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David Black

Let’s TALK About AI

Oct 20, 2025 | Education, Pedagogy, Teaching, Technology

Recently I have led some conference sessions for educators and administrators on artificial intelligence (AI). Clearly, there are ...

Dealing with Opposition in Ministry

Apr 1, 2025 | Culture, Education, Ministry

My father-in-law, a retired LCMS pastor, passed away a little over two years ago. When he died, my ...

Nostalgia in Lutheran Education

Dec 10, 2024 | Mission and Ministry, Teaching

I consider myself to be a nostalgic person – one who looks back on the past with a ...

Finding Reasons to Say Yes

Sep 17, 2024 | Education, Ministry, Teaching

“Teacher, may I go to the bathroom?” “Can we have an extra recess?” “Could this assignment be due ...

Encouragement for the Last Month

Jul 3, 2024 | Education, Ministry, Teaching

Martyrs did this. So did Abraham and Joseph from the Old Testament. Solomon and King Saul – not ...

Work/Life Balance

Jul 3, 2024 | Ministry, Vocation, Worker Wellness

I was asked to consider writing on work/life balance for this blog post. Apparently, I was deemed worthy ...

Secure Destination

Nov 28, 2023 | Christian Worldview, Ministry, Mission and Ministry

A little over a year ago, I purchased a used 2019 Toyota Camry. That is the first car ...

Thanks Be to God

Sep 19, 2023 | Education, Ministry, Teaching

It is 7 AM when you arrive at school and enter the teacher’s workroom. There you find your ...

THE Objective Truth

Apr 25, 2023 | Christian Worldview, Education, Ministry

Where do you get your information? Is it from ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, PBS, NPR, the New York ...

ChatGPT, Change in Education and Ministry, and the Unchanging

Jan 10, 2023 | Education, Pedagogy, Teaching, Technology

The fear is palpable, Educators are seized with panic and gripped by terror. They are overwhelmed by a ...

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