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Seeing God’S Presence In Others And Ourselves: Telling Our Stories, David M. Johnstone
Seeing God’S Presence In Others And Ourselves: Telling Our Stories, David M. Johnstone
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One of the central (and delightful) pieces of what I do as a practitioner developing student leaders is listening to the myriad of stories that our students represent. I intentionally ask them to tell their stories because I think it provides a glimpse into how the spirit of God is working in their lives. Understanding their own background gives them insight into their identity and character as followers of Christ and leaders.
Justice And Grace: Investigating Sexual Misconduct On College Campuses, David M. Johnstone
Justice And Grace: Investigating Sexual Misconduct On College Campuses, David M. Johnstone
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In the early eighties I was a junior at a large research university in British Columbia. One quiet Friday evening, in the century old residence hall, a friend and I were sitting in the empty hallway while she tried to teach me how to play poker. About an hour into her unsuccessful attempts, she leaned back onto the wall and sighed. She looked straight at my inquisitive face and spoke slowly. “Last weekend I was at a diving competition out of town.” “Yes, I remember.” “After the competition I was changing, when I was raped.”
Crisis, Community, And Lament: Living During Chaotic Times, David M. Johnstone
Crisis, Community, And Lament: Living During Chaotic Times, David M. Johnstone
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The day I am writing this post is September 11. In 2001, I was still a rookie administrator living with 200 freshmen on a Christian college campus in Southern California. The horror of that morning rippled into shock, confusion, and perplexity as the day continued. The community gathered together with care, empathy, and resolve. As stories permeated through campus and living areas, students stood together in solidarity. The anecdotes were full of emotion, challenge, and poignancy: An uncle was having breakfast on the first floor of the North Tower. A neighbor was caught in the collapse of the South Tower. …
The Unexpectedness Of Hope: Good News For A Generation, David M. Johnstone
The Unexpectedness Of Hope: Good News For A Generation, David M. Johnstone
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is wrapped in the notion of God’s “will be[ing] done on earth as it is in heaven” (Matt. 6:10 NIV). The good in the good news (or gospel) looks a little different for every age, culture, and context. Unlike the Eastern notion of karma, or what goes around comes around, the Christian gospel centers on God’s grace being offered to those who accept Jesus’s kindness and authority. God extends grace so that men and women do not receive what they deserve; therefore, what goes around does not come around. Many find this to be good …
The Unexpectedness Of Hope: Good News For A Generation, David Johnstone
The Unexpectedness Of Hope: Good News For A Generation, David Johnstone
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The gospel of Jesus Christ is wrapped in the notion of God's "will be[ing] done on earth as it is in heaven" (Matt. 6:10 NIV). The good in the good news (or gospel) looks a little different for every age, culture, and context. Unlike the Eastern no-tion of karma, or what goes around comes around, the Christian gospel centers on God's grace being offered to those who accept Jesus's kindness and authority. God extends grace so that men and women do not receive what they deserve; therefore, what goes around does not come around. Many find this to be good …
Prophetic Lament: A Call For Justice In Troubled Times, David M. Johnstone
Prophetic Lament: A Call For Justice In Troubled Times, David M. Johnstone
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Soong-Chan Rah ranks among the top American scholars who perceptively understand the contemporary Western church, speak prophetically into it, offer hope, and do not hesitate to probe the theological implications of scripture. I count his Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times as one of the most personally, and unexpectedly, impactful that I have read. It is currently shaping me in uncomfortable yet necessary ways.
Review Of Rah's "Prophetic Lament: A Call For Justice In Troubled Times", David M. Johnstone
Review Of Rah's "Prophetic Lament: A Call For Justice In Troubled Times", David M. Johnstone
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Review Of "A Faith For The Generations: How Collegiate Experience Impacts Faith" And "Emerging Adulthood And Faith", David M. Johnstone
Review Of "A Faith For The Generations: How Collegiate Experience Impacts Faith" And "Emerging Adulthood And Faith", David M. Johnstone
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Review Of Davis And Ryken's "Liberal Arts For The Christian Life", David M. Johnstone
Review Of Davis And Ryken's "Liberal Arts For The Christian Life", David M. Johnstone
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Engaging The Culture, Changing The World: The Christian University In A Post-Christian World (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
Engaging The Culture, Changing The World: The Christian University In A Post-Christian World (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
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Neither Jew Nor Gentile: Exploring Issues Of Racial Diversity On Protestant College Campuses (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
Neither Jew Nor Gentile: Exploring Issues Of Racial Diversity On Protestant College Campuses (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
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Review Of Wright & Arthur's "Leadership In Christian Higher Education", David M. Johnstone
Review Of Wright & Arthur's "Leadership In Christian Higher Education", David M. Johnstone
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The End Of Memory: Remembering Rightly In A Violent World (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
The End Of Memory: Remembering Rightly In A Violent World (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
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Academic Life: Hospitality, Ethics, And Spirituality (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
Academic Life: Hospitality, Ethics, And Spirituality (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
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Doing More With Life: Connecting Christian Higher Education To A Call To Service (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
Doing More With Life: Connecting Christian Higher Education To A Call To Service (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
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Closing The Loop: Debriefing And The Short-Term College Missions Team, David M. Johnstone
Closing The Loop: Debriefing And The Short-Term College Missions Team, David M. Johnstone
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Colleges routinely send teams across cultural and economic lines to serve other communities. The returning from any cross-cultural experience is laced with dissonance. This article hopes to provide paradigms to assist making these trips a more significant educational experience. Using Mannoia 's description of how learning takes place, we perceive that all aspects of the educational experience can become tools for creating learning. Short-term cross-cultural trips have the potential for being one of the most formative pedagogical experiences of a student's college career. The tools presented here should assist them to transform the event into a significant l(fe experience.
Pop Goes Religion: Faith In Popular Culture (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
Pop Goes Religion: Faith In Popular Culture (Book Review), David M. Johnstone
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