I'm reading an awesome book, which was given to me by my friends Jake and Julie, called The Supernatural Ways of Royalty, by Kris Vallotton and Bill Johnson. It was sweet- I was reading a chapter in it today that exactly went along with something I was blogging about a couple days ago. As Vallotton says, "You can't afford to think differently about your life than God does."
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Saturday, June 6, 2009
The sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God
2 Peter 1:20-21
"But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God."
In the front of my Bible is written something one of my pastors used to say: This Book will keep you from sin; sin will keep you from this Book.
The Bible is God's Word, completely authoritative and without error- in the original documents. I can't vouch for every one of the hundreds of translations on the earth, but I'd say we at least got it pretty close.
"But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God."
In the front of my Bible is written something one of my pastors used to say: This Book will keep you from sin; sin will keep you from this Book.
The Bible is God's Word, completely authoritative and without error- in the original documents. I can't vouch for every one of the hundreds of translations on the earth, but I'd say we at least got it pretty close.
What makes a good teacher?
Since I've been an education major for four years, this is a question that many professors have asked me, and that I've asked of myself. I've been mentoring and volunteering at a Baltimore charter school for the past three weeks, so I decided to ask my students.
Interestingly enough, nearly ALL of them, from kindergarten to seventh grade, said, "one who is nice and doesn't yell all the time."
Fellow teachers, please don't yell in your frustration. Although it may be the natural response, it makes both your students and you even more stressed out.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
If you can't say anything nice...
"Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen." Ephesians 4:29
Beloved, please allow me to continue on my previous post about the power of our words.
I have been volunteering the past couple weeks at a charter school in Baltimore, MD. I eat lunch with a group of kids on each of four lunch shifts. These students were recommended to me by their teachers. The purpose is to be a mentoring figure in their lives, and to give them "face time", as many of them don't receive much attention from influential adults. Often, the only attention they get at home is bad.
Beloved, please allow me to continue on my previous post about the power of our words.
I have been volunteering the past couple weeks at a charter school in Baltimore, MD. I eat lunch with a group of kids on each of four lunch shifts. These students were recommended to me by their teachers. The purpose is to be a mentoring figure in their lives, and to give them "face time", as many of them don't receive much attention from influential adults. Often, the only attention they get at home is bad.
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