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The Learning Cycle: Insights for Faithful Teaching from Neuroscience and the Social Sciences
by Duane H. Elmer Muriel I. ElmerHow teachers teach is not necessarily how learners learn.
Learning for the Love of God: A Student's Guide to Academic Faithfulness (2nd Edition)
by Donald Opitz Derek MellebyThis revised edition shows Christian students how to be faithful in their studies, approaching education as their vocation.
Learning from Chinese Philosophies: Ethics of Interdependent and Contextualised Self (Ashgate World Philosophies Series)
by Karyn LaiLearning from Chinese Philosophies engages Confucian and Daoist philosophies in creative interplay, developing a theory of interdependent selfhood in the two philosophical traditions. Karyn Lai draws on the unique insights of the two philosophies to address contemporary debates on ethics, community and government. Issues discussed include questions on selfhood, attachment, moral development, government, culture and tradition, and feminist queries regarding biases and dualism in ethics. Throughout the book, Lai demonstrates that Chinese philosophies embody novel and insightful ideas for addressing contemporary issues and problems.
Learning from Henri Nouwen and Vincent van Gogh: A Portrait of the Compassionate Life
by Carol A. BerryCarol Berry and her husband met and befriended Henri Nouwen when she sat in his course on compassion at Yale Divinity School in the 1970s. At the request of Henri Nouwen's literary estate, she has written this book, which includes unpublished material recorded from Nouwen's lectures. As an art educator, Berry is uniquely situated to develop Nouwen's work on Vincent van Gogh and to add her own research. She fills in background on the much misunderstood spiritual context of van Gogh's work, and reinterprets van Gogh's art (presented here in full color) in light of Nouwen's lectures. Berry also brings in her own experience in ministry, sharing how Nouwen and van Gogh, each in his own way, led her to the richness and beauty of the compassionate life.
Learning from Jesus
by RenovareBecome a Student of the Master To Christians, Jesus is many things: the Son of God, the pivotal figure in whom we put our trust and who speaks on our behalf, a companion in the life of faith. But Jesus is also an incredible example of how to lead a faithful life. Jesus, as a human, walked on earth and confronted the same struggles that we face. Our primary mission as his followers is to learn from him -- to become his apprentices. In this book we seek to further our apprenticeship by studying everything from Jesus's interactions with those around him to the revolutionary wisdom recorded in the Gospels. Learning from Jesus is conveniently organized for individual or group study, and each section of this guide leads you further down the path to true discipleship.
Learning from Other Religious Traditions: Leaving Room For Holy Envy (Pathways For Ecumenical And Interreligious Dialogue Ser.)
by Hans GustafsonThis book brings together academic scholars from across various religious traditions to reflect on the beauty they find in traditions other than their own. They examine these aspects and reflect on how they inform and constructively assist with rethinking their own religious worldviews and practices. Each scholar investigates the various implications, questions, insights, and challenges that are generated in the process of doing so. Traditions discussed include Ásatrú Heathenism, Buddhism, Catholicism, Evangelical Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, LDS Mormon Christianity, Lutheranism, Presbyterianism, Sikhism, Sufism, Western Buddhism, and Zen Mahāyāna Buddhism. Instead of focusing only or primarily on the theory and practice of interreligious dialogue, this book presents living examples of learning from other religious traditions, identities, and persons.
Learning from the Giants: Life and Leadership Lessons from the Bible (Giants of the Bible)
by John C. MaxwellIf you could spend a few minutes with the giants of faith in the Old Testament in person, what lessons would they share with you? In LEARNING FROM THE GIANTS John C. Maxwell draws on fifty years of studying the Bible to share the stories of Elijah, Elisha, Job, Jacob, Deborah, Isaiah, Jonah, Joshua and Daniel. These people fought and won epic battles, served kings, and endured great hardships for God to come out on the other side transformed through His grace. Through them Maxwell explores timeless lessons we can learn about leadership, ourselves, and our relationship with God.
Learning From the Great Teacher
by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of PennsylvaniaAll parents participate in an event that is beyond full human understanding. They each contribute a part of themselves. As a result what develops within the mother is a fully formed living person. It is not surprising, therefore, that when a baby is born, people speak of it as "the miracle of birth." Of course, producing children is only the beginning of the responsibility of parents. First, human babies are almost entirely helpless and dependent, but as they grow, they need more than physical attention. They need help to develop mentally, emotionally, morally and spiritually. This book has been published to aid parents or guardians in this task.
