Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Course 5 Week 3 Tyler's Topics
Tyler, place your intial posts and the answers to our questions here. Go to Sean's area to ask him questions.
Course 5 Week 3
O.K. We are getting to start week 3. We will be learning more about the life of Job.
We can start with the initial posts. Here is the rundown again for posting:
You have three assignments each week
(1) Make at least two initial posts in your posting area. The first one will be name of the course, and the names (or numbers of the DVD's) of the chapters or lectures you will be covering during the week. The second one will be a comment on one of those chapters. You will receive one point for getting the first post in on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will also get a point for getting at least one more initial post in.
(2) Go to your fellow student's posting areas, and ask them a question or questions about their intial posts. You will recieve one point for completing this assignment before 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
(3) Answer the questions asked.
(4) On Fridays, I will also give directions for making remaining posts during the week. Be sure and read those, and take them into account when making at least one of your remaining posts.
(4) In all, we want to make at least nine posts during the week. You will receive points for that as follows:
9 or more posts - 12 points
6-8 posts - 10 points
3-5 posts - 6 points
1-2 posts - 3 points
You will have the extra points you had accumulated by getting things in on time. Those are bonus points that will be used only to move your grade closer to 100 if you need them. They will be awarded each week if needed to move your grade up to 12 for the week. If you do not need them for that week, they will be carried over to the next week(s). Remember the posts that count for points will be at least three sentences long.
We can start with the initial posts. Here is the rundown again for posting:
You have three assignments each week
(1) Make at least two initial posts in your posting area. The first one will be name of the course, and the names (or numbers of the DVD's) of the chapters or lectures you will be covering during the week. The second one will be a comment on one of those chapters. You will receive one point for getting the first post in on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will also get a point for getting at least one more initial post in.
(2) Go to your fellow student's posting areas, and ask them a question or questions about their intial posts. You will recieve one point for completing this assignment before 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
(3) Answer the questions asked.
(4) On Fridays, I will also give directions for making remaining posts during the week. Be sure and read those, and take them into account when making at least one of your remaining posts.
(4) In all, we want to make at least nine posts during the week. You will receive points for that as follows:
9 or more posts - 12 points
6-8 posts - 10 points
3-5 posts - 6 points
1-2 posts - 3 points
You will have the extra points you had accumulated by getting things in on time. Those are bonus points that will be used only to move your grade closer to 100 if you need them. They will be awarded each week if needed to move your grade up to 12 for the week. If you do not need them for that week, they will be carried over to the next week(s). Remember the posts that count for points will be at least three sentences long.
Monday, December 15, 2008
Course 5 Week 2
Remember that the end of Course Five Week 2 ends today at midnight. Be sure to get all your posts in by then if you have not already done so?
Faithfulness During Suffering
How does observing someone remaining faithful during suffering affect you. There is a publication called, The Voice of the Martyer. That talks about up-to-date accounts of Christians who are being persecuted, tortured and martyred for their faith. When I read some of those accounts, I am challenged by my lack of faithfulness. Yet, I am so glad to know that God loves me, and that He has indeed provided salvation as the gift of God and not of works, lest I should boast. Does hearing of persecution or martyrdom challenge you?
Friday, December 12, 2008
Response Postings
In one or more of your replies or new posts, show how faithfulness relates to this course.
Continue to ask questions or make comments that are on topic for the course. Try to do enough of these to get 12 points for the week.
Continue to ask questions or make comments that are on topic for the course. Try to do enough of these to get 12 points for the week.
Faithfulness
Tyler said that "The author says that the real theme [of the book] is Job's faithfulness."
Sean agreed and defined faithfulness. He said, "Faith [is] knowing that we serve a God that does know what going on with us, and in the end, I believe you will somehow be glad it happened."
May the Lord help us to be found faithful!
Sean agreed and defined faithfulness. He said, "Faith [is] knowing that we serve a God that does know what going on with us, and in the end, I believe you will somehow be glad it happened."
May the Lord help us to be found faithful!
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Job--themes
One of the themes, aside from suffering, patience, and faithfulness, that I see in Job is the idea that troubles fall on the just and unjust alike. The New Testaments tells us that it rains on the just and unjust alike. Some troubles that come a person's way can simply be consequences for bad choices, or they could even be a part of the chastening of the Lord. Even though that is true, some troubles come our way simply because we live in this old world.
I guess the key to all of this, as both of you have mentioned, is faithfulness; but it is a faithfulness that goes through trials and troubles--even suffering.
I guess the key to all of this, as both of you have mentioned, is faithfulness; but it is a faithfulness that goes through trials and troubles--even suffering.
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Course 5 Week 2 and Stress Test
All right. Now we are rolling.
