tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post5171381294077233914..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Holy groundElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-19596504720580984942008-10-14T22:51:00.000+04:002008-10-14T22:51:00.000+04:00Annie, I think the dust simply represents sin that...Annie, I think the dust simply represents sin that keeps us from having a proper relationship from God. The example with Moses could be seen as a Old Covenant ritualistic cleansing which parallels the sacrificial cleansing of Christ's blood. But I honestly didn't look at the next lesson because it's my week off!<BR/><BR/>It's interesting what you pointed out about Protestants and Catholics. In general Protestant churches I've been in have had a mix. Sermons can focus on something specific like joy, or they can just look at one passage of scripture. What is often frowned upon is taking verses out of context. Or maybe you are talking about exegesis vs eisegesis?Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-89586832820394764882008-10-13T16:44:00.000+04:002008-10-13T16:44:00.000+04:00I was quite interested in your view of this curric...I was quite interested in your view of this curriculum. I have come to the conclusion that this is the primary difference (or so I thought) between Catholic religious education and Protestant. <BR/><BR/>In our texts they always start with the theme or concept to be explored, and then find supportive scriptures - usually a LOT of them! So the idea that Catholics don't study Scripture is not true - just that the Scriptures are used to illustrate basic themes rather than starting with a Scripture passage to see what it teaches. I do see some advantage to this - that is, it makes it easier to build on ideas from theme to theme, week to week and make connections. However, it does not give students the idea that out in the world on their own, they can turn to Scripture and explore what God has to say to them. <BR/><BR/>Anyway - I love that "dust" illustration, but I don't quite see how it connects with Moses. What is the progress of ideas there?Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-75852303955394704602008-10-13T10:04:00.000+04:002008-10-13T10:04:00.000+04:00great bloggreat blogStrategicushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01572595170538342875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-31885330258808788742008-10-12T22:11:00.000+04:002008-10-12T22:11:00.000+04:00Да, интересно, что почтение к Богу выражается в ра...Да, интересно, что почтение к Богу выражается в разувании. Пример с жвачкой на ботинке - хорошая иллюстрация :)Andrei Sukhovskiihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881060544762553327noreply@blogger.com