Task #14: Scripture Diagram... A Sample

Here is a sample Scripture Diagram... If you can have yours ready by Sunday, June 25th that would be great. Try to.

The Task List So Far

Can't believe I'm doing this, but... This is a condensed version of the Tasks for Logosology.

1. Task #1: Create a God Blog page and then Post your answer to "What It Is To Be A Leader?"
2. Task B: For those that missed the first Sunday, you are exempted from Task B. Those that were present: Post "Your Story"
3. Task 2: Song Commentary: Choose a secular and a Christian song and compare and contrast them.
   
4. Task 3: Ice Berg Article: After reading the Ice Berg Article, give a mini-synopsis and then answer the questions.
5. Task 4: Random Props: Whoever's name you drew in Logosology, write an encouraging post about them.
6. Task 5: Commenting: Go to other Logosology members God Blogs and comment on their posts.
7. Task 6: Group Project (Step One): Post your intial thoughts and reactions to your group.
8. Task 7: Note Taking: Take notes on a Wednesday night service or a Sunday Morning service and post your thoughts and insight.
9. Task 8: Proup Project (Step Two): Present your group project proposal to the Logosology class.
10. Task 9: Passionate About God Summary: Read ALL the articles in the Passion section and post a well written essay on them.
11. Task 10: Fuel For Thought: After reading the article "Ethos," post your answers to the Fuel For Thought section.
12. Task 11: Cartoon Strip: After readin gthe article "53 Years In Space" make up a cartoon strip and turn it in.
13. Task 12: Mentoring: Choose one or two people you would like to influence your life and write about them.
14. Task 13: Catch up: Enuff said.
    

Defining "Ethos"

Accodring to dictionary.com, ethos is "The disposition, character, or fundamental values peculiar to a specific person, people, culture, or movement: “They cultivated a subversive alternative ethos” (Anthony Burgess)." In essence, ethos is what makes the group, clique, the people, the culture...different.

Example: You know Puerto Ricans have pride. They are stereotypically loud, very family oriented and post the flag and the coqui whereever they can.

So when the "Fuel For Thought" asks what is the ethos of Live Oak... what makes Live Oak different, or essentially Live Oak. I would think our multicultural congregation is part of our ethos. Also, our music program. I don't believe you will find the quality and types of music anywhere else in our area.

Hopefully this gives you some direction.

Task #13... The Lucky One

Don't forget that Task #13 allows you to cathc up on all your posts, work, memory verses, Bible reading, article readings and whatever else needs to be done. Be advised, if you are not caught up by Sunday, June 18th then you will be asked to step down from LOGOSOGY until the next session.

Memory Verse #7

Memory Verse #6

Memory Verse #5

Logosology = Word Study

During Camp Meeting, I had the awesome privilege of listening to a great teacher. Gill Stielglitz was practical and real. One morning he spoke on the discipline of Bible Study, interacting with God. Here is a very watered down version of what I learned. Read it and you'll find that for Task #14 it will come in handy.

1. Read the Scripture three times. Each time you reread, emphasize different words. Read it out loud. Stress words you don't know, words that you think are important.
2. Write out the Scripture. Diagram. Take a sheet of paper and write out the verses. Make important words bigger than others. Circle words you believe to be essential. Underline words. Use color coding. Be creative. Make note of transitional words (and, but, therefore, etc.)
3. Ask questions & define words. Write out questions, Draw arrows. No question is too silly, too in depth, too stupid... Define all the key words. Define words you don't know. And sometimes even defining simple words that you THINK you know may give you new insight. Write out the definition by the word.
4. Compare translations. If you have other translations of the same Scripture you will get a different feeling. A fresh look into what you are studying. If a phrase or a word is different and you like it, write it on the margins.
5. Paraphrase. After steps 1-4, then rewrite the Scripture in your own words. Basically, you have broken down the word of God, digested it and are now ready to spit it back out with your own flavor. Once you do this, you KNOW what you have studied.