Maybe I misunderstand the lyrics or maybe I am biased against the lyricists, but to me one of the most sarcastic songs of this season is “So This is Christmas, War is Over” originally by John Lennon and Yoko Ono. If you pay attention to the underlying tone, they are saying “Who cares if this … Continue reading So This is Christmas?
Author: Scott McCown
Since You Brought it Up . . .
Maybe you did not bring it up, but someone did. I hear it every year, so I decided that I will repeat myself on the topic of Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. I am a BIG fan of this time of year. I love the festivities. I love the family gatherings, the gathering of … Continue reading Since You Brought it Up . . .
Five for Friday
More for your reading pleasure and edification. There was a lot posted this week about marriage and I am sharing three articles I think you might want to read. Following those articles is one about faith and a surprise source for this blog for the fifth article. Ten Diagnostic Questions for your Marriage posted by Kevin … Continue reading Five for Friday
Planned Preaching Retreat
On Monday and Tuesday this week, I met up with seven other ministers (Brendan Chance, Mark Posey, Mike Baker, Dale Jenkins, Daniel Courington, Elisha Freeman, and Trae Durden) in Huntsville, Alabama for one main purpose - sermon planning. We came from different congregations, backgrounds, and states. We each brought our calendars, Bibles, computers, tablets, and … Continue reading Planned Preaching Retreat
More on Teaching
Yesterday we explored learning styles, today I want us to take that a step farther as we discuss Instructional Models. There are in my experience four basic models: 1) Large Group Instruction, 2) Small Group Instruction, 3) Individual (one on one) Instruction, and 4) Private (Self-Guided) Instruction. Taking these models into the Church setting, here … Continue reading More on Teaching
Are We Teaching How They Learn?
Education professionals divide learners into three basic learning styles. 1) Auditory Learners. These people learn from listening to lectures or presentations in class. They may take notes, but learn mostly from what they hear. You can give these people verbal directions to a destination and they remember those directions. 2) Visual Learners. This group learns … Continue reading Are We Teaching How They Learn?
Five for Friday
Time to share some things I read this week that I think you might benefit from or simply enjoy reading. Fox News reports on Parenting and THE TALK. Are you or someone you know dealing with GRIEF? John Pavlovitz has something to say. Michael Nichols shares lesson he learned from an 85 Year Old Friend. … Continue reading Five for Friday
Found in the Files: Sharing Christ
Looking for an illustration in the "Hard Copy Files" I ran across this poem that I forgot I held onto. It reminded me of who we are and what we are to be about as citizens of God's kingdom. Sharing Christ By Serena Voss “Lead me to some soul . . . “ we sang … Continue reading Found in the Files: Sharing Christ
Our Refuge
This year as our young people participate in SELTC (South Eastern Leadership Training for Christ) they will focus their projects and lessons on the theme of Refuge. Yesterday afternoon I began mentoring one of the young participants who is building a PowerPoint / Keynote / Prezi style presentation. She is planning to build a presentation … Continue reading Our Refuge
Five for Friday
I know you have plans for the weekend as you are wrapping up your work week. Don't turn off your brain - keep reading and keep growing. Here are five articles I found interesting this week. We turn to Josh Ketchum who writes about Our Children and What the World Will Not Teach. Jim Faugh … Continue reading Five for Friday
