Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship meets on 10/10

Hey there! It's that time for another Christian Faculty Network lunch meeting on Wednesday, October 10 at 11:45 AM (done by 12:45 PM). We meet at the Baptist Campus Ministries building (University Boulevard and 4th Avenue).  

As always, come ready for the best meal deal in town: You can get lunch there for $1 thanks to the generosity of local churches. Don't forget to thank the church workers for what they do for the students. 

These have been so great. I'm so grateful to everyone for participating and volunteering to lead discussions. We're grateful to Shawn Mobbs for leading the Chapter 6 discussion. 

For 10/10, we'll have a special guest. Dr. Bruce Little, Retired Senior Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Francis A. Schaeffer Collection at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary will share with us about the Francis Schaeffer Society and Collection. 

We'll finish The Prodigal God before the end of this semester, so let's think about next semester. Take a look at the books in the interest survey we did this summer to see what books we could use and click the ones that interest you. There is also space to suggest a title that's not on the list. 

Did you know these event happened today in Christian history?

  • 1560 Jacob Arminius was born. The Dutch theologian, taking issue with Calvinism, gave rise to Arminianism.
  • 1940 Wilfred Grenfell died. Giving his life to Christ in 1865, he soon began a 42-year medical ministry to the fisherfolk in Newfoundland and Labrador. 

John Kim found a fascinating opinion piece by Tim Keller in the New York Times: How Do Christians Fit Into the Two-Party System? They Don’t. He has some thoughts that sound like the older brother issues we've discussed. John pointed out these sentences that get attention: "Christians are pushed toward two main options. One is to withdraw and try to be apolitical. The second is to assimilate and fully adopt one party’s whole package in order to have your place at the table. Neither of these options is valid." That sounds like the horns of the dilemma in deciding if the younger brother or the older brother was right and not thinking about what the father thinks about it.

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