Summit Ministries

Coming to Summit, I never anticipated just how good the speakers would be. Mark Cahill was the only one I had heard before, so I suspected they would be good. Wow. I am amazed I haven't heard of them before. Today, Mr. and Mrs. Nutting, a geologist and biologist respectively, came and spoke to us on the subject of evolution. It was entertaining and enlightening both at the same time. They addressed the issue of a young earth, the mathematical chances of evolution, the evidence against macro–evolution (technical term, learning stuff all the time), as well as how there is a large variety of evidence for a worldwide flood. The open forum was almost better to listen to as they offered evidence on how dating methods often reveal a young earth and how even the moon offers evidence of this.

Doctor Noebel's talks on worldviews have been some of the most challenging as he shows us how there are basically six major worldviews that rule the world. He's very funny and a very good teacher, but what amazes me most is his sources. This man has done his homework on everything he talks about whether it be Marxism, slavery, or science.

In addition to the classes however, I've been trying to pay special attention to the people God has put around me for these two weeks. My friend Megan and I have made a really good friend named Ben who is terrific. What amazes me is that it's not just Ben. There are so many other men and women here who love to talk about challenging subjects and really wrestle with the hard topics of Christianity. My small group has been extremely fun, and it's been great getting to know Dustin, our leader. One major event, the other day, some of us went up and climbed the Incline, a mile long hike up a mountain with an elevation of 8600 feet. We encouraged one another, helped one another up, and worked hard. The journey, though, was only half of it. It was the fact that we went up as friends and brothers and sisters in Christ that made it so fun and so special, and getting to know these amazing people has been one of the biggest highlights and a great gift from God.

Today was the fifth day of classes, and we still have more than a week to go. I can't wait for it, and yet I am trying to savor it all at the same time. As I prepare for the trek up Pike's Peak this Sunday, I am reminded of my own Christian walk. It will be challenging, extremely challenging, and therein lies the adventure. Prof. Bauman reminded us that God often uses difficulties to grow us in our Christian walks, and that is how I feel about the spiritual exercise of Summit.