tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post8730857163779083276..comments2024-01-24T10:39:27.668-05:00Comments on Coming Untrue: Five Lessons We Can Learn from Jordan PetersonDr. S. L. Andersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06303707167715370504noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-69749571442037261792018-03-22T08:07:38.080-04:002018-03-22T08:07:38.080-04:00I had no idea how bad it had gotten until I went t...I had no idea how bad it had gotten until I went to see one of Peterson's Old Testament lectures last year. I was bowled over at the way he held 500 people's attention without any gimmicks. I know maybe five Bible teachers who can do that. And we have MUCH better material to work with ...Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-45815715139243927612018-03-22T06:48:59.506-04:002018-03-22T06:48:59.506-04:00D'accord! In the local church context, based o...D'accord! In the local church context, based on 40+ years of listening to sermons/messages I would say there are a rare few who can hold people's attention for more than 15 minutes. They present material in a boring an unorganized fashion. They are unaware of the learning and comprehension level of their audience. They are very very detached in their application to where people live their daily lives. Shame on them for being such poor communicators of God's truth. Shame on us for propping up a system which perpetuates bad messages. Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290921435307877508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-20193043499770192262018-03-21T19:11:58.714-04:002018-03-21T19:11:58.714-04:00On "hold your audience": you're qui...On "hold your audience": you're quite right, Tom. Not many people can hold an audience like that, and make 45 minutes profitable from an edification point of view. But if a person can't, then he shouldn't be doing that. However, many people can be good listeners and meaningful participants in the context of a general discussion -- so maybe we need some format changes. Opening the platform to bad teaching, and doing it just for the sake of keeping up the 45 minute lecture format, is a really bad idea.Immanuel Canhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11580529966007662214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-17168134882364432582018-03-21T17:40:02.482-04:002018-03-21T17:40:02.482-04:00Absolutely agreed, Russell. He humbles me. I hope ...Absolutely agreed, Russell. He humbles me. I hope we both meet him in glory.Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00346761712248157930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5596708332568087278.post-10471899194667606582018-03-21T17:23:22.824-04:002018-03-21T17:23:22.824-04:00Points well taken. I've been listening to Pete...Points well taken. I've been listening to Peterson, long before he came to Internet prominence with the pronoun/Bill C-51 issue. He's been on TVO for a long time e.g.<br />One good thing about him, and it's a rare skill, that he has a mind which can speak in a well organized way about lots of down to earth subjects which we all face. He shames many believers who are afraid to speak or to discipline their mental faculties to do so. Quisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13290921435307877508noreply@blogger.com