The university and the church have a lot more in common than most people think.
For example, this week, my univerity is hosting a faculty & student symposium for members of the campus community to present their work.
It's amazing how different "research" looks in different fields. In the sciences, we spend as little time as possible on background so that we can show as much of our original work as possible. Meanwhile, presenters from the College of Business seem to spend the majority of the time on their title slide (this shocked me) talking about the background and motivation and then speed through their original work. I've also seen Dance students who's talks seem to be entirely historical research, without showing what a scientist would consider an original thesis.
They're all very different---so much so that they hardly seem to understand each other---but they're all equally part of the academic enterprise.
It's very much like the church.
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Thursday, April 1, 2010
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Commonality
Whom do you feel like you have more in common with?
Person A: This person has made many of the same decisions as you in life. They have pursued a similar career, for many of the same reasons. They have many of the same goals as you. They come from a similar family & social background as you. They hold many of the same opinions and convictions as you.
In fact, there is only one thing you don't have in common with this person: They have no relationship with Jesus.
Person B: This person has made many of the exact opposite decisions that you have. They have a career that has nothing to do with yours---or perhaps they are even opposed to your career. Their goals seem alien to you. Their family life is radically different from yoursl perhaps it is even offensive to you. They come from a side of town you would never visit. They don't share your most closely-held convictions, and hold convictions that you consider absurd.
But this person is a follower of Jesus.
Whom do you feel like you have more in common with?
Person A: This person has made many of the same decisions as you in life. They have pursued a similar career, for many of the same reasons. They have many of the same goals as you. They come from a similar family & social background as you. They hold many of the same opinions and convictions as you.
In fact, there is only one thing you don't have in common with this person: They have no relationship with Jesus.
Person B: This person has made many of the exact opposite decisions that you have. They have a career that has nothing to do with yours---or perhaps they are even opposed to your career. Their goals seem alien to you. Their family life is radically different from yoursl perhaps it is even offensive to you. They come from a side of town you would never visit. They don't share your most closely-held convictions, and hold convictions that you consider absurd.
But this person is a follower of Jesus.
Whom do you feel like you have more in common with?
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