I was terrified. Sure I had graduated with an undergrad degree in communication but what did I know about teaching? Dr. Steyn, one of my mentors and the chair of the department, didn’t really give me a choice. I offered some excuses and tried to share my inadequacies to no avail. She gave a textbook and syllabus and basically said make it happen. I stood before my first class with no idea what I was doing. I had never taught before and I smelled of fear. That first semester was neither a total disaster nor award winning but I survived. Years later I’m glad I followed the command to teach even though I didn’t want to. Read More …
The Outburst
Then Moses lifted up his hand and struck the rock twice with his rod; and water came forth abundantly, and the congregation and their beasts drank. Numbers 20:11 NASB
Before my wedding I used to watch those wedding shows. I laughed at the couples and their mishaps. How could some people be so demanding? I would never act like that. Is it really that serious? It’s easy to live in hypothetical world. The emotional displays I saw on TV began to make sense as my fiancée and I started planning our wedding. Weddings can stir up strong feelings, especially during those pre-wedding arguments. Read More …
No Substitute
Then they said, “This is your god, O Israel, that brought you out of the land of Egypt!” Exodus 32:4
The other day I was watching Fireplace for the Home on Netflix. Apparently someone positioned a stationary camera to record the sights and sounds of a real fireplace. The purpose of this nearly hour long “show” is to imagine what it would be like to experience a fireplace in your house.
On my TV the fireplace certainly looks a real, glowing flames and ashen bricks.
The scene certainly sounds real, crackling wood and wasps of smoke. Read More …
