February 27, 2012 // 07:59 am // Join the Discussion (0) // Share This
Because he was a novelist, a poet, a literary critic, a historian, a philosopher, a theologian, and an apologist, studying the life and works of C. S. Lewis is a mini-liberal arts education. It introduces you to academic and spiritual pursuits from across the spectrum, and often at the deepest levels.
Further, because Lewis combined his impressive and widely reaching talents in a coherent and consistent way, he is also an inspiring example of how to construct a well informed, unified, and cohesive Christian worldview.
Together, his breadth of insight and his ability to tie apparently disparate and unrelated ideas together in a lucid and logical whole make him the ideal subject for study at Summit Semester. That study will be available through Summit Ministries for the first time in the summer of 2012.
December 29, 2011 // 10:48 am // Join the Discussion (1) // Share This
Happy endings are often preceded by woeful beginnings; I came to my job at Summit Semester with great excitement... and slight apprehension. Several years back, I attended a program similar to Semester. I entered with the same fresh-eyed hunger to learn and hope for friendship as the students here. But my time of study was one of huge struggle. I became so overwhelmed by information, by a focus on knowledge gained apart from the support of community, that I ended doubting everything I knew about God. I managed to salvage my faith thanks to the timely gift of a friend, and a steady round of late-night talks with some wise, very gracious people.
December 06, 2011 // 08:34 am // Join the Discussion (0) // Share This
On Christ the Solid Rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand.
Last night, as I read my journal entries from the past three months, this hymn came to mind as the perfect description of the greatest lesson I've learned during my time here. All the sand in my life that I've tried to stand on – people, ideas, academics, and other “securities” – has failed as a steady foundation. Only Jesus Christ can be depended on.
December 02, 2011 // 06:25 am // Join the Discussion (0) // Share This
The flowing steam of time may reflect a lot about a man’s life. For mine, glancing at the riverhead of just last spring, the beaming light of the sun revealed how shallow, murky, and dull my life had become. Over the course of attending only a semester of secular university, a river so wild and full of potential carved out a canyon of discovery then quickly sucked dry as I plummeted into a world I had no desire to be in nor was really ready for. I couldn’t say it took me by surprise as I failed to keep my life stream nourished and protected. I still reached a place I knew I did not want to dwell. Surrounded by darkness, my vision of helping redeem the world and myself became shrouded. Away from family and genuine and intentional relationships, it was one of those places in life where I really didn’t know where I was going (or rather forgot) but I knew where I was at the time was not right. I fell into a chasm and I wanted out desperately.
November 29, 2011 // 08:34 pm // Join the Discussion (0) // Share This
Hey there ya’ll!
This past week has been so full of joy and holiday excitement with all the families here, Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities, and Jeremy coming home. Let me tell you a little of what has been happening.
