindle a new kind of vocational imagination, to help you experience God at work
more, and to help you read the parable that is your job.

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