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Former Princeton professor Howard Kuist defined observation as “the art of seeing things as they really are.”  To which, Robert Traina concluded that observation, “then is is essentially awareness.”  Methodical Bible Study, Robert Traina, p.31.

Writing Out The Word…

Kirsten Vandervelde tours with a theatrical production of Don Richardson’s Peace Child. In her down time, she greets people as a receptionist for our missions ministry here in Montana.
As a 20 year old, she heard me teach on the value of daily Bible reading. This particular morning, […]

Harold Ockenga stunned me during one of his sermons while I was a student at
Gordon-Conwell.  He stated that G.Campbell Morgan read Bible books 50 times aloud before attempting to teach them.  Imgaine that kind of diligent preparation.  He thoroughly observed before he taught.

Observation

“His socks don’t match.” My photographer friend exclaimed to me as we were briskly thumbing through the airline magazine. The auto ad showed a tall basketball player trying to get into a small car and his socks did not match. I did not see it, but my friend saw it immediately. He trained his eye […]