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Kids Should Learn the Minor Prophets Too
A decade ago, I was teaching through the Minor Prophets in a prison. As a chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, I had the chance to dive into these often-overlooked books with inmates. The response was incredible. Inmates would come up to me, eyes wide open, to share how they saw their own lives reflected in these ancient texts. I often heard them say that they wished they had encountered these stories earlier in their lives.
Navigating Uncharted Waters: Introducing Children to the Minor Prophets
In the vast expanse of the Holy Scriptures, there are often uncharted territories that seem daunting, much like the unexplored regions marked with dragons on medieval maps. For many, the Minor Prophets represent such uncharted waters, filled with mysterious prophecies and unfamiliar terrain.
Branching Path Simulation for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students to Promote Critical Thinking: A Quasi-Experimental Study
Abstract Branching path simulation (BPS) is an active learning pedagogy incorporating gaming principles in a low-stakes, safe environment. No study has explored the use of BPS in advanced practice nursing education. This study measured pediatric nurse practitioner students’ perception of the integration of BPS in one graduate-level course.
From Quiet-Quitting to Quiet-Firing
By Brian Wright Career I've seen it all and must everything have a label Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay It's obvious that too many people are paid to sit around and make up something out of nothing. I've been quietly trying to ignore this new fad around quiet-quitting when I reached my limit the other day after seeing a story on Fox Outnumbered talking about quiet-firing.
The 5 Most Important Considerations Before Getting Married
By Brian Wright Knowing these answers will save years of grief Photo by Frank McKenna on Unsplash In a few weeks I'll be going to a wedding for the first time in many years. As my wife and I approach the age where we know more people splitting than getting hitched, it made me wonder how many people still go through pre-marital counseling and if better questions are being asked to help...
Jesus as “God”: Scriptural Fact or Scribal Fantasy
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 4 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS In the current scholarly debate, the answer to Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?” has encountered a few stumbling blocks.
Letter: No wonder holidaymakers just drive straight up the hill and away
News OnTheWight always welcomes a Letter to the Editor to share with our readers – unsurprisingly they don’t always reflect the views of this publication. If you have something you’d like to share, get in touch and of course, your considered comments are welcome below. This from Brian Wright, East Cowes. Ed Great to hear about developments at Wight Shipyard. When are the Isle of Wight council going to flex their muscles regarding Red Funnel‘s development in East Cowes proceeding?
Affirming Black Boys’ Identity
As Black educators dedicated to closing racial achievement gaps and preventing low achievement and underachievement, we are quite familiar with the power of literature, especially representation in multicultural literature. The powerful impact can be negative or positive. For example, we have witnessed Black boys (family members, neighbors, students) refusing to read because the book did not have a Black boy on the cover. “I don’t want to read that.
Your New Year Resolutions Are All Wrong
A better way to set goals and keep them Photo by Christopher de Boisvilliers on Unsplash It’s almost that time of year again, where millions of people around the world will make promises to themselves (and others) on what they are going to do in the new year to improve their lives. For years, I was guilty of doing the same. I say guilty because I, like many, would naively make these pledges only to give up on them weeks or months later.
I’d Rather be Writing
The blessing and curse of Medium Being successful on Medium requires a maniacal dedication to writing, and I (like many others) started in 2020 during the pandemic. Working from home has been both a blessing and a curse. While it’s given many people time to focus on side hustles and projects, it’s also meant longer hours… at least for me.
Parks and recreation enthusiast Brian Wright says tourism needs to be a focus of new council
Advertisement This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Editor's Note: Throughout the municipal election The Echo is featuring profiles written by the candidates for mayor and council. These are not endorsements of the candidates or their platforms. Author of the article: Brian Wright Article content Let’s start with why I have chosen to let my name stand for Town Council. There is no better place to live and call home than Pincher Creek.
Smoke and Mirrors: Challenging the Elimination of Gifted and Talented Education Under the Guise of Universal Access for All Children
Advocates for greater access, opportunity, and equity to gifted and talented education (GATE) for all children, Black, and Hispanic children, in particular, know all too well that claims by districts to reform the status quo remain a mere exercise in smoke and mirrors. By this, we mean that GATE operates at a systemic and structural level like the many U.S.-created institutions normed on whiteness and grounded in racism.
