by Tara L. Cole | Feb 9, 2009 | Tara Cole
Wrapping up his discussion of the body, Paul ends chapter 12 saying, “But earnestly desire the higher gifts. And I will show you a still more excellent way” (12.31). Here he seems to be saying, though the gifts are important and can build up the church, there is...
by Tara L. Cole | Feb 3, 2009 | Tara Cole
One of my favorite quotes, though I don’t remember who from, is “Writing is revision.” However, revision takes time. Yuck! I preach it to my students, but most days I don’t like any more than they do. It’s hard!I haven’t forgotten...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 26, 2009 | Tara Cole
I have been learning the last few months that when reading the Bible things, like the saying goes, are not always what they seem. That what I had believed was true isn’t always the case, or at least, not the whole case.A few days ago, I was reading I Corinthians 12...
by Tara L. Cole | Jan 23, 2009 | Tara Cole
So, a little background information… For years God has been telling me to write. Whenever I ask him “what,” he tells me to sit down to write, and he will show me. I’m not very good at this last part. Especially evidenced by the fact that I...
by Tara L. Cole | Sep 29, 2008 | Tara Cole
Okay, since Rachel said its been more that four weeks (and I guess it has) I figure I better write something here.School has actually been going pretty well. I’ve been pretty swamped–six classes was a very bad idea–but I’m still loving it....
by Tara L. Cole | Jul 19, 2008 | Tara Cole
Well, I’m going to sign off here for a few weeks as I try to get everything together before school starts. I have three classes to plan, and two are pretty much from scratch. Yeah, I know, you pro-teachers are rolling your eyes. But really! Trying to cram it in...