Bible knowledge

Are you reading and reflecting on your Bible on a daily basis?

Evangelical pollster George Barna says,

Over the past 20 years we have seen the nation's theological views slowly become less aligned with the Bible. Americans still revere the Bible and like to think of themselves as Bible-believing people, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Christians have increasingly been adopting spiritual views that come from Islam, Wicca, secular humanism, the eastern religions and other sources.

That's because we're not reading and studying the Bible. If we don't know what God says is truth, it makes us vulnerable to believing a lie.

Visit the Bible Trivia website and take any two of the 10 to 12-questions quizzes (you need to scroll down the page). Give me the titles of the quizzes you take and Cut-and-Paste your results

Due by 5/11/14

Inception

This week we will have finished the movie Inception. I hope you enjoyed it.

1) Give me a 50-word personal evaluation of the movie
2) Give me 50-word explanation of your interpretation of the ending of the movie

Due 5/4/14

Is Easter unconstitutional too??????

Perhaps the most important holiday..or should I say more accurately...Holy Day...is celebrated next Sunday 4/20...Easter

But just like Merry Christmas, some people claim it is unconstitutional to give greetings and well-wishing for the holiday...thus this week I want you to explore the issue of....

Is saying Easter unconstitutional too???
Read the article and give me your thoughts in at least 75 words

http://www.christianpost.com/news/alabama-elementary-school-thinks-saying-easter-would-infringe-upon-rights-of-others-92795/

Due by 4/13/14

Men and women have VERY different ideas about beauty

Please follow the link

 

It's not about the nail

Watch the short video entitled 'It's not about the nail'.

Explain in at least 50 words the main message of this video and how it is relevant to our study of identity. Due by Sunday 3/16

Personality test

As we have learned, many people want others to answer to "Who am I? for them. Thus, many different version of personality tests have been developed. The link is just one type. Do the survey (you do not have to do the section about various products) and Cut-and-paste your results. (If you do not want others to see, just email the cut and paste separately) Most important of all...comment on whether you believe the results are accurate and why or why not.

Jonny Diaz song

Continuing our theme of identity on the basis of beauty, this week I want you to review a song by Jonny Diaz entitled 'A More Beautiful You'. Since we are not having any music reviews due this Tuesday, I want you to do all questions that you would normally do for a music review.

What Does It Mean to Be Truly Human?

As we continue to focus on identity issues, perhaps one of the biggest question mankind has to answer is.....

What Does It Mean to Be Truly Human? 

Watch the video featuring Jefferson Bethke as he tries to answer this very question. Give me your thoughts in at least 50 words by Sunday 2/9

Evolution of beauty

During our study on identity we will discuss the concept of beauty. The world in general defines beauty by our external appearance. The makers of Dove soap have been running a series of ads that challenges us and gives visible evidence why our perception of beauty is so distorted. Watch the following commercial and give me your thoughts in at least 50 words by Sunday 2/2. Video

Lego Identity crises

This quarter we have been examining a variety of identity issues. It seems that even toys are not immune from them!
A news article headlines from the Los Angeles Times read,  "A new Lego line for girls is offensive, critics say"

Read the article and watch the commercial for Lego. Do you agree with the critics? Give  me your thoughts in at least 50 words. Link here

Due by Sunday 1/26 @ midnight

Global Baby

Global Baby

The new identities of the future??? Read the article entitled “Assembling the Global Baby”
and give me your thought in 50 words. Link @ http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703493504576007774155273928.html

Due by Sunday 1/19 at midnight

Are you typical?

While everyone is unique in her/his own way, there are still characteristics that are typical to the human race. Watch the video courtesy of March 2011 Issue National Geographic Magazine and give me your comments. Link here

Due by Sunday 01/12/14 at midnight