I finally finished a pretty daunting task on Friday. I finalized what the course reading would be for RELI 101: Sacred Texts and Ideas. After spending hours of reading the scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, my mind is very overloaded. The way these scriptures are written can be so completely different than another one. Selecting passages to …
So, yesterday, I started with a whiteboard that looked liked this: I was spending some quality time working on the Religion 101 class I will be teaching in less than a month, Sacred Texts and Ideas. I was a tad bit overwhelmed. I’ve read. I’ve thought. I’ve read some more. But I wasn’t sure how to you cram all the …
September is nearing soon. What does that mean for me? I’ve got to get my class notes finished! I will be teaching Religion 101 at Lander University in the Fall. The last I heard we have a full class! The class title, “Sacred Texts and Ideas,” is a difficult course to tackle. But I am enjoying the challenge. The textbook …
A couple of weeks ago, I conducted a theological survey of our adults at North Side. This is for a requirement for my next degree, but I tailored the questions to help our staff discern teaching and directional needs for our church in the area of evangelism and missions. Concerning conducting this survey, I was hesitant. A number of our …
If you haven’t heard, I am teaching REL 101 at Lander in the Fall. It will be Tuesdays-Thursdays from 9:45-11:15 (weird timings in the Fall). We still have room, so sign up when you get a chance. The class is called Sacred Texts and Ideas and here is the course description: This course introduces students to the reading of sacred …