tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post115720995552289798..comments2024-03-27T03:32:53.817-05:00Comments on Euangelion: First Week of Teaching a NPUMichael F. Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09713482855679578651noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-1157462978779027122006-09-05T08:29:00.000-05:002006-09-05T08:29:00.000-05:00That's good to hear! The ones I worry about are t...That's good to hear! The ones I worry about are the Christian colleges where it is explicitly stated that the expectation is that students will be committed to Christ, where a written testimony of conversion is part of the application process, and then after all that you find out said student hasn't ever cracked open a Bible!Nick Nowalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801028847236395038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-1157462720925568412006-09-05T08:25:00.000-05:002006-09-05T08:25:00.000-05:00Nick:NPU has an open enrollment so you don't have ...Nick:<BR/><BR/>NPU has an open enrollment so you don't have to be a christian to attend, although the college is "intentionally christian". A very diverse student population attends both ethnically and religiously. It makes for very exciting teaching.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-1157430987287146002006-09-04T23:36:00.000-05:002006-09-04T23:36:00.000-05:00Most haven't cracked a Bible open yet? Isn't Nort...Most haven't cracked a Bible open yet? Isn't North Park a Christian college in the Covenant denomination? I suppose it is like that at most Christian colleges these days. Wow...Nick Nowalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801028847236395038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-1157254503674008812006-09-02T22:35:00.000-05:002006-09-02T22:35:00.000-05:00Back in my undergrad days, I took several religion...Back in my undergrad days, I took several religion classes as well as an evolution class. I still remember those classes vividly because there was always a spark in the environment. Most of the time it was ignited by the students in one way or another. There were a few fundamentalists that really got into some hissys. And I even remeber one girl breaking down and crying right there in class. I loved such a stimulating atmosphere where young people like myself were being shaped and molded--sometimes in ways we never expected. But other times it was the professor him/herself. I remember that the first day of evolution class, the professor told us all that if we were Christians, we better drop the class right away. Never thought I'd hear something like that...and from a professor... Funny how at the end of it all, I was closer to being a believer than I ever was before.slaveofonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17493574936843969520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13840519.post-1157232132636433322006-09-02T16:22:00.000-05:002006-09-02T16:22:00.000-05:00And the amazing thing is, we get paid to do it too...And the amazing thing is, we get paid to do it too! Who thought up this gig?<BR/><BR/>Congrats on a successful first week!Ken Schenckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09745548537303356655noreply@blogger.com