Nurturing this lived reality

journeying together
blood kin
ours
his

intentionally integrated
hand-in-hand leaning
toward his teleology

interior, exterior heart
deepening
forever siblings

felt, lived attachment
reflecting his heart

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Informant
Kemp’s “Situated Learning” in Christian Education Journal 7.1
--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Definition: Conception

Derived clarification arrived at through intuitive extrapolation that trusts indiscernible clues and through reflective extrapolation that combines subjective and objective evidence into a coherent whole.

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Informants

• definition of "tangent" in Merriam-Webster 7.0 for Windows Mobile, (c) 2004-2007.
• definition of "conception" in synonym discussion under "idea" in Merriam-Webster 7.0 for Windows Mobile, (c) 2004-2007.

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

What is the point of Social Science research?

We stop, think, and see systematically intending to know and understand what is, describing trends, explaining relations, seeing with the other, seeking patterns in dailies.

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Informants

• DE867 lecture on Research
• DE867 lecture on Quantitative versus Qualitative Research
• DE867 lecture on Ethnography

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Definition: Concept

Clarification derived from instances accurately synthesizing the themes projecting from the details, having a traceable logic, and reflecting a fuller notion by incorporating individual perspectives.

Informants

• definition of "tangent" in Merriam-Webster 7.0 for Windows Mobile, (c) 2004-2007.
• definition of "concept" in synonym discussion under "idea" in Merriam-Webster 7.0 for Windows Mobile, (c) 2004-2007.

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

In this people, we become

heart truth
determines
so nurture self and other

identity leaks
reflection learns
modeled life-on-life

shared mind
acts
seeking, doing truth as family

learning his heart

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Informant

• articles from CEJ 7.1

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Before knowing is seeing

Knowledge of God is the point - that and knowledge of our siblings. Yet, knowledge must become comprehension, comprehension, integration. So, let us learn to see.

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Informants

• Philippians 3:7-11
• Qualitative research as a way of seeing
• knowledge-->comprehension-->integration: know the difference

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

I wish giving up me were easier

truth cuts deftly
revealing hatred

his response aids
despite antagonistic surrounders

our response acts
with him
with siblings

kingdom is worth the cost

so speak

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Informant

• Dying: A Great Opportunity
• random word: deal
• random word: agilely

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Definition: Idea

Idea: a constructed image or formulation, often carrying an existing leitmotiv, created by observing existent forms, by interpolating from broad knowledge, or by integrating intuition.

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Informants

• definition of "tangent" in Merriam-Webster 7.0 for Windows Mobile, (c) 2004-2007.
• definition of "idea" in synonym discussion under "idea" in Merriam-Webster 7.0 for Windows Mobile, (c) 2004-2007.

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Learning faculty development is like sailing around the world from scratch

We bring ourselves to this nebulous and dynamic field of faculty development, focusing our strengths, and trusting Jesus with strengths and weaknesses.

I bring integration.

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Informants

• John 6: mundane gifts multiplied
• Bringing who I am
• Faculty Development as a nebulous and dynamic field
• Adult Learning Theory
• Integration: Everything goes together.

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Paleo Solution: Initial Post-Scan Review

Yesterday, I received my copy of the brand spanky new Paleo Solution.  Today, I did a skim/quick read.  Here's the conclusion:

It is most assuredly NOT a rerun of The Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson.  Sisson's book is a great overview of the primal lifestyle, with just enough detail to get you going.  Wolf's book digs more deeply as only a former research biochemist/trainer can.  Genre-wise, it's a cross between PB and Gedgaudas' book, Primal Body Primal Mind.

After telling his own amazing journey to health through paleo, Wolf spends seven chapters unpacking the nuts and bolts of why paleo works: because it's how our bodies actually work.  He covers our hunter-gatherer identity, hormones, digestion, life-threatening conditions caused and/or worsened by improper hormone functioning, digestion in the gut and the terrible effects of grain, fats and fat, and stress and sleep.

The next group of chapters runs the reader through the implementation of paleo: without implementation, there is no point (Wolf makes this point repeatedly and passionately).  The doing of it includes moving, described and illustrated for folks of all levels.  Next are a general chapter on how to shop and eat--and why, tracking progress using internal and external measures, a detailed 30-day meal plan (with recipes), and a a detailed recommendation of supplements.  The book closes with a short epilogue and 31--that's THIRTY-ONE--pages of references for the geeks in the crowd.


I'll be studying this book--and implementing it :-) --over the next weeks.  For now, my recommendation is get it, read it, do it.


--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Humanity is glorious

Could it be that personal human knowing, with its responsible judgment, universal intent, and commitment, is a reflection and declaration of a similar, greater Someone?

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Informant

• Ch 13 “The Rise of Man” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

It's Here!! the Paleo Solution

Came home from work today to find Robb Wolf's The Paleo Solution on my doorstep! Yippee.  And...AND! tomorrow is my free reading day: homework is set aside to free the mind.

The plan is that by Friday night, I shall have some response to the book.  For now, click the title link above, so yourself some good, direct a few cents to my amazon store, and let's bring Robb's book even higher on amazon.

---Twitter - Facebook(C) Laura Springer

We know life when we see it

When participation becomes companionship, when observation becomes self-reflection leading to self-modification, when we perceive soul beyond what our senses perceive, then is life contemplating life.

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Informant

• Ch 12 “Knowing Life” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

A mechanistic understanding cannot explain reality

Underneath and among the physical and chemical processes of the universe there is a something that neither physics nor chemistry can explain. But theology can.

