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Jesus: Lord & Servant (Matthew 8:1-17)

December 28, 2015 by David Williams Leave a Comment

This is the first of a four part series of posts in which  David Williams shares some historical and theological observations on the Bible passages studied at the Urbana Student Missions Conference 2015. The passages under consideration are  Matthew 8:1-17, Matthew 20:1-16, Matthew 25:31-26, Matthew 27:57-28:15. In follow-up David will post stories of how the Gospel is being lived out on campus. We'd also love to hear how these texts speak to your  campus context and next steps you'll take as you  share the Good News … [Read more...] about Jesus: Lord & Servant (Matthew 8:1-17)

Filed Under: Christian Thought and Practice, Urbana2015 Tagged With: bible study, jesus, Lord, moses, Servant, teacher, urbana, urbana15, Urbana15 Bible study

Book Review: Jesus The Sage

May 6, 2014 by Bob Trube Leave a Comment

My goal is that they may be encouraged in heart and united in love, so that they may have the full riches of complete understanding, in order that they may know the mystery of God, namely, Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (Colossians 2:2-3, NIV). A number of years ago, C. S. Lewis framed the Liar, Lunatic, Lord argument that asserted that Jesus could not possibly have been merely a good teacher–either he lied about his own identity which would make him not good, he was deluded … [Read more...] about Book Review: Jesus The Sage

Filed Under: Book Review/Discussion, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Ben Witherington III, Christ, Christology, dallas willard, incarnation, Jesus the Sage, Lady Sophia, Lord, new testament, Solomon, teacher, wisdom, Wisdom literature

“Time” to be imitated?

April 17, 2014 by Mark Eckel 2 Comments

 The Marks of a Christian Scholar: A Vocational Description (Part Three)[1] Mark Eckel, ThM PhD, Professor of Leadership, Education & Discipleship Capital Seminary & Graduate School, Washington, D.C. By guiding attention we take in our hands the key to the formation and the development of personality and character. -- Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky[2] My first stint as an educator was chosen by a four letter word: time. My training was in pastoral studies. But I was being offered a position as a high … [Read more...] about “Time” to be imitated?

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, The Marks of a Christian Scholar Tagged With: Albert Bandura, Christ, christian scholarship, Corinthians, discipleship, education, image of God, imitation, Paul, responsibility, student, teacher, Thessalonians, time, time management, Timothy, type

Owning education

April 10, 2014 by Mark Eckel Leave a Comment

 The Marks of a Christian Teacher: A Vocational Description (Part Two)[1] Mark Eckel, ThM PhD, Professor of Leadership, Education & Discipleship Capital Seminary & Graduate School, Washington, D.C. The true function of the teacher is to create the most favorable conditions for self-learning. True teaching is not that which gives knowledge, but that which stimulates pupils to gain it. One might say that he teaches best who teaches least.[2] “I do not want you to believe anything I tell you.”   My mantra was … [Read more...] about Owning education

Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, The Marks of a Christian Scholar, The Purpose of Education Tagged With: A Student's Prayer, Bereans, bible, christian scholarship, common grace, creation, Creator, creature, education, image of God, knowledge, ownership, responsibility, student, teacher, truth

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