Category Archives: Proverbs and Quotations

How Not to Teach a Class

  Proverbs and Quotations: “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.” Derek Bok My Comment: I received a book as part of my subscription to ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development) that immediately grabbed my attention. The book, … Continue reading

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Daily Bible Nugget #816, 1 Peter 2:15

The Nugget: 1 Peter 2:15  For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men: (KJV) 1Pe 2:15  God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by … Continue reading

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Light Enough to See

A student editor or contributor wrote the following piece published in the school newspaper, The Cass Technician, Volume 51, no. 4, page two, December 12, 1972: BLESSED BE THE ATHEIST by Sullecram It is bewildering that a vast majority of … Continue reading

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Help in reading old books

The Nugget: Jos 1:8  This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou … Continue reading

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Daily Bible Nugget #559, Romans 12:9

The Nugget: Rom 12:9  Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. (KJV) Rom 12:9 Be sincere in your love for others. Hate everything that is evil and hold tight to everything … Continue reading

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The surest weapon against bad ideas

Proverbs and Quotations “The only sure weapon against bad ideas is BETTER IDEAS.” A. Whitney Griswold My Comment: One source of the best ideas is the Bible. You can find good ideas in many well-written books. In my teaching career … Continue reading

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Sharpen your focus

Proverbs and Quotations “One of the gravest perils which besets the ministry is a restless scattering of energies over an amazing multiplicity of interests which leaves no margin of time and of strength for receptive and absorbing communion with God.” … Continue reading

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On Reading

Proverbs and Quotations “Resolve to edge in a little reading every day, if it is but a single sentence. If you gain fifteen minutes a day, it will make itself felt at the end of the year.”  Horace Mann My … Continue reading

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