Entries Categorized as 'teachable moments'

What makes the narrow gate narrow?

Date May 28, 2010

Enter through the narrow gate., originally uploaded by Pantera.Rosa.

“You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever [...]

Caprica’s Pantheon and the shades of Science

Date January 29, 2010

The new series, Caprica, on Syfy appears on the surface to be an exercise in not letting a good thing go. This prequel to Battlestar Galactica looks like it has the legs to run with the franchise, but who knows? I haven’t spoken to any of the B.G. die hards that I know [...]

a learning moment

Date January 8, 2010

20/365- All You Need Is LOVE, originally uploaded by Four Symbols.

On Wednesday night, a group of our teens and I were having a profoundly spirited discussion on predestination and at one point, one of the older students spoke up. She was trying to put herself in God’s shoes as she worked to understand the [...]

Teachable Moments from “V”

Date November 11, 2009

I finally got around to watching the “V” pilot on Hulu. I read a ton of Tweets on the show before I saw it and so I was expecting a much poorer production than I experienced. I really enjoyed it. I was planning on watching the second episode last night, but forgot [...]