head to head! heart to heart! april 24, 2012 dr. dale trapp rev. dr. thomas trapp
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Head to Head! Heart to Heart!
April 24, 2012
Dr. Dale Trapp
Rev. Dr. Thomas Trapp
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Dale’s Birth
Dale’s Birth
Tom’s Birth Certificate
Tom’s New Birth in Baptism
Tom’s Birth Path to Eternity
Head to Head! Heart to Heart!
The academic pursuit
The spiritual pursuit
Tom: The Good News
Necessitating Jesus ChristRichard Caemmerer, Preaching for the Church
If anyone is in Christ, he or she is a new creation. He made Him to be sin that we might become the righteousness of God.
2 Corinthians, Chapter 5
Before Creation
Creation
Fall from God
Abraham
Abraham
The World
Israel
Abraham’s Family The World
Rebellion
The WorldAbraham’s Family
The Messiah
Abraham’s Family The World
Abraham’s Family The World
The Crucifixion
The WorldResurrection
The Resurrection
The WorldThe Church
The Church
Eternal Life
Dale – Experience
• Parents• Relatives• Teachers• Friends• Lutheran Elementary• Lutheran High School• Church / Sunday School /
Youth Group
• Neighborhood
(Friends / neighbors)
• Jobs
(Paper route / grass cutting)
Lutheran: Church-related The World
• GM student engineer• GMI – engineering student• Student friends
• Sunday school teacher• Youth group leader• Bible Class leader• Church involvement• Lutheran college
Dale – ExperienceLutheran: Church-related The World
• Summer jobs• University of Michigan• University of Minnesota• Institutes• Student friends• Discipline meetings (local /
regional / national)
Dale – ExperienceLutheran: Church-related The World
• Lutheran high school teacher
• Director of Christian Education
• Youth leader• Grade school principal• College professor• Church involvement
Dale – Faith and Teaching
Physics
Geology
Astronomy
Meteorology
A Typical Class
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning5x2 + 3zx5 – 8xy3/4 = 22
…Then a miracle
…X = 3.127
Not acceptable by teacher/student
The Universe
Typical Test Question
The Montillation of Traxoline
It is very important that you learn about traxoline. Traxoline is a new form of zionter. It is montilled in Ceristanna. The Ceristannians gristerlate large amounts of fevon and then brachter it to quasel traxoline. Traxoline may well be one of our most lukized snezlaus in the future because of our zionter lescelidge.
Directions: Answer the following questions in complete sentences. Be sure to use your best handwriting.
1. What is traxoline?
2. Where is traxoline montilled?
3. How is traxoline quaselled?
4. Why is it important to know about traxoline?
Small to Large
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
…This is so complicated only God understands
Not acceptable by teacher/student
Saturn V Rocket
Apollo 11
Rocks from the Moon
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
…God does not want us to do that, so it is impossible and will never happen
Not acceptable by teacher/student
God created the universe and all that is in it
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth
Genesis 1:1
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth
The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible
The Nicene Creed
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
God’s creation shows his wisdom and power and He is to be glorified because of it
O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens
Psalms 8:1
…for Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory for ever and ever
The Lord’s Prayer
Tom: The Ten Words – MotivationTeleology: if… then• Reward and punishment motivate• “Please give me more!”
Ontology: because… therefore• What is in one’s nature and heart motivates• “Please help me use what I have”
Tom: The Ten Words – Active and PassiveActive
Tom throws / threw / will throw the ball.
Passive
The ball is / was / will be thrown by Tom.
Tom: The Ten Words – Justification - Sanctification
Justification Sanctification
GOD Active Active
MEPassive (Dead)
Active (Alive)
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Mysteries Miracles
• Moses’ miracles in Egypt• The sun stands still• Balaam’s donkey talks
• Changes as “c” is approached
• Length / time / mass• Light is a wave and a
particle at the same time
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Mysteries Miracles
• Elijah calls down fire on the alter to Baal
• Elisha heals Naaman’s leprosy
• Samson’s strength• Paul’s conversion• Peter’s vision of the los in
Macedonia• Enoch and Elijah not dying
• Masses attract at large distances
• Like charged masses attract, unlike charged masses repel
• Like charged masses attract in the nucleus
• Dark matter keeps galaxies together
• Dark energy repels galaxies
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Mysteries Miracles
• Peter’s escape from jail• Jesus’ miracles:
• Illnesses• Food• Walking on water• Casting out demons• Moving through space
• E = mc2
• Ability of water to exist in three states simultaneously
• Neutrinos that can change into other neutrinos
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Mysteries Miracles
• Disciples can cure illnesses• Jesus miracles:
• Raising the dead• Forgiving sins• Rising from the dead
• Jesus is true God and true man
• Life can exist at remote places on earth
• Subatomic particles consisting of quarks
• Particles mediating forces
• Antimatter exists
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Mysteries Miracles
• Baptism• The Lord’s Supper• Saint / sinner• God loves us• God has redeemed us• Eternity with God
• Statistics can be used to explain sub-atomic properties
• Standard Model or String Theory or …
• 11 dimensions• What is the Universe?
Dale – Faith and Teaching / Learning
Mysteries Miracles
• Miracles are “outside” of common experience
• Miracles can be enjoyed by the recipient
• The realization of a miracle can be cause for glorifying God
• Mysteries are to be probed
• Mysteries are complex if you do not understand them
• The uncovering of mysteries or not can be cause for glorifying God
Tom – Bible Study
Road Map
Blue Print
Operating Instructions
Tom – AnalogiesThe Rowboat
Hebrew concept of time: past in front of you
The AirplaneJump without a parachute/kill the pilot
Vacuum cleanerUnplugged vs. switched off/on
Inside vs. OutsideYearning to get back in
Married vs. DatingBeing IN CHRIST as NEW CREATION
Tom: Stages of Prophetic Speech1) God chose and blessed for you in
the past (some still faithful)
2) Most have rebelled and left the relationship.
3) In the near future, consequences of sin will come upon most of you.
4) For the remnant, God will restore you in distant future.
Tom – Bible Study
The Good Samaritan
• Content: story itself• Concept: act as at fault• Context: eternal life - how• Conflict: alternate views• Contact: Christ acts as at fault
mheartwill
mindemotions
actions
The Open Tomb
The Open Tomb
• CrossEyes• TombVision• Holy BlindSpots
Dale – Controversy / ResolutionControversy Resolution
• Geology faith• Astronomy faith
“How to do discipline”(How / What / When / How Much)
• Scripture Faith
“Why” of the discipline(Why)
• Ages• 6,000 YBP• 4.6 BYBP• 15 BYBP
• Ethics• Life• Probing the earth• Higher energy
research• Space travel
Dale Reflection
• God is involved in all of science• Miracles can happen – “laws” of science are not
always obeyed• God has given teachers/students talents and
abilities to be used for His glory in the discipline of science
• Chapel/daily prayer/daily Scripture reading is a significant part of learning
Dale Reflection
• It is important to care about each other• Faith and learning coexist and each can enrich
the other• There are many things I do not understand, but I
have not stopped trying to understand
Teaching with faith gives me great satisfaction and fulfillment!
God be praised!!
Tom’s Reflection: To Faculty and StudentsTo Faculty:• Each student:a precious gift from God, with gifts• Be proud of being a Christian – GOOD NEWS• We love as God in Christ loved us• See your discipline within eternal dimensions
To Students:• Discover and develop your abilities• Expand your mind and heart• Value everyone who teaches
TO GOD BE THE GLORY