Black Boys And Policing: Rethinking The Community Helpers Curriculum
It is a tragic irony that George Floyd Jr., once a brilliant Black boy with dreams to serve on the highest court in the U.S., would grow up to be murdered by a white law enforcement officer who pressed his knee needlessly against Floyd’s neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds. What did young George Floyd learn about the justice system? What do young Black boys today learn in school about their relationship to the police and courts?
Frustrated Growing Wealth, I Grew My Health
The importance of having secondary goals on your financial journey Photo by Author (Brian Wright) Ask anyone who is trying to eliminate debt or work towards their FIRE goal and they’ll readily admit that the journey to financial freedom can be painfully slow. The problem with building wealth is that it takes a long time… even longer if you’re not rich. Rich is having a large stream of income in a short amount of time. Once you’re rich, the leap from rich to wealthy can be merely a step.
Lance and Other Gifted and Talented Students of Color Matter: Five Models and Theories to Guide Early Childhood Educators in Advancing Equity
“The equitable and culturally responsive education of Black and Brown children in the early grades and beyond is essential.” Before and during mandated virtual online teaching due to the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the need to be culturally competent to be culturally relevant, responsive, and responsible has been increasingly advocated by educators concerned about school engagement and academic achievement and social-emotional development of students P-12.
2021 Popular Music Books in Process Series, Call for Presentations
2021 Popular Music Books in Process Series, Call for Presentations Since June, in response to the Covid-19 crisis, Popular Music Books in Process has presented a weekly online event for music writers and scholars to showcase their new books or books in progress to an engaged and interactive audience. The series is a collaboration between the Journal of Popular Music Studies, the Pop Conference, and IASPM-US. Our 2020 run is scheduled to end in December.
An Invitation to White Teachers
In these unprecedented times, you’re needed now more than ever. I want to take this time to invite you to become the social justice educator you need to be.
Popular Music Books In Process Series
by Brian Wright on June 22, 2020 IASPM-US, Journal of Popular Music Studies, and the Pop Conference are pleased to announce a new weekly series on Popular Music Book In Process. This series is meant to offer writers and scholars with books that have recently been published, or books in progress, on all kinds of popular music a chance to connect with a deeply interested community of readers. And to give the rest of us a sense that our intellectual world, however dormant, is far from dead.
A Matter of Equity: Desegregating and Integrating Gifted and Talented Education for Under-Represented Students of Color
Gifted and Talented Under-Representation Formula and Equity Allowance Formula We utilize the Relative Difference in Composition Index (RDCI) to quantify under-representation. The RDCI for a racial group is the difference between their GATE composition versus their general education composition, expressed as a discrepancy percentage.
Call for Pitches: JPMS Amplifier Reviews
by Brian Wright on March 2, 2020 The Amplifier Reviews section of the Journal of Popular Music Studies seeks 2,000-to-4,000-word pieces on artists, creative works, and/or periods in time that assess their relative impact in the reviewer’s chosen contextual frame. With this section, we hope to expand the productive capacity of what an academic “review” can be, the work it can do, and its potential for scholarly and discursive engagement.
Call for Pitches: JPMS Amplifier Artist/Industry Section
by Brian Wright on February 4, 2020 The Amplifier Artist and Industry feature seeks 6-8K word pieces in the area of women and/or gender non-conforming people in the music industry. These can include explorations into audio engineering, production, as executives, self producing/promoting or artistic scenes. Formats can include interviews, essays, mini ethnographies or conference proceedings; creative formats also encouraged.
Unexpected Christian Heroes
Who do you think of when you are asked who is a hero? You may have responded with the name of a world leader, a movie star, Superman, Captain America, or maybe you thought of a person who saved someone in a crisis such as a police officer. Some of us may have thought of a family member or friend. As Christians, our heroes may be those who led us to Christ, our pastor, or others in ministry who are impacting lives.
