6/4/2019 2 Comments Get Ready!Here's a short one for you. In preparation for our weekend at Olmstead, which you all should attend, think about what it means to have an outward mindset. Initially, you may think that's easy; care for the world and think less of yourselves. Take a second more and deeply ponder what it really means to you. How can you implement that in your lives? What does this actually look like in a typical Christian's life?
In a pre-college essay competion I was asked to write on the subject of faith integration in learning. Easy, I thought. Look at the world through God's eyes. Love others in our work. Seek to do God's will. However, as my time progressed and I became slightly wiser and more worldly, I learned that there is so much more to life. The way we live out our faith is much more complex than the simple words we use to describe our actions. Love. Well, what all is involved in love? Believe. What grounds our beliefs? Looking back, I wrote a pretty superficial essay. But then again, what is college if not for learning! With this in mind, take a moment and think what an outward mindset looks like in your life. Share some thoughts with us and we'll use the ideas to direct our discussions at the retreat.
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Diane Miller
6/12/2019 03:49:20 am
I am not a young woman - but learning to be a mentor of young women. I am blown away by the questions you are asking us to ponder. As a longtime leader of retreats and Bible studies, I've learned that often the questions are more important than the answers. If I would have tried to answer these questions 20 or 40 years ago, my answers would have been different. We keep growing and learning. The older I get, the more I realize the importance of the outward mindset - listening to others with respect and empathy and walking alongside during the journey of life,
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Melissa
6/14/2019 05:52:58 pm
Yes! The questions are the best. I have sat though many a philosophical discussion with my friends and we leave with more questions than we started with. While it's nice to have answers, if we never ask another question then we cease to grow. How many times did Jesus leave his disciples with more questions and no solid answers? It is though the questions that we learn about one another and more about the world God had set for us to explore.
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