I heard it said at a writer’s conference once, “We need to stop looking at people as wrong, but rather look at people as lost!” I read a small article this week from someone who seems quite frustrated with his audience. He called the people who did not measure to his level of knowledge “stupid.” I don’t know what this person is trying to achieve. I am a teacher so whereas I think that knowledge is great, I also think that it can have a tendency to develop into a sort of pompous social elitism where everyone is wrong but you. It reminds me of a statement from a Puritan man who one time said to his wife, “Dear, I sometimes think that the whole world's gone mad but me and thee, and sometimes I even wonder about thee!” That is why in the Bible, Paul says that knowledge “puffs up!” As a teacher I often go by the philosophy that when the student is not learning it is somehow my fault. This causes me to change my teaching style or perhaps my attitude towards the student. When we think of people as wrong we become arrogant, but when we think of people as lost or not understanding, we become leading teachers. I think we have enough puffed-up arrogant teachers in the world but not enough leading teachers. As we learn to look at people as lost may we in our life chose to be the latter. After all, aren’t we all on a learning curve?
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Tim
2/2/2019 10:57:36 am
I just share information that I recently have learned with some one who my have connection to the info. And to my surprise the get up set. And told me the info was wrong. My response: If you have more credible information I would love to hear it. They decided they didn't have any source of better information. I told them: A wise man told me once" I hear what you are saying and for right now I will put it in my back pocket and maybe it will mean some thing later.
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Duane Lundberg
2/7/2019 02:17:14 pm
I enjoy reading your Friday messages, We attend a large Sunday School class in Ames. A much younger man told me he wants to learn Hebrew. I told him about you and how you have been in our home in Boone twice. I sent him a sample of your Friday message. I started to teach him some Hebrew. If you come here again this summer, perhaps if I know far enough ahead of time I can get you into a meeting. Thanks
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