Thursday, March 11, 2010

Which parasite is the worst?

Wuchereria bancrofti, all i had to see was scrotal elephantiasis and I knew this had to be the worst one. just saying. Stop the lifecycle with tons of pestisides to kill mosquitos. no one likes them anyways...

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Defiant attitude

Grading an exegesis paper…in a section of a critique of several commentaries:

Although my attention was not kept as well as with the other commentaries, this commentary was very interesting. I would defiantly use it again in future studies.

Consorting with Theological Dictionaries

In an BS paper…in the discussion of Word studies:
After consorting with two theological dictionaries, it was determined that the most likely meaning of the word “fulfill” was...

Thursday, February 12, 2009

The Naked Truth

Jesus is the one who took all our sins and bared it on his shoulder.

- NT Survey student paper

I wonder why Judas was chosen to be the trader?

- NT Survey student paper

Wednesday, December 10, 2008

The "Grammar" Essay on the Preaching Test

I don't think this was meant to be an essay. :-)
_________
(10 points) Grammar, spelling, clarity
Not really sure what you want here, but I’ll take a guess. When it comes to the importance of grammar and spelling it’s important I mean if you are talking to a group of well educated men and women or older folks whose grammar was driven into them, then if you have bad grammar than the person will more than likely dwell on the fact that you just said ain’t and not pay attention for a little while. Good spelling comes in handy for your notes, you don’t want to mean disciple and spell discipline; similar yes, but two totally different meanings. Something like that can ruin an entire point. Clarity is also important for sermons because vague sermons are never easy to deal with; congregations want to have a definitive idea of what is being preached on and they want a conclusion. I know that when my youth pastor at home preaches and he leaves it hanging I feel very frustrated. Clarity could also relate to how you speak or preach, in that case it’s very, very important. It’s important so that the congregation can understand what you are trying to tell them from God, as a minister you have a very important job, there’s no getting around that. Why not speak clearly and with clarity so they can understand what you saying: whether that means working on your speed, working on your annunciation, or whatever it may be.

Saturday, November 15, 2008

Sex?

"This program really effects people."

(Junior paper)

Moderate in all things?

DRURY: (Looking over student shoulder as they write curriculum): Great tactile idea for second graders--making cookies, but tell the teacher more than "Bake in moderate oven for 10-15 minutes"--what do you mean by moderate oven?"

STUDENT: "You know, a regular sized oven--not one of those counter top ones."

(it was not a joke)

"Drinking Buddy"

"Coach, can you help us find that story in the Bible where Jesus went into a tavern and drank with the sinners?"

(Two sophomore students writing curriculum lesson for high school students)

--Keith drury

Sunday, April 20, 2008

No kidding..

This practicum experience has taught me more than I knew.

(Spring '08 LCE practicum student)

Elderly and like it?

(of the downtown First Baptist Church)… they are defiantly an elderly congregation.

(Spring LCE practicum student)

Wednesday, April 02, 2008

What phase was that?

Question to the student - What are the four phases of the sexual response?

Answer: "Propogation, plateau, orgasm, and reflection"

Physiology student

I am gifted...

I'm seriously discouraged about my grade in your class. Both tests have been horrendous for me even though I have studied over 10 hours for each test. I never even have to spend more than one to two hours preparing for other tests, as God has gifted me as a student, but I anticipate the difficulty of your tests. The fact that I'm barely passing your tests makes me very worried about the effect this class will have on my GPA.

Saturday, December 08, 2007

Accidental honesty?

"God gave me a huge me to overcome."
--UNV180 personal mission statement

Tuesday, December 04, 2007

Hosea who?

"I think Hosea was more like a messenger than a prophet, which is probably why he was kind of minor."

- from a student in OT Survey

Is this legal?

"I hope you will bare with me as you read this paper"

--introduction to final paper in LCE

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Worship feelings

From a female student's paper:

"I love it when I am worshipping and I feel Jesus embrace me as if there is only me and Jesus in the room--it feels better than anything I've ever felt."

Friday, April 21, 2006

How old is old?

From a practicum paper:
"College Church is made up of mostly students plus some old people who don't get very involved."

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

New Testament Survey, Spring 2006

"Salvation is common in several of the branches of Christianity."

Thursday, December 08, 2005

Local Church Education Practicum, Fall 2005

From a final practicum reflection paper:

"The church where I did my practicum split apart years ago due to deep indifferences."

Tuesday, May 03, 2005

Upper Level Bible, Spring 2005

"Christ in Paul's theology is a huge deal."