(A small collage about myself)
Dr. Don Lubach's presentation really got me thinking... I mean, it WAS about thinking so why not give it a go? Some key points about thinking I absorbed from Dr. Lubach's presentation were evaluating info, evaluate thought, and looking at sources. These three things are exactly what a good thinker does. As Dr. Lubach explained, thinking can be something painful because accepting something one does not believe in can hurt. This is especially true for thoughts held close to our hearts, like religious beliefs. Dr. Lubach mentioned a book by Reza Aslan; "The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth". Lubach reported of Aslan's critics and opposition to his book. Unfortunately for Aslan, not many listened to his argument, and that is one thing I believe Dr. Lubach forgot to note, a good thinker has an open mind and that is why I have added Aslan's book to my reading list.I could keep writing about Lubach's presentation for days, but I do not want to keep you too long so I will quickly note an observation I made. As Lubach went over Bloom's Taxonomy, which I had seen before, I promptly linked it to Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Then I remembered how the bottom was basic survival which includes food, and the top was self-actualization (being the best you can be). After that I thought about drives, how they push a person to achieve goals, and how hunger is a drive that makes one eat food. Now, without food there is no way of reaching self-actualization so applying that to Bloom's Taxonomy, you gotta be hungry for knowledge! Only then will you stack building blocks to reach evaluation.
Now on to the Library presentation... All I can really say is that it was full of wonderful resources. As a matter of fact, I think it may have been too much for one sitting but that is only my opinion. Luckily, I know that I can ask a librarian for help if I ever need anything. Oh and just a heads up, the lady at the information desk (I did not catch her name) is kinda mean so if I were you I would ask someone else in the library and that is from personal experience (happened on the day of the presentation, looking for the room).
Hope you all are enjoying FSSP and are preparing for finals. Best of Luck!
Hey Christian! It’s really cool that Dr. Lubach’s presentation was that interesting to you. In my opinion he was one of the better speakers we had all summer because he brought the most life to his presentation. I have never heard of the book The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazarath, but I think after reading your blog, I’ll look into it. I agree with the whole library visit. It was helpful in some cases, but for the most time it just dragged on, only because the librarian spoke to us as though we had never used the Internet. I mean no offense to her; she was only trying to be helpful. I noticed on your collage you had a picture of a tennis ball, that’s awesome because I love tennis, been playing it for years!
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Christina... Hmm, that feels weird typing "Christina". It feels like I am misspelling my name. Anyway, I am glad you also thought Dr. Lubach's presentation was worth remembering. In the case of my collage, I do play tennis (in case you were wondering). I actually played in high school freshman and sophomore year, but I could not continue because of scheduling conflicts. Although I did not play for the school team, I played on my own with friends when I had free time. I was actually thinking about bringing my tennis racket up here in the fall. It would be splendid to find a group of tennis buddies and go out to play some matches (although I must say I am more rusty than the surface of Mars, since I have not played in a while). Well, I hope you have truly had a blast in FSSP and I wish you the best of luck!
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