Learning from the Light: Pre-Death Experiences, Prophecies, and Angelic Messages of Hope
by John LermaA hospice doctor shares stories from his patients and their loved ones about transitioning to the next world and lessons we can learn from them.John Lerma’s bestselling book, Into the Light, inspired thousands of readers to discover not only what awaits us as we prepare to make our journey from earth to heaven, but, more importantly, how to achieve heaven on earth. Now in Learning from the Light, Dr. Lerma shares more angelic messages given to his patients and more stories from and about survivors who have experienced the loss of a loved one . . . and their visits with angels.The mystical experiences described in this revelatory work include:Messages about the future of the worldLessons on how to prepare for a peaceful and joyful transition to the next worldSelfless suffering and its effect on humanityElectronic voice phenomena (EVP)Interactions with white angels and dark angelsBased on the latest research on near-death and pre-death experiences, Learning from the Light will show you:How to achieve heaven on earthHow to achieve self-forgiveness and self-loveHow to disconnect from your ego to awaken your spiritual selfReligious skeptics often claim that heaven’s existence cannot be proven, because no one has ever returned to talk about it firsthand. This is the book that proves them wrong.Praise for Learning from the Light“With beautifully heartfelt sensitivity, Dr. John Lerma brings the truest accounts of life beyond death and the freedom that accompanies the dying process. No one can read this book without experiencing a smile, a tear, or embracing the possibility . . . no the reality that death is not an end but a reunion with our truest nature.” —Meg Blackburn Losey, PhD, author of the international bestseller The Children of Now“After journeying through three near-death experiences of my own, I can validate what Dr. Lerma has learned from his patients, in the process of transition. I highly recommend this book to everyone who wonders if there is life after death.” —Dannion Brinkley, author of Saved by the Light, At Peace in the Light, and Secrets of the Light
Learning from the Stranger: Christian Faith and Cultural Diversity
by David I. SmithCultural differences increasingly impact our everyday lives. Virtually none of us today interact exclusively with people who look, talk, and behave like we do. David Smith here offers an excellent guide to living and learning in our culturally interconnected world. / Learning from the Stranger clearly explains what "culture" is, discusses how cultural difference affects our perceptions and behavior, and explores how Jesus' call to love our neighbor involves learning from cultural strangers. Built around three chapter-length readings of extended biblical passages (from Genesis, Luke, and Acts), the book skillfully weaves together theological and practical concerns, and Smith’s engaging, readable text is peppered with stories from his own extensive firsthand experience. / Many thoughtful readers will resonate with this insightful book as it encourages the virtues of humility and hospitality in our personal interactions — and shows how learning from strangers, not just imparting our own ideas to them, is an integral part of Christian discipleship.
Learning How to Forgive: A Devotional of Prayers and Practices to Release Your Negative Emotions and Achieve True Forgiveness
by Chris Bailey Jamie BaileyThe only Christian devotional on forgiveness offering weekly prayers and faith-based practices to heal and find a path toward a forgiving heart.Forgiveness isn&’t just a one-time decision, but a journey that none of us asked to go on. Whether you are wrestling with an offense, replaying painful memories, or don&’t know how to forgive and move forward, God is waiting and ready to lead you to the freedom that forgiveness offers. Through weekly devotions, prayers, and faith-based practices, Learning How to Forgive invites you to release pain to Him, process, and find a way forward. Authors and renowned Christian counselors Chris and Jamie Bailey use their professional and personal encounters of forgiveness to share encouraging messages of hope and assure you that God rejoices and dwells in a forgiving heart. Learning How to Forgive features: 52 WEEKS OF SUPPORTIVE DEVOTIONS: Relatable biblical messages and honest prayers to accompany you on your forgiveness journey SCRIPTURE VERSES FULL OF GOD&’S WISDOM: Carefully selected bible verses to comfort the wounded spirit FAITH-BASED EXERCISES FOR HEALING: Simple steps to draw you closer to the Lord and deepen your understanding of forgiveness through God&’s will and love PRACTICAL GUIDANCE: Skills to incorporate into everyday life instantly and easily to reroute negative and cyclical thoughts TRUSTED CHRISTIAN COUNSELORS: Chris and Jamie Bailey, trained and established Christian counselors of Expedition Marriage, share the healing, abundant joy, and love that comes with thriving in Christ.
