Christians, Power, & Calling
This week Trent Wilbanks and I are team teaching our final module for the academic year. Cultural transformation is the topic, and Andy Crouch’s book Culture Making is the backbone text. Concept of the week? Power. Crouch says that cultural power is “the ability to successfully propose a new cultural good.” As it turns out,…
How To Become Resilient
Resiliency is a building block toward a positive outlook on life and work. It is a lot like having insurance: if you wait until you actually need it before you acquire it then you have waited too late. Resiliency, or “grit” as it is often called, is a fundamental characteristic to develop for one to…
God Can Mend Our Broken Backs
From September 30 to October 4, the impact360 class was joined by Professor Goddard for a hiking excursion at Camp to Know Him to put spiritual disciplines into practice within God’s creation. We began our hike with a fifty pound backpack and an anxious outlook at the up-coming journey. The first hike consisted of roughly five…