Well-done Evangelism: Evangelism Lessons from Jesus’ Encounter with the Woman at the Well
I think we’ve all seen bad evangelism. In fact, I’ve been a culprit of bad evangelism. Back when I was a freshman in high school, I remember telling my cousin that he was going to die and go to hell. No, that didn’t come in the middle of a conversation, that was my conversation starter. Yep…I know, that wasn’t the most effective sentence to begin a conversation with. We all have in our minds what we would deem bad evangelism or evangelistic tactics. So, what about good evangelism?
Disciplemaking: How Do Evangelism and Discipleship Go Together?
When we think of the Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20, we often assume the focus is on evangelism. But Jesus commissions us to “make disciples.” Is that the same thing? Disciple-making Evangelism, discipleship, and disciple-making are all important terms for us to understand both in their meaning and in their relationship with one another.
How a Denomination Helped Its Churches to Break the 200 Barrier
Ed: Why did you decide to organize a group of pastors to work through Breaking the 200 Barrier in their churches? Phil: The Vineyard has about 600 churches in the U.S. and 75 percent of them are under 200. One of the things that we’ve noticed through the years is that Breaking the 200 Barrier releases a lot of fruit.
Inspired Questions: A New Approach to Prison Ministry
As a full-time prison chaplain for the Federal Bureau of Prisons, I have searched the Scriptures to learn as much as possible about every person who spent time in prison, like Joseph, Daniel, John the Baptist, and Paul. I have explored various prison ministries to discover the creative approaches others have taken to sustain faithful and fruitful ministries by God’s grace, like Prison Fellowship, The Institute for Prison Ministries, and The Heart of Texas Foundation.
What Would Jesus Ask?
Have you ever been around a child who did not stop asking questions? Do you recall doing the same thing when you were young? Even as adults, much of our day is still spent asking others for information—soliciting feedback on a project, for example, or requesting status updates on an event. We probably spend even more time each week with those closest to us enquiring about work, school, marriage, parenting, leadership, time management, and the direction of our lives.
CFP: Soundscapes of American Gentrification (JPMS Special Issue)
Call For Articles: Soundscapes of American Gentrification Special Issue for Journal of Popular Music Studies Guest Editors, Christina Zanfagna and Alex Werth This ain’t the same place it was Different space and buzz -Gift of Gab, “The Gentrification Song” (2018) For this special issue of the Journal of Popular Music Studies, we seek articles that explore the “buzz” surrounding music, extra-musical sounds, and gentrification.
JPMS: Vol. 31 No. 3, September 2019
https://jpms.ucpress.edu/content/31/3 IASPM-US Members can access the journal via this link. Editor’s Note Scholars are institutionally motivated revisionists, but our era’s interest in vaunting the underrepresented has fueled that fire. So, too, however, has the political drift right, raising questions about popular culture efficacy that have constrained old school rock and roll ballyhoo about music producing meaningful change. Both sentiments find voice in this issue.
DTS Expands to Fort Worth with Christ Chapel Bible Church Partnership
on June 20th, 2019 in Campus News Dallas Theological Seminary and Christ Chapel Bible Church are excited to announce a new partnership which will bring DTS’s rigorous, biblical-centered seminary education to the greater Fort Worth, Texas area. Beginning this fall, DTS will offer courses onsite at Christ Chapel for two of their most popular master’s degrees.
JPMS: Vol. 31 No. 2, June 2019
https://jpms.ucpress.edu/content/31/2 IASPM-US Members can access the journal via this link. Editor’s Note It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a year since we started our terms as JPMS co-editors. In that time, we’ve tried to both stress the interdisciplinary character of popular music studies and to foreground work by and about people who are traditionally underrepresented in the field. This issue is a solid reflection of those priorities.
JPMS: Vol. 31 No. 1, March 2019
http://jpms.ucpress.edu/content/31/1 Editor’s Note With this issue of Journal of Popular Music Studies, a new team officially takes over at the top of the masthead: co-editors Robin James and Eric Weisbard. The two of us are deeply grateful to Oliver Wang and Diane Pecknold for overseeing the journal the past few years, including a complicated transition to our new publisher, UC Press, and we’re glad that both will be staying on as associate editors.
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