I had a nuclear stress test this morning. This all came abut because of about five or ten minute and twenty seconds of minor pain.
The 20 seconds was about two months ago when I was doing something non stressful like running a TV camera. (It just was not stressful that day. Sometimes that can be very stressful--depending on what you are taping, doing a "live" program, on how well the director is getting what he wants, etc.) On this particular day, it was very easy and relaxing. Still, I had about twenty second of pressure that felt like it was pushing on my chest (or contracting from within).
Then last week, I had a different type of pain, minor, on the left side of my chest; but it lasted about five or ten minutes. The doctor really thought I should be checked out, so I went to the hospital this morning.
While on the treadmill, things went very well. When they were taking a second set of pictures after the treadmill to compare with some they took before, they were taking a really long time. Later they said I had an irregular heart beat at that time.
I won't know final results until Thursday or Friday. I went from apprehension to relief to slight confusion. Again, the treadmill was not a problem, and the doctor said he thought the cardiogram looked good.
With all of this, though, I know this is nothing like what you faced earlier, Sean.
I'm just glad, that, whatever happens, I know God is in control.
You have three assignments each week
(1) Make at least two initial posts in your posting area. The first one will be name of the course, and the names (or numbers of the DVD's) of the chapters or lectures you will be covering during the week. The second one will be a comment on one of those chapters. You will receive one point for getting the first post in on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will also get a point for getting at least one more initial post in.
(2) Go to your fellow student's posting areas, and ask them a question or questions about their intial posts. You will recieve one point for completing this assignment before 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
(3) Answer the questions asked.
(4) On Fridays, I will also give directions for making remaining posts during the week. Be sure and read those, and take them into account when making at least one of your remaining posts.
(4) In all, we want to make at least nine posts during the week. You will receive points for that as follows:
9 or more posts - 12 points
6-8 posts - 10 points
3-5 posts - 6 points
1-2 posts - 3 points
You will have the extra points you had accumulated by getting things in on time. Those are bonus points that will be used only to move your grade closer to 100 if you need them. They will be awarded each week if needed to move your grade up to 12 for the week. If you do not need them for that week, they will be carried over to the next week(s). Remember the posts that count for points will be at least three sentences long.
I had a nuclear stress test this morning. This all came abut because of about five or ten minute and twenty seconds of minor pain.
The 20 seconds was about two months ago when I was doing something non stressful like running a TV camera. (It just was not stressful that day. Sometimes that can be very stressful--depending on what you are taping, doing a "live" program, on how well the director is getting what he wants, etc.) On this particular day, it was very easy and relaxing. Still, I had about twenty second of pressure that felt like it was pushing on my chest (or contracting from within).
Then last week, I had a different type of pain, minor, on the left side of my chest; but it lasted about five or ten minutes. The doctor really thought I should be checked out, so I went to the hospital this morning.
While on the treadmill, things went very well. When they were taking a second set of pictures after the treadmill to compare with some they took before, they were taking a really long time. Later they said I had an irregular heart beat at that time.
I won't know final results until Thursday or Friday. I went from apprehension to relief to slight confusion. Again, the treadmill was not a problem, and the doctor said he thought the cardiogram looked good.
With all of this, though, I know this is nothing like what you faced earlier, Sean.
I'm just glad, that, whatever happens, I know God is in control.
You have three assignments each week
(1) Make at least two initial posts in your posting area. The first one will be name of the course, and the names (or numbers of the DVD's) of the chapters or lectures you will be covering during the week. The second one will be a comment on one of those chapters. You will receive one point for getting the first post in on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will also get a point for getting at least one more initial post in.
(2) Go to your fellow student's posting areas, and ask them a question or questions about their intial posts. You will recieve one point for completing this assignment before 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
(3) Answer the questions asked.
(4) On Fridays, I will also give directions for making remaining posts during the week. Be sure and read those, and take them into account when making at least one of your remaining posts.
(4) In all, we want to make at least nine posts during the week. You will receive points for that as follows:
9 or more posts - 12 points
6-8 posts - 10 points
3-5 posts - 6 points
1-2 posts - 3 points
You will have the extra points you had accumulated by getting things in on time. Those are bonus points that will be used only to move your grade closer to 100 if you need them. They will be awarded each week if needed to move your grade up to 12 for the week. If you do not need them for that week, they will be carried over to the next week(s). Remember the posts that count for points will be at least three sentences long.
Monday, December 8, 2008
Course 5 Week 2 Tyler's Topics
Tyler, please place your initial comments and answers to our questions here. Sean, please ask Tyler questions here. Visitors, feel free to join the discussion. (Please wait till Tuesday to post here).
