Your last blog this year!!!

Estudiantes-

The time has come for your last blog of the year.  Make it your best! 

You have watched the movie "Luther" over the past three days in class, detailing the life of Martin Luther.  Your assignment is to write a (long) blog over the following:

1. Summarize some of the most important parts of his life and tell why they're important.
2. Tell me your very own thoughts about Martin Luther (i.e. Why was he important?  What were some of his strengths?  What were some of his downfalls?  How accurate was the movie's portrayal of him?  Was the movie biased at all? etc.)
3. Add in some of your own research from other sources about Martin Luther.  Use your World History book if you'd like.  If you use the internet, don't use bad sources or I will dock your grade.  Parenthetically reference your sources.

That's it!  This will be your last grade in my class outside of the semester test.  IT WILL BE A TEST GRADE.  I will base the "easyness" of your semester test on what kind of effort you put forth on this.

Have a great day!  Miss you guys!

Mr. M

DWYL Chapter 6 & 7

Your blog assignment for chapter 6 & 7 from Don't Waste Your Life is due Thursday, March 10.  Use the questions you have answered in class to provide a summary of your thoughts on the two chapters, and make sure to answer the following questions at some point in your blog.

• On page 120 John Piper discusses television and the internet.  Tell me in your opinion what the greatest problem with TV is.  List 3 ways that television and the internet negatively affect you.

• If someone were to compare your television/internet usage time with the time you spend praying, reading the Bible, and worshipping God, what might they conclude about the source of your satisfaction?

OK, these are just a couple thought-provoking questions in the chapters we read.  Feel free to elaborate on any portion of the text that particularly resonates with you. 

Hasta la vista.

Calling all KTFs (Katie Tutt's Friends)

Dear Friend of Katie Tutt-

It has been nearly two months since the Lord took our beloved Katie away from us.  But, like Job said, "Shall we accept the good from God, but not the bad?" 

In memory of our cherished time together, I am calling for a guest blog from Katie Tutt.  This is what I need from all of you KTFs: alert Katie Tutt that her former Bible teacher is requesting a guest blog.  This guest blog can have any title, even a review of the most recent Glee episode where Sue "Syvlester" goes ape and wants to shoot Brittany out of a cannon.  But mainly we just want to say "hi" to Katie and reply to her blog with well wishes and whatnot. 

Godspeed.

"Jesus Camp"

Ello.  Your assignment from the "Jesus Camp" movie is to blog over your reactions.  Please try to stay away from as many broadbrush generalities as possible.  That means I'd like you to select the positive and not-so-positive elements of the movie and the particular beliefs that the people in the movie hold.  This will be a test grade, and it's due Friday - so please put in effort accordingly.  Feel free to Google "Jesus Camp" and come up with other resources for your blog if you desire. 

Dark Lord of the Sith

Something extremely funny for your viewing entertainment.  The guy slaying people is Benny Hinn, a televangelist who has repeatedly cheated people out of money and admitted it.

Don't Waste Your Life: Chapter 3 Assignment

Questions:

1.  Reflect again on Galatians 6:14.  Where does boasting only in the cross happen?  What does this mean practically in your life right now?


2.  Study the following passage:
I have been crucified with Christ.  It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me.  And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself up for me.
-Galatians 2:20

How does it make sense to say that "I" died and yet "I" live?  What key words can you find in these verses that explain the difference between the "I" who died and the "I" who lives?

3.  What areas of your life right now are you living by faith?  What areas are you NOT living by faith?