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The Unexpectedness Of Hope: Good News For A Generation, David Johnstone Jan 2018

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 …


Review Of Rah's "Prophetic Lament: A Call For Justice In Troubled Times", David M. Johnstone Jan 2017

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 Jul 2016

Review Of "A Faith For The Generations: How Collegiate Experience Impacts Faith" And "Emerging Adulthood And Faith", 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 Jul 2012

Engaging The Culture, Changing The World: The Christian University In A Post-Christian World (Book Review), David M. Johnstone

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A Guidebook Of Promising Practices: Facilitating College Students' Spiritual Development (Book Review), David M. Johnstone Apr 2012

A Guidebook Of Promising Practices: Facilitating College Students' Spiritual Development (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 Apr 2011

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 Apr 2011

Review Of Wright & Arthur's "Leadership In Christian Higher Education", David M. Johnstone

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Academic Life: Hospitality, Ethics, And Spirituality (Book Review), David M. Johnstone Jan 2009

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 Apr 2008

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 Oct 2006

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.