Over the course of the next several days, I have the privilege of working with Mary Poplin, Professor of Education, Claremont Graduate University, as she speaks for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at a number of locations: Pittsburgh, PA (2/25-26), South Central PA (2/27-3/1), and Baltimore (3/2). In preparation for this project, which involves numerous partners, I took time to prayerfully consider, dig into, and reflect upon: Along the Way: The Unlikely Conversion of a Radical Scholar … [Read more...] about The Unlikely Conversion of a Radical Scholar
Mary Poplin
Renewing & Redeeming the Campus – What Can We Do?
Last Friday in the midst of crazy weather, I boarded Amtrak in Elizabethtown, PA, to lead a discussion on Renewing & Redeeming the Campus - What Can We Do? at the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate Christian Fellowship (PGCF). Abstract: PGCF and InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is more than a student ministry, we are a university ministry. We are called to be a redeeming influence among the ideas, people, and structures of higher education. But what does this bold aspiration mean on a practical level, … [Read more...] about Renewing & Redeeming the Campus – What Can We Do?
Giggling and Mother Teresa
What does it mean to follow Christ? Is this a somber and serious thing, or a playful experience with surprises? These questions weren't on my mind until after I heard Claremont Graduate University professor Mary Poplin speak Saturday afternoon. She spoke about her coming to Christ, from being a “very dark” person who experimented with New Age spirituality to inexplicable weeping bouts before teaching her classes. The crying made no sense to Poplin, especially as she is a “Thinking” type on the Myers-Briggs … [Read more...] about Giggling and Mother Teresa