Learning Humility: A Year of Searching for a Vanishing Virtue
by Richard J. FosterIn a society where raging narcissism dominates the moral landscape, the virtue of humility is often dismissed as irrelevant.Learning HumilityJoin Richard Foster on the journey toward a life of humility, which he says leads us into "freedom, joy, and holy hilarity."
Learning Love from a Tiger
by Daniel CapperLearning Love from a Tiger explores the vibrancy and variety of humans' sacred encounters with the natural world, gathering a range of stories culled from Christian, Muslim, Hindu, Mayan, Himalayan, Buddhist, and Chinese shamanic traditions. Readers will delight in tales of house cats who teach monks how to meditate, rivers that grant salvation, shamans who shape-shift into jaguars, crickets who perform Catholic mass, and many others. More than a collection of wonderful stories, this book introduces important concepts and approaches that underlie much recent work in environmental ethics, religion, and ecology. Capper's light touch prompts readers to engage their own views of humanity's place in the natural world and in particular question longstanding assumptions of human superiority.
Learning My Name
by Pete GallWhen the prodigal returns home, the real relational work between father and son begins. Learning My Name is the harrowing chronicle of a fearful prodigal putting family relationships on the line as he learns to trust the love of both his dad and his heavenly Father for the sake of putting neurotic, addictive thinking to rest. But this book is more than the author’s story; it is the story of humanity’s interaction with God. Desperation becomes discovery, and light floods onto both the prodigal tendencies of evangelical faith, and the character of the Trinity whose love beckons us home. This is the story of finding that “the love of the Father is far more durable than we’ve come to believe,” and discovering a new joy in God’s goodness and love. It’s a book for tired rebels, fearful followers, and anyone who longs to meet the God of laughter and adventure.
Learning Our Names: Asian American Christians on Identity, Relationships, and Vocation
by Sabrina S. Chan Linson Daniel E. David de Leon La ThaoWhat's your name?Asian Americans know the pain of being called names that deny our humanity. We may toggle back and forth between different names as a survival strategy. But it's a challenge to discern what names reflect our true identities as Asian Americans and as Christians. In an era when Asians face ongoing discrimination and marginalization, it can be hard to live into God's calling for our lives.Asian American Christians need to hear and own our diverse stories beyond the cultural expectations of the model minority or perpetual foreigner. A team from East Asian, Southeast Asian, and South Asian backgrounds explores what it means to learn our names and be seen by God. They encourage us to know our history, telling diverse stories of the Asian diaspora in America who have been shaped and misshaped by migration, culture, and faith. As we live in the multiple tensions of being Asian American Christians, we can discover who we are and what God may have in store for us and our communities.
Learning Religion
by Ramon Sarro David BerlinerAs we enter the 21st century, it becomes increasingly difficult to envisage a world detached from religion or an anthropology blind to its study. Yet, how people become religious is still poorly studied. This volume gathers some of the most distinguished scholars in the field to offer a new perspective for the study of religion, one that examines the works of transmission and innovation through the prism of learning. They argue that religious culture is socially and dynamically constructed by agents who are not mere passive recipients but engaged in active learning processes. Finding a middle way between the social and the cognitive, they see learning religions not as a mechanism of "downloading" but also as a social process with its relational dimension.
Learning Styles
by Marlene LefeverLearning Styles is full of practical, helpful, and eye-opening information about the different ways kids perceive information and then use that knowledge, as well as how their behavior is often tied to their particular learning style. When we understand learning styles--imaginative, analytic, common sense, and dynamic--and adjust our teaching or parenting to those styles, we begin reaching everyone God gives us to teach.
