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Daily Bread

Beyond the status quo

The Philippine Star

But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life. — John 5:40

Dr. Jack Mezirow, professor emeritus at Columbia Teachers College, believes that an essential element in adult learning is to challenge our own ingrained perceptions and examine our insights critically. Dr. Mezirow says that adults learn best when faced with what he calls a “disorienting dilemma” — something that “helps you critically reflect on the assumptions you’ve acquired” (Barbara Strauch, The New York Times). This is the opposite of saying, “My mind is made up — don’t confuse me with the facts.”

When Jesus healed on the Sabbath, He challenged the deeply held beliefs of many religious leaders, and they sought to silence Him (John 5:16-18). Jesus said to them: “You search the Scriptures, for in them you think you have eternal life; and these are they which testify of Me. But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life” (vv.39-40).

Oswald Chambers observed, “God has a way of bringing in facts which upset a man’s doctrines if these stand in the way of God getting at his soul.”

Unsettling experiences that cause us to question our assumptions about the Lord can also lead us to a deeper understanding and trust in Him — if we’re willing to think it through and come to Him. — David C. McCasland

 

My mind cries its questions,

My longing heart, joining.

O Father, please hear me!

O Spirit, keep teaching! —Verway

 

READ: John 5:35-47

 

“The unexamined life is not worth living.” — Socrates

 

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BARBARA STRAUCH

COLUMBIA TEACHERS COLLEGE

DAVID C

DR. JACK MEZIROW

DR. MEZIROW

NEW YORK TIMES

O FATHER

O SPIRIT

OSWALD CHAMBERS

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