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My name is Laura and these are the wonderings of a theologically trained ponderer (me), writing out-loud, while working to help form her small corner of the church.Read more about Laura and the blog:
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Tag Archives: communal formation
Communal Beings Need Communal Learning
I’ve spent many hours in the past few days, reading about creating community in distance education. The basic consensus seems to be that it is crucial, doable, and difficult. In all this, the most amazing thing is how secular educators … Continue reading
Knowing as Knowing How
Some knowledge is learned through practice, applying mind and body to mental and physical skills, until they are nearly hardwired. In the year plus that TNBS has been studying Isaiah, we have slowly developed a communal study method that fits … Continue reading
Where have facts challenged your belief?
Propositional knowledge is supported by good evidence, is rational, and makes sense. It corresponds to the way things actually are and we live our lives trusting its truth. Early in ministry, facts were everything. Ephesians taught me relationship is as … Continue reading
Christianity is a Relational Encounter
There are things we learn person-to-person, face-to-face, in the length and depth of sensory encounter, that we cannot otherwise learn. My guys have taught me such things: grace in difficulty, real family, persistence against the odds, and humility in transformation. … Continue reading
Community Reveals Itself in the Ordinary
Most weeks after Bible study, conversation continues after the “formal time” has ended. The dialogue can include anything from cultural prejudice to computer games to the problem of evil to properly made coffee. These ordinary, spontaneous moments say more about … Continue reading
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