Which of the following are similar to the ways you've served Christ in your family? [check all that apply]
• Taught your kids to see God's glory in nature
• Washed the dishes without being asked
• Played a board game with your kids
• Encouraged your wife to finish her master's degree
• Attended a child's open house at school
• Worked fewer hours to be with your family
• Set an example of a godly prayer life for your children
• Held a crying child
• Swung on the tire swing with your daughter
• Told your wife why you're still in love with her
• Told your son he's got what it takes
• Coached soccer
• Let you child correct you now and then
• Fixed the vacuum cleaner
• Taught your sons to ride a bike
• Listened patiently to a complaint of your wife
• Taped your child's artwork to your office wall
• Admitted to your kids that you were wrong
• Told your children how Christ entered your life
• Cleaned up vomit
• Taught your children to love books
• Been romantic without expecting sex
• Told your daughter she's smart/beautiful
• Set standards for your kids and stuck to them
• Dealt graciously with a busybody neighbor
• Peeled carrots
• Watched movies together
Cross-Examination Theme of the Week: Beyond Book Learning Thursday, October 7, 2004
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Men of IntegritySeptember/October 2004Cross-ExaminationTheme of the Week: Beyond Book LearningThursday, October 775
Key Bible Verse: Then he opened their minds to understand these many Scriptures (Luke 24:45). Bonus Reading:Luke 24:13–27, 44–46
Stephen, a second-year student at a prestigious law school, planned to model his career after Ira Walton, a well-known defense attorney in his community. Stephen practiced the lawyer's techniques in cross-examining witnesses, and studied his methods.
During one class session, Stephen found himself arguing with an older student who sat in the back of the large auditorium. He was wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap, and Stephen didn't know the student or recall seeing him before. As they talked, Stephen fervently rebutted his position on how a hypothetical trial should be handled, frequently quoting Ira Walton to back up his claims.
At the end of the class, the professor introduced the older "student" as Ira Walton, the role model Stephen longed to emulate. The attorney commended Stephen's grasp of his trial techniques, but said he'd missed the point that above all a defense lawyer needs to understand the motivation of his witness. More than technique or strategy, the lawyer needs to know what's important to the person. He said Stephen had acquired knowledge, but not understanding.
—Jack Graham in Life According to Jesus
My Response: How is my reading of Scripture moving me beyond knowledge to understanding?
Thought to Apply: The Bible is not only a book which I can understand; it is also a book which understands me.
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