One of the hats I’ve gotten to wear over the past year is teaching/facilitating as an adjunct professor in the Indiana Wesleyan University Adult & Grad studies program here in Cincinnati. The class I’ve been facilitating for IWU is Philosophy & Christian Thought. I am excited to begin another round of it tonight actually at the Dayton campus.
I was just reading over my end of class survey report and read one of the most encouraging pieces of feedback I’ve ever received from one of these philosophy students:
This response was under the section “What suggestions do you have for faculty improvement:”
THAT is a gift! It’s often tough to inspire these students much about philosophy, but if I can raise their level of enthusiasm about Christ and the Gospel…success! 
It’s one of those words that comes with its own set of luggage, right?
There are connotations… miscommunication… abuse…baggage.
I have recently set out on the task of engaging the idea (and calling) of holiness. Especially important to me is the need to communicate the truth of holiness and sanctification in ways which get at the real heart of transformation, grace, and discipleship.
Oord and Lodahl do a really nice job of describing the “core notion” of holiness as a response of love to God and others which really flows out of God’s call, God’s purposes, and the nature of God Himself.
Where much of the holiness “baggage” comes from is when peripheral notions (rule keeping, legalism, set apart-ness, consecration, etc) of holiness take the place of that core notion . I have a couple more titles to read on this topic so I’m looking forward to a renewed vision for and emphasis on faithful holy living as I challenge college students to pursue Christ-likeness and God’s mission to love.
That’s what the butcher said when he backed into the meat grinder!
Ha, ha…but seriously. We’re into the second week of February and I’m about 3 books behind in my reading goal for 2010. But that’s okay…I just came across this helpful post on book reading techniques from Tim Elmore.
If you’re trying to be more efficient with your reading goals, check out his article here.
On a positive note, I’m on track to finish two books this week, so I should only be one week behind after that.
And I’m still open to swapping out some titles on my list if someone has a great book you want to pitch to me!
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