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Informant

• Ch 11 “The Logic of Achievement” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Commitment makes everything personal

“It’s not my fault” is an assertion heard too often. Though we can do little about our received situation, every response carries our personal commitment.

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Informant

• Ch 10 “Commitment” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

When we speak, how do we mean what we say?

Tacit knowledge, both individual and communal, is the necessary backdrop for articulate communication. The words we speak or write stand as symbols of our knowledge.

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Informant

• Ch 8 “The Logic of Affirmation” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

It's Pig Week!

Pork Roast; Pork Hocks and Onion

• 1.5 lb pork shoulder roast
• 2 pork hocks
• yellow onion, sliced
• juniper berries, ground
• caraway seed, ground
• sea salt
• 1/2 bottle Weltenburger Hefe-Weissbier Hell

What I Did

1. Layer sliced onion in bottom of slow cooker.
2. Place salted, spice rubbed roast and hocks on top.
3. Pour ale in cooker, adding water to bring liquid level to about half way up the meat.
4. Cook on low for about 4 hours.
5. Remove roast from slow cooker and allow to dry a bit and cool.
6. Hocks and onions continue to cook, while roast is browned in bacon fat.
7. Remove bones from hocks, and transfer meat and onions to the hot, now empty cast iron fry pan. Cook on low until only meat, onion, and fat remain.
8. I made these for lunches, and so placed the roast and hock meat in separate containers.

Rotkohl
This recipe is a morph of a German recipe (read in translation).

• 1 head red cabbage, sliced thin
• 2 yellow onions, diced
• 2 tbsp unsalted, grass fed butter
• caraway seed
• 1/2 bottle Weltenburger Hefe-Weissbier Hell
• 2 tbsp pommegranate jelly (courtesy of Ruth)
• clove, allspice, cinnamon, and ginger to taste
• about 1/2 c balsamic vinegar

What I Did

1. Saute onion in butter until slightly browned and translucent
2. Add ground spices to onion and allow flavors to marry a bit.
3. Add sliced cabbage. Saute for a few minutes.
4. Add ale, jelly, and vinegar.
5. Simmer until cabbage is very soft.

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

The Great Isaiah Scroll at Talbot School of Theology

Last Tuesday, I had the opportunity to be at the unveiling of a beautiful facsimile of the Great Isaiah Scroll, found at the Dead Sea. Talbot School of Theology at Biola University is housing the scroll this fall. Do plan to come to campus to view the scroll. The three remaining lectures are also recommended.

• Oct. 12 – The Dead Sea Scrolls and Bible Translation. Jeffrey Volkmer, D.Phil. ABD, Assistant Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies, Biola University.
• Nov. 9 – Textual issues in the Great Isaiah Scroll. Thomas J. Finley, Ph.D., Professor of Old Testament and Semitics, Department Chair, Talbot School of Theology (Biola University).
• Dec. 14 – The Suffering Servant in the Great Isaiah Scroll. Scott Moffatt, Senior Pastor, Legacy Church of Orange County, Irvine, Calif.; Adjunct Professor of History, Biola University and Fullerton College.

---Twitter - Facebook(C) Laura Springer

Life is best among shared souls

Whether science, art, or morality, the properly human exercise of it requires shared convictions, shared fellowship, co-operation, and properly exercised maintenance of tradition and orthodoxy.

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Informant

• Ch 7 “Conviviality” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Passions drive everything

Science, art, and religion are not as distinct as many suppose. All are founded on beliefs and driven by passion toward deeper understanding of reality.

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Informant

• Ch 6 “Intellectual Passions” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Knowing by laying out the known unknowns

The great bulk of our knowledge is inarticulate, yet it is known like a word on the tip of the tongue realized by distracted attention.

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Informant

• Ch 5: “Articulation” in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

The wisdom of practical knowledge

Every profession has a set of skills which all the book-learning in the world cannot develop. Only practice, in submission to a master, will suffice.

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Informant

• Ch 4: Skill in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Every sure thing has a touch of maybe

The surest mathematical formula, the most logical philosophical proposition, the best attested historical account, is accompanied by human variation in practical knowledge and personal judgment.

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Informant

• Ch 2: Probability in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Objectivity cannot require our absence

The truths beyond our senses are greater by far than the truths our senses perceive. Why then do we put such stock in empirical evidence?

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Informant

• Ch 1: Objectivity in Personal Knowledge: Towards a Post-Critical Philosophy by Michael Polanyi

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Curried Pork over Sweet Potato

It may or may not be pretty; you can decide that. It is darn good--and simple.

• Pastured pork neck bones
• Water
• Curry Powder
• Onions
• Sweet potato (I used the yellow here, but orange would work)

The curried pork was made in a slow cooker: about 8 hours on low for the meat, cool and sort through to remove bones, return to crock, add onions, cook another 2 hours or so on high. Done.

Sweet potatoes were baked in the oven and then reheated in the dreaded micro...get a grip...

---Twitter - Facebook(C) Laura Springer

Knowing the other

We know the functioning of others by attending to what is implicit in their behavior. We know their meaning by attending to their explicit expressions.

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Informant

• “The Structure of Consciousness” in Knowing and Being: Essays by Michael Polanyi by Marjorie Grene

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer

Cyclical knowing: sense-reading and sense-giving

Knowing is a process of moving nearly imperceptibly from integrating unknowns with knowns to constructing joint meaning and back again. Education must equip this process.

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Informant

• “Sense-Giving and Sense-Reading” in Knowing and Being: Essays by Michael Polanyi edited by Marjorie Grene

--- Twitter - Facebook (C) Laura Springer