Learning the Good Life: Wisdom from the Great Hearts and Minds That Came Before
by Jessica Hooten Wilson Jacob StratmanDiscover the Good Life as You Learn from the Wise Voices of the PastWe've lost ourselves. Disconnected from the past and uncertain about the future, we are anxious about what our lives will be and troubled by a nagging sense of meaninglessness. Adrift in the world, many Christians have their identity completely wrapped up in work and their definition of the "good life" is financial success. Fewer of are staying committed to the Christian faith, finding it difficult to reconcile their experience with their longings and desires. With so much uncertainty, where can we find a true vision of "the Good Life"?Learning the Good Life speaks to this malaise with trusted and assured voices from the past, inviting Christians into an age-old conversation with some of history's wisest hearts and minds as their dialogue companions. Featuring classic writings from a diverse lineup of over 35 writers and thinkers including Confucius, Augustine, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, W.E.B. DuBois, Flannery O'Connor, and Wendell Berry. Together these sages of the past address important issues such as:VocationCallingMeaningSufferingBeautyVirtueLearningWisdomCritical ThinkingCommunityWonderReflectionAnd moreEach of these texts are introduced by experts who are teachers, from a variety of Christian colleges and universities, to help providing a broader, richer, and more cohesive narrative in which Christians may participate. In addition to a substantive introduction, each text is accompanied by discussion questions to provoke further thought and contemplation and also to facilitate discussion when used in groups. Ideal for any Christian seeking a deeper connection to the wisdom of the past and wanting a more cohesive and beautiful vision of the good life. All the writers have a message for you. All of them are calling you to die to yourself, to your habits of indulgence, to your pride and ambition, and instead, dedicate your time to learning, thinking, and loving.Writers and writings featured in Learning the Good Life include:Lao Tzu, From Tao Te ChingConfucius, SelectionsPlato, The Allegory of the CaveSeneca the Younger, "On the Shortness of Life"Athanasius, On the IncarnationGregory of Nazianzus, On My Own VersesAugustine, On the TeacherAugustine, On Christian Doctrine, Book I.Pope Gregory the Great, Life of Saint Benedict, Dialogues, Book 2Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, Inferno 1Nezahualcoyotl, "A Flower Song of Nezahualcoyotl"Margery Kempe, From "The Book of Margery Kempe"William Shakespeare, King LearJohn Amos Comenius, From The Labyrinth of the World and the Paradise of the HeartGeorge Herbert, Five PoemsBlaise Pascal, SelectionsMatsuo Basho, Three Haiku PoemsSor Juana Ines de la Cruz, "Respuesta a Sor Filotea de la Cruz"John Milton, AreopagiticaJonathan Edwards, "Personal Narrative"Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in FranceLord Alfred Tennyson, "Ulysses"Frederick Douglass, Narrative LifeElizabeth Barrett Browning, from Aurora LeighHenry David Thoreau, "Life Without Principle"Gerard Manley Hopkins, "As Kingfishers Catch
Learning the Rules (Alec London Series #2)
by Stephanie Perry Moore Derrick C. MooreThe Alec London Series is a series written for boys, 8 – 10 years old. Alec London is introduced in Stephanie Perry Moore's previously released series, The Morgan Love Series. In this new series, readers get a glimpse of Alec's life up close and personal. The series provides moral lessons that will aid in character development, teaching boys how to effectively deal with the various issues they face at this stage of life. The series will also help boys develop their english and math skills as they read through the stories and complete the entertaining and educational exercises provided at the end of each chapter and in the back of the book.Alec's mom has decided to stay in L.A. permanently to focus on her acting career. In addition to being angre, Alec is confused, why would mom leave them for a dumb job so far away. To add to the confusion in his life, Alec is getting into trouble and being bullied, both at home and at school.At school he and his brother Antoine get into it when Alec tells the Coach that it was Antoine and not him who knocked down their teammate. Later Alec ends up in his dad's office, after attempting to keep, Gilmer, the new kids in school from getting beat up by Tyrod and his gang. Alec gets mad with Gilmer when he does not say thank you for trying to help him or speak up for him when in his father's office.On the home front, Alec is further frustrated by his mom's decision about her acting career and her new friends. And, he is being pick on by his jerk brother Antoine. His biggest challenge however is Little P, his second cousin who grandma brings to stay with them when she returns. Little P is a seventh grader and a bully. Along with Antoine, they rough up Alec at home, making things even harder for him. As Alec struggles though trying to do well in school, stay out of trouble and handle things going on at home, he needs help. When he goes to church on Easter Sunday, Alec hears a message that helps him look at his life a bit differently. He learns that the right way to deal with all that is going on in his life is to let his parents handle their situation, pray and trust God to him show him how and help him be his best.
