Summit Ministries

Since late June, after I came back from a mission trip with my youth group, I have continually been asking myself a question everyone should regularly ask themselves: "How did you see God today?" I see Him in the whole process of the Summit organization. From Dr. Noebel to the students who come from all over the country with one goal in mind: to become better educated in the complex debate that rages daily over the objective truths that exist, or lack thereof, if one claims to be a relativist. Summit is so well planned that there really is little room for one to leave without a better understanding of the competing ideas in today's society. From the college classroom, to the science lab, the Christian worldview is not only being grossly misunderstood, but rejected due to people's hostility to the truth.
Today Dr. Michael Bauman quoted Sir Isaac Newton as he said: "If I have seen farther than others, it is because I was standing on the shoulders of giants." This means that there is great knowledge to be learned from those who have gone before us. Over the three lectures we heard from Dr. Bauman, he continually tested and debated against the Christian religion in order to make us realize that we have a lot to learn. We seemed to be debating some of the most simple issues, such as human nature, and yet it was often difficult to respond back to the criticism he had of our original arguments.
Dr. Duane Gish later used Billions of Missing Links by Geoffrey Simmons to explain the problems with the evolutionary theory. He then explained that it is inappropriate to call evolution a "theory" since it cannot be tested in the lab. Although everything cannot be known, such as the age of the earth, he taught us that it is not unreasonable to assume the universe had a beginning, and that God was responsible for it.
All in all, it is impossible not to see God in this place. Being surrounded by Christians 24/7 really makes one feel at home. To be continually encouraged is something that needs to be celebrated when the chance is given. Thanking God for his goodness is hard to do. As much as we try, we continually fail, and yet he remains faithful. Great is Thy faithfulness, Oh God my Father. All I hath needed Thy hand hath provided, Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me.
At His feet,
Michael C. Iammarino