Warp and Woof | Writings by Mark Eckel - Latest Comments

Re: Kingdom Calling, Amy L. Sherman

Mark — Wed, 09 May 2012 10:38:23 -0000

It IS an amazing book! Go grab it! I miss those days too. It's great to hear from you here!

Re: Kingdom Calling, Amy L. Sherman

Cara Leger — Tue, 08 May 2012 15:25:56 -0000

WOW! This sounds like it's an amazing book! ...Wish I could just walk by your office and pop in for a visit! Oh, how I miss my days at Moody!

Re: Nation

Liz L. — Thu, 03 May 2012 18:08:47 -0000

History is, at its core, narrative - So it should be taught is more than just dates, places, and names (Though those are part of its framework). Teachers, I think, need to provide narrative as well - great people, events, and movements. In fact, I imagine that the monotonous repetition of dates, places, and names, with nothing else added, has made many students hate the idea of studying history.

Re: Towers

Nicholaspiotrowski — Tue, 01 May 2012 13:05:24 -0000

Thanks Mark! Can we get CBC to fund a trip to that castle!?

Re: Towers

snagglepussgal — Tue, 01 May 2012 09:26:56 -0000

Unconventional teachers! oh yeah! Marilyn McEntyre in Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies says, we must practice poesis to be makers and doers of the word. I say we must go further. While poiesis of the soul through the cultivation of virtue and knowledge is a part of Plato's work, we must serve both up (Plato and McEntyre) in an appetizing manner for all to digest. Crossroads professors do.

Re: Towers

@IndyChristian(Neil) — Tue, 01 May 2012 05:50:18 -0000

Thanks Mark. Enjoyed it. One very significant touch-point at which great thinking/discussion translates into tangible horse-power, IMHO, is when academia helps determine excellent ministry metrics -- ie, objective indicators of real mission outcomes, progress or drivers. For instance, show me a city where The Church senses its responsibility to get the Great Commission done, and thus sets about praying & doing & checking progress along the way (with best measures of mission progress), and I'll show you a city in which God may well use them to get it done. It's a great opportunity for academics & practitioners... and an easy way for them to teach the next generation, by showing.

Re: Ice-Ax to the Frozen Sea

Assurance46 — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:00:00 -0000

I love this for the distinct description it gives concerning the physical affect of God's Word! Each paragraph shares word images of Scripture changing us emotionally and mentally as well. A beautiful reminder of the depth of God's love in sending His Spirit to touch our "frozen hearts".

Re: Beyond Integration?

snagglepussgal — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:59:47 -0000

nicely woven. :)

Re: Entitlement

Mark — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 05:52:54 -0000

I am not surprised at all whenever I hear of the irresponsibility of students! Pursue your craft with Christian commitment; The Lord will reward what you do!

Re: Alone

Unohoo — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:28:30 -0000

He is with me (a wonderful song about the indwelling Holy Ghost of God in the Christian), and I am being followed: "surely goodness and mercy shall follow me, all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever..." If you are a Christian, you are part of a family, the family of God! Ministering spirits (angels) are all around us. Alone? No.

Re: Entitlement

Christel Durie — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 10:40:45 -0000

I am teaching Math to a difficult Grade 10 class this year. They even think that it is my responsibility to get them to pass this year. Whenever we have difficulties, they tell me what else I have to do to help them.

Re: Alone

ASSURANCE46 — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 13:14:33 -0000

YOU ARE NOT ALONE!!!!!!

Re: You Are Not a Gadget (Lanier)

Mark Eckel — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 11:12:16 -0000

I miss those chats too Russ! Glad you read the book; glad you're in a course entitled "Theology and Culture" :)

Re: You Are Not a Gadget (Lanier)

Russ Shumaker — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 04:38:55 -0000

Just read this boo in my theology and culture seminar. Quite the conversation ensued. I miss our back porch chats.

Re: Blindsided: The Lament of Job 3 (Part 1)

taa — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:25:13 -0000

Thanks Mark. Good stuff. I appreciate your defense of "lament" without calling my response, which is sometimes negative, sinful. I am unsettled but comfortable with the "I don't know answer" too.

Re: God's Language is Math

Mark Eckel — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:14:39 -0000

Hi Emily. Thanks for your good words here!

Re: God's Language is Math

Mark Eckel — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:13:52 -0000

Hi Brent. I've received a number of requests for the lessons. I am thinking I might publish them after the semester is over, sometime this summer.

Re: God's Language is Math

Mark Eckel — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 17:12:45 -0000

Hi Cindy. I have received a number of requests for these lessons. I am thinking about adding them sometime this summer! Glad you enjoyed the blog!

Re: God's Language is Math

Ekalidas — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 22:37:50 -0000

Dr Eckel,

I'm glad you've brought this subject up. I personally find the fact that God's creation is in total harmony and uses a lot of mathematical principles extremely faith strengthening. One example that came to mind is the fibonacci principle which is mathamatical can be seen in the way the seeds of a sunflower are arranged, the way the petals of flowers are designed and even in the shells! Like Ps. 19:1 says: "the heavens declare the glory of God..."

Best!
Emily~http://www.iproperty.com.sg/

Re: God's Language is Math

Cindy-Tucson, AZ — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 12:21:51 -0000

Dr. Eckel, I also enjoyed your article reposted in the Nurturing Faith blog. I wish that it was longer with more details. Math truly does give us a glimpse of God and His perfection is so many ways. It's like a peep hole in a door. Math is the lense that we look thru which shows us just a little bit of how great He is! He even made order come to what appears to us as random chaos. Much like our lives sometimes..He still has a plan of order in it. I, too, would like to know if your 12 lessons are available somewhere?

Re: Shepherding: A Biblical Motif for Leadership

Nikki — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:16:01 -0000

I have actually attended to a lot of prayer worships and religious leadership training. I might take into responsibility some day, fingers crossed. It's rather hard to please all those people than God.

Re: Educational-Apologetic Interview

Dean Roberts — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:32:25 -0000

Hi,

That was an insightful and education interview. I also appreciate your injecting some occasional humor throughout the interview. If I could turn back time, I would have taken more naps too! ;)

Cheers and more power,
Dean Roberts
http://www.whitespaceinternati...

Re: Conscience

Joshua — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:23:42 -0000

I remember reading about FOCA either shortly before or shortly after Obama was elected. This is one of the things FOCA promised. Apparently you can't infringe on anyone's rights--unless they're Christians. Then it's okay. Sometimes I get really angry about this hypocrisy. Other times I laugh, not with joy but with sheer disappointment and sorrow. The world is truly mad.

Re: Silence

Joshua — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:19:00 -0000

You know, when I hear about all the lies, propaganda, and omissions in our secular-driven society two things happen. The first is that I get extremely ticked off. The second comes later, when I've cooled down, and I realize that all the bull this dying society puts out is simply because it has no other defense. If you can't win against an opponent's arguments or actions, hide the arguments and actions.

Re: Abortion

Joshua — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:13:08 -0000

I've always found murdering innocent, helpless children who haven't done anything to deserve abortion completely justified and reasonable!