Biblical Insights for Leading in the Music Classroom
A direct comparison of our band programs to the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah is not particularly helpful, is it? No matter what kind of school you teach in, I sincerely hope that your band room and its inhabitants are not analogous to the populations of those two biblical cities. So how can we relate … Read more
This chapter is fascinating for bible language nerds because of the apparent ‘mistakes’ in the translation. It begins with “The LORD appeared to Abraham….” Next sentence: “He looked up and saw three men.” Abraham ran to greet them but then spoke to him. Abraham speaks to a single visitor but the narrative always refers to … Read more
God established a covenant with Abraham. It included Abraham being the father of many nations, land and a promise of an everlasting relationship. Then….the sign. To acknowledge the covenant, a physical sign was required – circumcision. Fun, right? But, no circumcision, no participation in the covenant. So…what about my band? Well, at my school you … Read more
Abram’s wife Sarai gave her slave to her husband as a wife because Sarai hadn’t borne him any children. Hagar conceived, Sarai got angry and complained to her husband, who told her to do basically whatever. So Sarai mistreated Hagar, who ran away. Here is where it gets interesting. Up until now, this is just … Read more