All posts tagged Education

August 21, 2012

Luther on love, liturgy, and learning

by Bill Anderson Luther saw love as an important motivating factor for the Christian life. While we cannot keep the Law, Luther says in relation to Romans 13:10 that “love must first be in the heart; otherwise nothing will come of keeping the Law. Therefore…

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August 21, 2012

The thinking Christian

by Bill Anderson “In the beginning was the Word (Idea), and the Word (Idea) was with God, and the Word (Idea) was God” (John 1:1). The Lord our God created a big beautiful world of ideas. But there are many dangerous ideas out there too….

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February 13, 2012

LCC on the Road: Haitians working together

by Robert Bugbee Dear friends, I write these lines on a bright, warm Monday morning from Gonaives in northern Haiti.  I am making a very quick “get acquainted” trip here together with Rev. Dr. Albert Collver III.  He is the Director of Church Relations and…

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December 22, 2011

LCC on the Road: Seminary teaching in Ukraine

Reflections teaching overseas by Edward Kettner I arrived in Odessa on Monday, November 28. This is my fourth trip to Ukraine on behalf of LCC, and my third trip to teach seminary students. The first thing I noticed was how much easier it is to…

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November 22, 2011

From one-room schoolhouse to global village: Meeting the new challenges of teaching young people

by Michael Schiemann Our world is changing at an incredible pace. Everywhere you look, things are not as they once were. Cities are growing, countries are changing. Even people do not seem to think and act the same way as in the past. One of…

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January 25, 2011

Take back the brains of our culture

by Jonathan Strand Who do you listen to and pay attention to more, and whose opinions do you respect more: people who know more or who know less? Who has the greater influence in our society?   On average, people who know more and are…

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