College: A Disposition 6 May 2024
Mere Christianity: "No man knows how bad he is until he has tried very hard to be good."
“Youth cannot know how age thinks and feels, but old men are guilty if they forget what it was to be young.” Dumbledore
The ideal of a college education is for people who would rather serve than be served. Jesus came to serve and the tradition that grew in His wake stands out in stark contrast to the traditions of all other cultures and religions. He is the one God who not only created all and claims all authority, but who took on human flesh, came to serve, and sacrifice himself for our moral error, preserving justice in its perfect form, glorifying Himself, His Father, and His Spirit, the Trinity within the Godhead.
The ideal of a college education is for people who would rather serve than be served. Jesus came to serve and the tradition that grew in His wake stands out in stark contrast to the traditions of all other cultures and religions. He is the one God who not only created all and claims all authority, but who took on human flesh, came to serve, and sacrifice himself for our moral error, preserving justice in its perfect form, glorifying Himself, His Father, and His Spirit, the Trinity within the Godhead.
The true college student loves a life of service. He is humble and does not mind having his opinions exposed to truth. Acquiring the ability to sit in a class and learn to hear, understand, and highly value another person's thoughts does not come easily and therein is nothing to sniff at.
From Norman Mclean in "A River Runs Through It."
“My father was very sure about certain matters pertaining to the universe. To him, all good things—trout as well as eternal salvation—come by grace and grace comes by art and art does not come easy.”
“Not far downstream was a dry channel where the river had run once, and part of the way to come to know a thing is through its death. But years ago I had known the river when it flowed through this now dry channel, so I could enliven its stony remains with the waters of memory.”
Then he told me, “In the part I was reading it says the Word was in the beginning, and that’s right. I used to think water was first, but if you listen carefully you will hear that the words are underneath the water.”
“That’s because you are a preacher first and then a fisherman,” I told him. “If you ask Paul, he will tell you that the words are formed out of water.” “No,” my father said, “you are not listening carefully. The water runs over the words. Paul will tell you the same thing."
“That’s because you are a preacher first and then a fisherman,” I told him. “If you ask Paul, he will tell you that the words are formed out of water.” “No,” my father said, “you are not listening carefully. The water runs over the words. Paul will tell you the same thing."
“Not far downstream was a dry channel where the river had run once, and part of the way to come to know a thing is through its death. But years ago I had known the river when it flowed through this now dry channel, so I could enliven its stony remains with the waters of memory.”
“All there is to thinking…is seeing something noticeable which makes you see something you weren’t noticing which makes you see something that isn’t even visible. “
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Wheaties become movement makers, entrepreneurial shapers, and pathway breakers.
We become scientists, lawyers, doctors, CEOs, filmmakers, engineers, policy experts, educators, renowned scholars, investment bankers, musicians, and entrepreneurs, as well as missionaries, theologians, and church leaders.
Five and Hoek Coffee
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