Course 5 Week 2 Sean's Topics
Sean, please place your initial comments and answers to questions here. Tyler, please use this area to ask Sean questions. (Please wait till Tuesday to post here. My Monday's post if farther down the page. You may have to click on "view older posts" to get to your week 1 comment areas.) Visitors are welcome to join the discussion.
End of Course 5 Week 1
I have enjoyed our discussions of the Bible and Poetry. I posted a few comments and questions in your topic areas. Be sure to check them out before going to next week's assignments.
I am going to put up you next week's topic areas today so they will be ready for you tomorrow. Remember posts in those areas will count after midnight tonight (Monday night).
Here are some poetic ideas I borrowed from W.A. Criswell, They do not rhyme, but they seem to be poetic to me. Again, this is my parphase based on his words.
(Speaking of Jesus, and emphasizing the fact that He died on the cross):
The head that was anointed by Mary of Bethany is now perced by a crown of thorns. The ears that heard the great cries of praise during the Triumphal entry are now deaf in death.
The lips that bid little children to come to Him are now silent because Jesus is dead.
That hands that blessed and healed many are now nailed to the cross.
The feet that took him almost everywhere he went, and that walked on water, are now fastened to the cross. For, you see, Jesus is dead.
The ideas go on. I Thinks this is sort of a poetic painting of the picture that Jesus truly died. Criswell goes on to describe the people surrounding the cross.
Then, after that, you can get really excited by talking about the fact that Jesus did not remain in the grave. He is victorious over death. (Hey did you see that parallelism I just used--using two sentences to state the same thing in different ways?)
I am going to put up you next week's topic areas today so they will be ready for you tomorrow. Remember posts in those areas will count after midnight tonight (Monday night).
Here are some poetic ideas I borrowed from W.A. Criswell, They do not rhyme, but they seem to be poetic to me. Again, this is my parphase based on his words.
(Speaking of Jesus, and emphasizing the fact that He died on the cross):
The head that was anointed by Mary of Bethany is now perced by a crown of thorns. The ears that heard the great cries of praise during the Triumphal entry are now deaf in death.
The lips that bid little children to come to Him are now silent because Jesus is dead.
That hands that blessed and healed many are now nailed to the cross.
The feet that took him almost everywhere he went, and that walked on water, are now fastened to the cross. For, you see, Jesus is dead.
The ideas go on. I Thinks this is sort of a poetic painting of the picture that Jesus truly died. Criswell goes on to describe the people surrounding the cross.
Then, after that, you can get really excited by talking about the fact that Jesus did not remain in the grave. He is victorious over death. (Hey did you see that parallelism I just used--using two sentences to state the same thing in different ways?)
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Homecoming--Brian Free and Assurance
Today was our seventh annual homecoming at Unity. The quartet of Brian Free and Assurance was our featured singing group at 2:00 p.m.
They did a great job, and we had a packed house. It was great!
They sang a lot of "poetry"! (Ha!)
They did a great job, and we had a packed house. It was great!
They sang a lot of "poetry"! (Ha!)
Poetry, Oh Yeah!
With all of my talk of saying that poetry sometimes confuses me (and it sometimes does in written form), I forgot that most of the songs I really like are actually poetry put to music. I do understand many of them! Oh, yeah, forgot about that. Thanks for your thoughts on poetry. If you have more include them. Otherwise, just try to finish your nine posts on any topics you like if you haven't already done so.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Response posting instructions
If you haven't already, go to the other student's topic area and ask a question.
(Your question posts can be shorter than three sentences and still count.)
Since you both have mentioned poetry, please discuss this a little further in your remaining comments for the week. You can discuss both English poetry and Hebrew poetry. For instance, do you like poetry? For some people, it really touches their emotions. For others, it just sometimes seems to be a confusing way to communicate. (Sometimes I am confused by it, at other times I like it.)
What advantages or disadvantages do you see in repetitions that are used to form the basis of Hebrew poetry?
If the instructor had any insight on these questions, please tell us what he said.
Along with answering each other's questions, give us a little information on your thoughts on poetry.
(Your question posts can be shorter than three sentences and still count.)
Since you both have mentioned poetry, please discuss this a little further in your remaining comments for the week. You can discuss both English poetry and Hebrew poetry. For instance, do you like poetry? For some people, it really touches their emotions. For others, it just sometimes seems to be a confusing way to communicate. (Sometimes I am confused by it, at other times I like it.)
What advantages or disadvantages do you see in repetitions that are used to form the basis of Hebrew poetry?
If the instructor had any insight on these questions, please tell us what he said.
Along with answering each other's questions, give us a little information on your thoughts on poetry.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Switching Materials
Sean and Tyler,
Since you are both familiar with each other's materials, I will be interested to see what your discussion looks like this week. You can probably share insights with each other, and maybe talk about ways to apply what you have learned.