Learning the Rules (Alec London Series #2)
by Stephanie Perry Moore Derrick C. MooreThe Alec London Series is a series written for boys, 8 – 10 years old. Alec London is introduced in Stephanie Perry Moore's previously released series, The Morgan Love Series. In this new series, readers get a glimpse of Alec's life up close and personal. The series provides moral lessons that will aid in character development, teaching boys how to effectively deal with the various issues they face at this stage of life. The series will also help boys develop their english and math skills as they read through the stories and complete the entertaining and educational exercises provided at the end of each chapter and in the back of the book.Alec's mom has decided to stay in L.A. permanently to focus on her acting career. In addition to being angre, Alec is confused, why would mom leave them for a dumb job so far away. To add to the confusion in his life, Alec is getting into trouble and being bullied, both at home and at school.At school he and his brother Antoine get into it when Alec tells the Coach that it was Antoine and not him who knocked down their teammate. Later Alec ends up in his dad's office, after attempting to keep, Gilmer, the new kids in school from getting beat up by Tyrod and his gang. Alec gets mad with Gilmer when he does not say thank you for trying to help him or speak up for him when in his father's office.On the home front, Alec is further frustrated by his mom's decision about her acting career and her new friends. And, he is being pick on by his jerk brother Antoine. His biggest challenge however is Little P, his second cousin who grandma brings to stay with them when she returns. Little P is a seventh grader and a bully. Along with Antoine, they rough up Alec at home, making things even harder for him. As Alec struggles though trying to do well in school, stay out of trouble and handle things going on at home, he needs help. When he goes to church on Easter Sunday, Alec hears a message that helps him look at his life a bit differently. He learns that the right way to deal with all that is going on in his life is to let his parents handle their situation, pray and trust God to him show him how and help him be his best.
Learning the Vocabulary of God: A Spiritual Diary
by Frank Charles LaubachFrank Charles Laubach was an Evangelical Christian missionary and mystic known as "The Apostle to the Illiterates." It was a daily record of an effort to hear God's instructions, minute by minute, and to carry them out in a new, creative field which was far beyond anything the author had undertaken.-Print ed.
Learning Theology: Tracking The Spirit Of Christian Faith
by Amos YongTheology—the attempt to come to a deeper, more faithful understanding of one's encounter with God—is something to which all Christians are called. In Learning Theology, Amos Yong invites the reader to lay claim to that calling and to see it as yet another opportunity to love God. <P><P> Written for those taking their first course in the subject, this book introduces the foundational sources and tasks of theology. It asks what difference theology makes in our lives, how it can influence the way we write and study, and how we understand other forms of learning as part of the Spirit's leadership. Yong encourages the reader to see all of life through the lens of faith, and Learning Theology offers tools to more thoughtfully and faithfully perform that task.
Learning Theology with the Church Fathers
by Christopher A. HallLearning Theology with the Church FathersReading Scripture with the Church Fathers,
Learning to Be: Finding Your Center After the Bottom Falls Out
by Juanita Campbell RasmusIt felt as though every nerve in my body was popping. Imagine large strong hands slowly applying pressure while breaking a family-size package of uncooked, dry spaghetti. I was the spaghetti. Breaking down one piece at a time. This is how Juanita Rasmus begins the wise, frank, and witty account of what she later called "The Crash" and what her counselor labeled "a major depressive episode." This experience landed Juanita, a busy pastor, mother, and community leader, in bed. In addition to exhaustion and depression, on the spiritual front she experienced a dark night of the soul. When everything in her life finally came to a stop, she found that she had to learn to be—with herself and with God—all over again. Pastor Juanita writes from her life with kind attention to the life of the reader. She offers both practical and spiritual insights but never pat answers. If you are longing for a trustworthy companion through dark days, this book is here for you. Each chapter includes life-giving spiritual practices to help you discover your own new ways of being.
Learning to Be a Good Friend
by R. W. Alley Christine A AdamsLearning to Be a Good Friend allows adults to show kids how to cultivate friendship. It discusses behaviors that foster friendships, as well as those that drive friends away. It illustrates the pitfalls of peer pressure, and what to do when you can't find a friend or have lost your best friend.