Category Archives: Christian Education

Why I Enjoy Teaching in the Church

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Micah Everett

This past year during the fall and spring semesters I shared teaching responsibilities for an adult Sunday school class on the book of Colossians, after teaching part of a shorter series the previous summer. These were my first opportunities in … Continue reading →

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Scripture, then Creeds, then Confessions, then Self

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Micah Everett

Americans can be a strange people, and this is perhaps especially true of American Christians. Although the percentage of the population claiming a Christian identity has fallen in recent years, the majority of the population still professes adherence to some … Continue reading →

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Fall Concerts and Activities Preview

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Micah Everett

Once again this year I have a very full teaching load, with 28 applied students when high school and other private students are taken into account, 20 players in the University of Mississippi Trombone Ensemble, and 13 players in the … Continue reading →

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You’re Never Going to Know Everything (But You Still Should Try), Part Two

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Micah Everett

Last week I wrote discussing how I had come to terms with—and in fact really embraced—the idea that my knowledge of music, brass pedagogy, and basically everything about my profession should be always growing but will never reach completion. There … Continue reading →

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Introducing H.R. Rookmaaker (1922-1977)

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Micah Everett

In the four years that I have been writing this blog I have regularly referred to the works of Francis Schaeffer (1912-1984) as being formative not only for the cultivation of my own identity and worldview as (at least I … Continue reading →

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