Musings on the true God, who He is, and what He has done for us through Jesus Christ.
New Menu Link: What I Am Reading
Last month I led a session on artificial intelligence (AI) for administrators in our Rocky Mountain District. One request from that session was to share what I read about AI. I was also asked to share a few thoughts about what I read. To that end, I have created a new page and menu link…
Navigating AI: Sessions at LEA and RMD
I want to share with you about a session I will facilitate at both the Lutheran Education Association (LEA) Convocation in St. Louis (October 2-4) and the Rocky Mountain District Professional Church Workers Conference, in Breckenridge, CO (October 8-10). As you can see from the generated image, the stated goal of the session is to…
“See You at LEA”
“See You at LEA” is something I often say, especially as we head toward October. I know what LEA is, and many of my friends do as well, but others in Lutheran education may not. So here is a quick primer on this important phrase. First, LEA stands for the Lutheran Education Association, a longstanding…
Teaching Students to Debate: Principles for Respectful Political Engagement
My main role at my current school is as the Director of Lights Academy, an honors, project-based, personalized learning experience. But to free up time in a student’s schedule, we also embed Honors Government standards within the experience. As I work with students, I really want them to engage in debate effectively, given the contentious…
Preparing Students for Eternity: A Lesson from Hebrews 12:1-2
The 2025-2026 school year is here! If you follow this blog you have already noticed my preparations for the year in regard to the use of artificial intelligence (AI). There are plenty of other curricular and practical preparations that have been made as well. As a teacher in a Lutheran school, our campus ministry leaders…
AI Letter to My Students
Summer (at least for a teacher) is over. Students return to the building today with our New Student Orientation. Regular classes begin for me on Friday. That means that it time to transition from my summer study and reading to classroom application. I have a list of between 30 to 40 popular articles (I haven’t…
“This is What I See” and AI
When I taught Theology classes for high school freshman, one of the things I learned quickly is to use the personal pronoun “I” during class discussions. If I were to say “we believe” about something, inevitably this would be challenged by students. “I don’t know if I believe this,” they might exclaim. And they were…
I Ask AI About Anything
Over the past month, I have come to rely on artificial intelligence (AI) for most of my queries and work, forgoing traditional search. As a result, I am getting better and quicker results for most of my needs (the service I am using most right now is the subscription version of ChatGPT). In particular, I…
“Wait Till Next Year!”
“Wait till next year!” That was the rallying cry of fans of major league baseball’s Brooklyn Dodgers in the 1940s and 1950s. These great Dodger teams were repeatedly stymied in their attempts for a World Series title, usually at the hands of their crosstown rival, the New York Yankees. Eventually, the Dodgers broke through, triumphing…
Luke 10 and Good Samaritan Insights
In 2024, I read through the entire Bible twice for my own growth, meditation, and learning. This year I am focusing on specific books and am reviewing a commentary on each book alongside the readings. My first chosen book for the year is the Gospel of Luke. One element I appreciate about Luke is that…
Suno AI Song Creation Activity and Leadership
If you are a regular reader of my posts, you know that I am attempting to embrace artificial intelligence (AI) tools and services for both personal learning and growth and to benefit my students’ learning. Consequently, I was intrigued when I first discovered Suno, a service the creates songs in a variety of different genres…
2025: A Year of Growth and Intention
What is the best way to reflect upon the past year and plan for the new year? Those are questions that I tackle this time of year. I have used a variety of approaches to this in the past — long lists, focusing on key words, etc. This year I am making a series of…
Immanuel: What’s In a Name?
Lutheran churches have taken on a variety of names through the years. I grew up at Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle, IL, a congregation established in 1910. This name evokes the Godly mystery of the one God in three persons that we worship. Many congregations adopted names of key Biblical figures, such as St. John’s,…
Essential Minor Prophets
This post returns to the “faith” element of faithedtech.org. It stems from my recent reading of the minor prophets as I completed the entire Bible for the second time this year. For some reason (well…the Holy Spirit!) I was struck by the modern relevance of some of those prophetic writings from the Old Testament. The…
Resources from AI Sessions — Fall 2024
It has been a busy first semester for me. In addition to my normal duties at Lutheran High School, I have had the opportunity to share about AI and education at several conferences. One of my challenges is that I tend to obsess about who my audience will be and how I can best help/serve…
What I am Reading this Summer
With the intensity of the school year, it is difficult to keep up with all the reading I want to do. Fortunately, the summer months bring a respite to that intensity and allow me to ramp up my reading and new learning. I thought I would share some of the titles I am reading this…
Thoughts on Understanding Genesis
This morning I completed reading my 26th book of the year. Understanding Genesis, by Dr. Jason Lisle of the Institute for Creation Research, sat on my desk for several years before I picked it up once more and read through it over the past several weeks. I am glad I did because this was extremely…
The Book of Ruth and Hope
Some of you may already know this about me, but I am constantly reading through the Bible. My general pattern is to read from four different areas of Scripture at a time: Psalms, Proverbs, and Wisdom Literature, New Testament, Old Testament History, and Old Testament prophets. The reason for this pattern is so that I…
Faith Heritage
I recently took a day trip from my mother-in-law’s in Omaha to southeastern South Dakota. I tracked down the gravesite of my grandparents (see left), my great-grandparents, and other family members. I also found the old homestead three miles outside of the small, rural community of Chester, SD. I very much enjoyed the day of…
New Learning from the Durham Museum
As shared in my previous post, continuing to learn is important to me, and I am seeking to build this culture of finding joy in the discovery of new learning by sharing this with others. To that end, here are some thoughts about recent new learning of mine. Last week I visited the Durham Museum…
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