August 13, 2020 | Romans 12:9–21 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue During the Vietnam War, for the first time, people had the opportunity to visually “see” the realities of war. The nightly news showed footage of each day’s violence, and suddenly war became up close and personal. Horrified by what they saw, people wanted to take […]
August 12, 2020 | Luke 14 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Did you ever sit through a class (or a sermon) and realize that you didn’t pay attention? For whatever reason, you simply missed the point . . . or you chose to ignore it. Good teachers know that successful lessons will create what is called […]
August 11, 2020 | Luke 19:1-9 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As a classroom teacher for sixteen years, I learned to recognize my students’ social, emotional, and academic needs. Teaching to change lives was as much about what happened outside of the lesson plan as the lesson plan itself. As I spent time purposefully recognizing my […]
August 10, 2020 | Mark 8:1–13 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Anne Graham Lotz’s grandfather was a medical missionary to China for 25 years, where he established the Love and Mercy Hospital in Tsingkianpu. She writes, “My grandfather was wise. He knew that ‘man is destined to die once, and after that to face judgment,’ and […]
August 9, 2020 | 1 Timothy 4 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue My spiritual mentor is now 87 years old and has faithfully served Jesus Christ as a teacher, pastor’s wife, church planter, and missionary for most of her earthly years. She has been an incredible blessing in my life and to many others! The Apostle […]
August 8, 2020 | John 4 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue New teachers are often trained in what education experts call “responsive classroom” techniques. The goal is to share important information in a welcoming way so your audience will respond well. A responsive teacher is sensitive to their audience’s needs and designs the learning situation to […]
August 7, 2020 | Mark 10:1–29 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue If you’ve ever played darts or tried your hand at archery, you know the goal is deceptively simple: get your dart or arrow in the bullseye. But it is harder than it may initially seem. In lesson planning, the most critical step is establishing the […]
August 6, 2020 | Matthew 6:25–34 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue Why is the sun hot? Why must I take a bath? Why can’t I do it by myself? Anyone who has worked with preschoolers understands that their inquisitive minds want a lot of answers. Helping children have age-appropriate understanding is important. Teachers know that understanding […]
August 5, 2020 | Mark 6:30–44 DEVOTIONS This Month’s Issue As a child, for me, a trip to the dentist meant sitting in an electric chair that went up and down, choosing between cinnamon or bubblegum toothpaste, and taking home a plastic bag of goodies. My positive childhood experiences at the dentist gave me […]