Films and Leadership
This article from Inc.com ties together two areas of Ken Boa’s expertise, film and leadership; it examines 10 films that help teach leadership.
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Christmas Quotes
A few of Ken Boa’s favorite quotes in and outside the Bible about the season and meaning of Christmas.
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100 Greatest Foreign Films
In this top 100 foreign film list from DigitalDreamDoor, we highlight films also on Ken Boa’s list of recommended films due to their combination of artistic merit and spiritual/moral themes.
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Comparative Film Studies & Auteur Focuses
Supplementing Ken Boa’s film recommendations list, this is a list of film series ripe for comparative study (same filmmaker, same director, different director but same theme, and movie-to-book comparisons).
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Films with Spiritual & Moral Themes
Ken Boa’s oft-requested list of suggested films that have spiritual and moral themes. A longer list follows a short list of top recommendations.
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Kierkegaard’s King and Maiden Story
Nineteenth-century philosopher Søren Kierkegaard wrote the following parable, which has been widely circulated. It alludes to the Song of Solomon (or Song of Songs), where King Solomon is shown disguising himself as a shepherd to win the heart of a Shulamite woman.
The king was like no other king. Every statesman trembled before his power. No one dared breathe a word against him,
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Teaching Approaches and Learning Styles
Ken Boa explores seven approaches to teaching/learning, all used by Jesus, that demonstrate the importance of variety and unpredictability in our communication delivery methods. The seven methods are lecture, stories, visual aids, Q&A, discussion, drama, and projects. These are useful to anyone, but especially those who teach, preach, or mentor on a regular basis.
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Thoughts on Abortion
Abortion is perhaps the central ethical issue of the past century. The key question is whether abortion is the murder of a living person and therefore when a human life begins.
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