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My maternal grandfather was a professor. My paternal grandma was a one-room school teacher. My mom is a teacher. Through direct and indirect ways, each of them taught me to teach. They modeled teaching and taught with their lives. They shared specific instructions about how to prepare a lesson, how to communicate a message, and how to connect with students.
One of the most important aspects of teaching is teaching to teach. I have heard it said that you really know if you’ve learned something if you’re able to teach it to someone else. II Timothy 2:2 says, “And the things you have heard me say in the presence of many witnesses entrust to reliable people who will also be qualified to teach others.”
I love that the reference for that verse is SECOND Timothy TWO:TWO. 2, 2, 2. It doesn’t stop with one. We have to teach to teach to teach in order for the message to reach everyone.
You may be intimidated by the concept of teaching, but whether you are a mother, a sister, an aunt, a niece, a friend, or all of the above, you have the opportunity to teach. The Makeover Monday challenge today is to makeover what it means to teach: Let’s not just teach the concept, but teach to teach, so the message can be spread to others.
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Last night, the Wyatt family that is hosting me here in Juneau joined me in singing Happy Birthday to Luis Gomez, preacher in East Caracas. Geoffrey Wyatt, as I mentioned in Wednesday's post, lived there for a time and established a special friendship with Luis.
Tonight, from thousands of miles away, the spirit of love and family was palpable in the Skype call. Watery eyes were held at bay, but the surprise and the expression of love were accomplished.
The Wyatt boys got to "meet" the Gomez boys and the fathers enjoyed the blessing of sharing their families with each other.
After the birthday greeting, another special part of the evening was yet to come. The Wyatt family was introduced to arepas! Dana made a quick study and will be a pro very soon at making them. Both sons loved them and Geoffrey was able to relive memories of eating them while living in Venezuela.
Their son who has gluten and dairy issues at two arepas at dinner and at another half as a snack before bed! Another added blessing representative of Food and Family on Fridays.
Side note - please keep me and the Juneau Church of Christ in your prayers this weekend as we go for a retreat and look at the topic of "Falling in Love with Jesus."