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Seeing God’S Presence In Others And Ourselves: Telling Our Stories, David M. Johnstone Dec 2020

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 Nov 2020

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 Sep 2020

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 Jul 2018

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 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 …


Prophetic Lament: A Call For Justice In Troubled Times, David M. Johnstone Jan 2017

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 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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Review Of Davis And Ryken's "Liberal Arts For The Christian Life", David M. Johnstone Jan 2014

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 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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The End Of Memory: Remembering Rightly In A Violent World (Book Review), David M. Johnstone Jan 2010

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 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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Czarist Missionary Contact With Central Asia: Models Of Contextualization?, David M. Johnstone Jan 2007

Czarist Missionary Contact With Central Asia: Models Of Contextualization?, David M. Johnstone

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Although the Western church knows little of these ventures, Russian Orthodoxy in fact has a rich missionary heritage. There have been instances of great courage, passion, and cultural sensitivity in Orthodox attempts to bring the Gospel to the Muslim peoples. I outline here some of the context and features of these missionary endeavors.


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.


Pop Goes Religion: Faith In Popular Culture (Book Review), David M. Johnstone Jul 2006

Pop Goes Religion: Faith In Popular Culture (Book Review), David M. Johnstone

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No abstract provided.