The Truth Project, lesson 4, was “Who is God.” It was very interesting to hear how different people answer this question. The lesson didn’t seem to directly answer the question. However, what I determined is that God is revealed to us through creation and his word (the Bible).

Dr. Tackett examined the question ”what is eternity?”

Beth

Sorry for the gap in my postings. I have been working on a new class project. 

The rest of the semester I will be working on developing a wiki site for eLearning Support at BSU. This is where I am currently working as a graduate assistant.

Visit the eLearning Wiki and send me some feedback! Please remember this is a work in progress–some links are not working.

Thanks!

Beth

This one is going to have to wait…

I won’t be able to see the 3rd lesson of the Truth Project on Sunday night because I’ll be in Moorhead watching a dance competition.

Rachel has her first competition with Just for Kix around 5 or 6 Sunday night at Concordia. I’m sure it will be exciting. Her group is doing very well. I know I couldn’t do half of those moves!

I hope to catch up on the Truth Project…stay tuned

Beth

This is the inspiration for my blog’s tagline…

Words: michael w. smith and wayne kirkpatrick
Music: michael w. smith

The wind is moving
But I am standing still
A life of pages
Waiting to be filled
A heart thats hopeful
A head thats full of dreams
But this becoming
Is harder than it seems
Feels like I’m

Looking for a reason
Roaming through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need Your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

If there are millions
Down on their knees
Among the many
Can You still hear me
Hear me asking
Where do I belong
Is there a vision
That I can call my own
Show me I’m

Looking for a reason
Roaming through the night to find
My place in this world
My place in this world
Not a lot to lean on
I need Your light to help me find
My place in this world
My place in this world

 

I watched the second DVD in the Truth Project last night. The topic for the night was philosophy and ethics. Whew…big topics.

Dr. Tackett used the illustration of a box, to represent what many believe our existence fits into. The box contains our world, our galaxy, and if you want it to–God. The Christian worldview adds the additional component of God being outside of the box, as well as inside the box.

From the Truth Project website…

“Truth is not simply an academic concept. The way we think about truth has a direct bearing upon the way we live our lives. What’s more, our understanding of right and wrong is directly dependent on our worldview: is the universe God’s creation or a closed cosmic cube?”

The information given was really good and made me understand a little more why there are so many theories out there regarding philosophy, morals, and ethics.

Mankind, without God, tries to look at the particulars of our world to come up with some universal truths. It doesn’t work that way. With a Biblical worldview, the universals are the starting point from which the particulars can be understood.

Next week…”what is evil?”

Beth

Rachel (11), Matthew (5), Nicole (9)

Dog: Caramel, Cats: Max and Oreo

Have you ever traveled on the BSU Pedestrian Interstate?

There is an amazing phenomenon that takes place in the tunnels that connect the BSU buildings. From about ten minutes to the hour until about 2 minutes past, you can travel the “Pedestrian Interstate.”

It’s primarily a two lane interstate, which means one lane is headed one direction and the other, the opposite direction. As is proper with other interstates, you need to stay in the right lane! It gets interesting when you approach an intersection. Timing is everything. If you see an opening in the oncoming traffic, you must time it perfectly to avoid a collision. Traffic moves pretty fast, accelerating considerably the closer to the top of the hour you get.

If traffic is moving too slow for your needs, you can attempt a pass. It is recommended that you wait until you enter a passing zone (i.e. hallway going through Bridgeman Hall and tunnel by Education Arts Building). Checking for oncoming traffic, you must quickly dart into the left lane, accelerate to a near jog, make your move, and then, just as quickly, dart back in front of the slow pedestrian. This task is nearly impossible if there are several slow pedestrians grouped together or if someone breaks all interstate protocol and tries to carry on a conversation with fellow walkers. This is highly frowned upon as it creates a terrible slowdown and may result in road rage!

If you have never experienced the Pedestrian Interstate-you must! It is a unique experience!

 Beth

Remember the 6th grade? Better yet, remember the 6th grade science fair? It’s great entertainment and you also learn a thing or two.

Rachel, my 6th grader, took part in the science fair last night. We brought the whole family along to see it. There were experiments ranging from which stain remover works the best to fat vs. low-fat snack taste comparisons (my biased personal favorite). Another one I have to mention (Good job Isaac) is whether or not the amount of butter affects the taste of cookies. Though I didn’t participate in the study, I was not surprised that the more butter, the better taste!

Rachel did two taste tests with 10 of her classmates. She used 5 different snacks in the regular and low-fat varieties to determine if her classmates could pick out the low-fat snacks. Some were harder to pick out (pudding, Ritz) while others were more obvious (granola bars and Pringles).

It was really fun to see all the colorful display boards that filled up the entire gym. Some kids went all out and received awards. You can always pick out the over-achievers! Great job 6th graders!

By the way, use “Shout!” 

Beth

Last night I attended a class at my church called “The Truth Project.” It is a DVD series taught by Dr. Del Tackett, from “Focus on the Family.” I think it will last about 10-12 weeks.

So, I decided that each Monday, after viewing the DVD and taking part in small group discussions, I would post a blog about the information presented and what I learned.

Last night the discussion centered on the question, “Why did Jesus come into the world.” While there were several answers given by the participants on the DVD, the answer Del was looking for surprised me.

The Biblical reference given was John 18:37…

“You are a king, then!” said Pilate.
      Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” (Biblegateway.com)

So, the answer to the question was, “To testify to the truth.” Truth is very important if that is why Jesus came into the world. So, what is truth?

Truth is “that which corresponds to reality.”

 More to come…

beth

I think we should just hibernate!

I was going to post a blog last night, but I couldn’t make myself get up off of the couch. I was sitting by the fire, tucked in with a blanket, as I finished reading chapter two of Wiki’s for Dummies.

Maybe we should learn a lesson from the bears and other hibernating animals. Just sleep through the winter! We could all start packing on the pounds during the harvest season and just hunker down from about mid December to mid March.

I think I should invent some kind of thermal suit that would allow me to bring my computer keyboard into it. Then I wouldn’t have to freeze my poor fingers while I type.

Bears, you had the right idea!

beth