Integrating the Bible Well

It’s not enough to simply throw a verse into a lesson, or pray at the beginning of class. Here are some examples of how you can implement the Bible fluidly and powerfully into our lessons each day?

November 23, 2025

Look at Your Music

Lindsey Ralls While sitting in seventh grade chorus this week, I listened as the students practiced a piece for the Christmas concert. After the song ended, one of the boys raised his hand and said, “I just don’t think I can hit that last high note—my voice just won’t do it!” The teacher responded by saying, “I Continue reading

Encouraging Struggling Students, Integrating the Bible Well, Ordering Our Affections, Virtue in the Classroom

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August 14, 2023

Dialectic Lesson Plan Sample

Emily Thomeer and Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Below is a sample lesson plan that incorporate classical techniques, dialectic goals, biblical integration, virtue, and wonder. It is based off of a 90 minute course that is on a block schedule and is geared towards 7th grade students. Continue reading

Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Lesson Plan Examples, Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, Student Engagement, The Art of Argument, Virtue in the Classroom

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August 1, 2023

Creating a Framework

by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) I learned something this week that has been happening all year and I wish I’d known about it earlier! Our first grade teacher has been focusing on a unique attribute of God every week throughout the year in first grade. She began with the letter A and has made it all the way Continue reading

Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Practical Ideas for Grammar School Teachers, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers

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July 19, 2023

Embracing the mishaps

by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) On Tuesday afternoon I asked one of our new teachers how his first day went and he said it was awesome. I asked him the same question the next day and his response started with “well…”. On day two, as Bible class began, he realized that his printer wouldn’t Continue reading

Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, Teachers Need Encouragement Too!, The Seven Laws of Teaching

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July 12, 2023

What 1 Corinthians taught me about persuasion

by Lindsey Ralls Last week, my homegroup read through 1 Corinthians chapter 2, where Paul basically tells the church in Corinth that he doesn’t speak to them with impressive or persuasive speech and that his words are not polished or philosophical. As a result, it is obvious that the power behind his words are only a Continue reading

Catechisms, Integrating the Bible Well, Teachers Need Encouragement Too!, The Art of Persuasion and Strong Rhetoric

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July 11, 2023

Cultivating Humility Through Literature

by Lindsey Ralls In Esther, we ask ourselves what situation have we been created for “such a time as this“. In Genesis we remind ourselves that, like Joseph, what man intended for evil, God intends for good. In Samuel, we can relate to the fact that regardless of what the world thinks about us, God Continue reading

Integrating the Bible Well, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, Virtue in the Classroom

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July 10, 2023

Upper School Chapel Theme Ideas

by Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Picking a chapel theme for the year can feel like a pretty daunting task. It’s hard to find something that will a) last the entire year without feeling repetitive, b) resonate with middle school and high school students, yet isn’t too basic, and c) allow a variety of speakers Continue reading

Chapel, Integrating the Bible Well, School Culture, Virtue in the Classroom

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June 30, 2023

Gazing…and Aristotle’s Five Common Topics

Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Incorporating Aristotle’s Five Common Topics into a lesson on gazing Painting: Flood Panel on the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo Step 1: Provide students with a brief bio of Michelangelo as well as a brief summary of the painting itself. Bio: Michelangelo was an italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet. He Continue reading

Five Common Topics, Instilling Wonder and Cultivating Intellectual Curiosity, Integrating the Bible Well, Lesson Plan Examples
June 30, 2023

Sample Lesson Plan – Speech

Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) Lesson Overview Homework Objectives/Standards Organizing a speech-the six parts of speech organization according to Cicero Read Chapter 8 in textbook for Monday SPCH 1.6 – Establish credibility and build rapport with the audience Enduring Understanding: Effective communicators must establish trust, rapport, and credibility with their audience. Unit Essential Questions: How does skill in Continue reading

Integrating the Bible Well, Lesson Plan Examples, Practical Ideas for Humanities Teachers, The Art of Persuasion and Strong Rhetoric
June 29, 2023

It’s all well and good…

Lindsey Ralls (Summit Christian Academy) One of the things I find myself often correcting my students (and my own kids) on, is their use of the word ‘good’. Frequently they say things like, “I think I did pretty good on that math test” or “practice went good”. I always remind them that they’re using the Continue reading

Integrating the Bible Well, Teachers Need Encouragement Too!, Virtue in the Classroom

What we’re all about

Pai·deia (noun) – The upbringing of a child

Prac·ti·cal (adjective) – Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with simply theory and ideas

Paideian – A paideian is an individual shaped by or committed to the principles of paideia,

Practical Paideia

Integrating the Bible Well

Look at Your Music

Dialectic Lesson Plan Sample

Creating a Framework

Embracing the mishaps

What 1 Corinthians taught me about persuasion

Cultivating Humility Through Literature

Upper School Chapel Theme Ideas

Gazing…and Aristotle’s Five Common Topics

Sample Lesson Plan – Speech

It’s all well and good…

What we’re all about

Pai·deia (noun) – The upbringing of a child

Prac·ti·cal (adjective) – Concerned with the actual doing or use of something rather than with simply theory and ideas

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