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Christian Personal Statement

On Alert and On Call: Armed Only with His Mind and His Love

September 15, 2014 by Tom Grosh IV No Comments

Mary Poplin offers a personal statement that describes her call as a Christian professor in a secular university.

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Writing a Christian Personal Statement: Part 3

January 10, 2014 by David 1 Comment

Perhaps the most difficult part of writing a personal statement is the beginning, that space in which you determine what you are going to write.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: authentic, Catcher in the Rye, Christian Personal Statement, personal statement, venting insecurity

Writing a Christian Personal Statement: Part 2

October 25, 2013 by David 3 Comments

The work of the Christian Personal Statement, therefore, is not to explain a “unified theory” of our souls, but to construct a message that honors the sovereignty of Christ through the thoughtful alignment of secular goals with our personal beliefs.

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Writing a Christian Personal Statement

October 11, 2013 by David 10 Comments

I realized that the real work of writing a Personal Statement was to stop myself from selling myself.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: application, calling, career, Christian Personal Statement, healthcare, medical student, personal statement, self-knowledge

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