The main computer I uses is causing problems when I try to sign in on this site, but this one seems to work. We'll know if this actually posts.
Since you are both familiar with each other's materials, I will be interested to see what your discussion looks like this week. You can probably share insights with each other, and maybe talk about ways to apply what you have learned.
The main computer I uses is causing problems when I try to sign in on this site, but this one seems to work. We'll know if this actually posts.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Course 5
Good Morning, Gentlemen,
Thanks for the good start. When we started doing these courses. We followed a modified version of the general posting requirements that are used for the courses in Rockbridge Seminary.
We have been "tweaking" the procedures each course. I would like to do that again for this one. Again, we will need to earn 12 points a week, and an additional four points at the end of the course.
This will be accomplished in a way very similar to how we first did the course.
You have three assignments each week
(1) Make at least two initial posts in your posting area. The first one will be name of the course, and the names (or numbers of the DVD's) of the chapters or lectures you will be covering during the week. The second one will be a comment on one of those chapters. You will receive one point for getting the first post in on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will also get a point for getting at least one more initial post in.
(2) Go to your fellow student's posting areas, and ask them a question or questions about their intial posts. You will recieve one point for completing this assignment before 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
(3) Answer the questions asked.
(4) On Fridays, I will also give directions for making remaining posts during the week. Be sure and read those, and take them into account when making at least one of your remaining posts.
(4) In all, we want to make at least nine posts during the week. You will receive points for that as follows:
9 or more posts - 12 points
6-8 posts - 10 points
3-5 posts - 6 points
1-2 posts - 3 points
You will have the extra points you had accumulated by getting things in on time. Those are bonus points that will be used only to move your grade closer to 100 if you need them. They will be awarded each week if needed to move your grade up to 12 for the week. If you do not need them for that week, they will be carried over to the next week(s). Remember the posts that count for points will be at least three sentences long.
In the past, I had been doing the instructor's job and participating as though I were a student--trying to get the nine three-sentence long posts in along with you. This term, I will not necessarily be commenting in your posting areas as much as you are required to do so. I will make a post on the main page that relates to your books, to ministry in general, and to the requirements of the course.
This week is an introduction week. You may make comments about yourself, perhaps telling us about yourself, giving us more information about your past, hobbies, or interests. All social comments will also count this week (if they are three sentences long).
The easiest way to keep is to log on each day and make one or two comments to get started.
Thanks for the good start. When we started doing these courses. We followed a modified version of the general posting requirements that are used for the courses in Rockbridge Seminary.
We have been "tweaking" the procedures each course. I would like to do that again for this one. Again, we will need to earn 12 points a week, and an additional four points at the end of the course.
This will be accomplished in a way very similar to how we first did the course.
You have three assignments each week
(1) Make at least two initial posts in your posting area. The first one will be name of the course, and the names (or numbers of the DVD's) of the chapters or lectures you will be covering during the week. The second one will be a comment on one of those chapters. You will receive one point for getting the first post in on Tuesday or Wednesday. You will also get a point for getting at least one more initial post in.
(2) Go to your fellow student's posting areas, and ask them a question or questions about their intial posts. You will recieve one point for completing this assignment before 6:00 a.m. on Friday morning.
(3) Answer the questions asked.
(4) On Fridays, I will also give directions for making remaining posts during the week. Be sure and read those, and take them into account when making at least one of your remaining posts.
(4) In all, we want to make at least nine posts during the week. You will receive points for that as follows:
9 or more posts - 12 points
6-8 posts - 10 points
3-5 posts - 6 points
1-2 posts - 3 points
You will have the extra points you had accumulated by getting things in on time. Those are bonus points that will be used only to move your grade closer to 100 if you need them. They will be awarded each week if needed to move your grade up to 12 for the week. If you do not need them for that week, they will be carried over to the next week(s). Remember the posts that count for points will be at least three sentences long.
In the past, I had been doing the instructor's job and participating as though I were a student--trying to get the nine three-sentence long posts in along with you. This term, I will not necessarily be commenting in your posting areas as much as you are required to do so. I will make a post on the main page that relates to your books, to ministry in general, and to the requirements of the course.
This week is an introduction week. You may make comments about yourself, perhaps telling us about yourself, giving us more information about your past, hobbies, or interests. All social comments will also count this week (if they are three sentences long).
The easiest way to keep is to log on each day and make one or two comments to get started.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Course 5 Week 1 Sean's Topics
Sean, please put your initial posts here and your responses to our questions. Tyler, please post some questions for Sean here.
Course 5 Week 1 Tyler's Topics
Tyler, please put your initial posts here and your responses to our questions. Sean, please post some questions for Tyler here.
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