The Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl Wiggins

Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Jesus Himself said, “You are the light of the world. Recently Karl, an elder in our church, posed the question this way: will we embrace a “bunker mentality” or a “launchpad mentality?” In other words, do we believe we are meant to just hunker down, play it safe and preserve our faith (and possibly the faith of our family and close friends) or do we believe we are called to live on mission with the gospel, moving out intentionally with our faith in order to win others to Christ? Christians throughout the decades have debated this and the pendulum has swung, at times, in one direction or the other. Quite honestly, it’s something vitally important to contemplate not just in college, but in regard to how we plan to live all of life.īunker vs.

Whether you’re considering attending Christian college in the future, or are already enrolled, it’s a good topic to think about. Are we really called to so enclose ourselves that we remain far away from the problems and pain of real life? These are honest questions. How much impact can you really make for Jesus and His Kingdom if you live in that kind of insulated bubble world? Won’t your spiritual muscles become atrophied if you’re not around nonbelievers where you’ll be stretched to defend what you believe? Isn’t it better to get your hands dirty by loving broken people? Jesus, as we know, spent time with tax collectors and prostitutes. Reboot is produced by Steven Levitan Productions and Twentieth Television.I’ve heard the question posed: is it possible to engage with the real world while attending Christian college? After all, you’ll be surrounded with Christians on all sides! You’ll be going to class, eating meals and socializing with other Christians ‘round the clock. Levitan serves as an executive producer alongside Danielle Stokdyk and Jeff Morton. Here are young people and here is the old guard. “It’s really fun representing the old school,” added Reiser, whose character, Gordon, created the old show that is currently being rebooted in Reboot. People need the freedom to explore and say things … It reflects the time we live in and more to the point, the times we work in.” We are all trying to manage the ‘what can you say, what can’t you say, what’s wrong with that, how is that offensive.’ The whole interesting part is how sacred a writers room needs to be. I find that a fascinating time we are in. “We are all so afraid, people are so ready to cancel somebody with one perceived misstep. “I know a lot of people in comedy think the pendulum has swung too far, being politically correct and woke and all that,” Levitan told reporters today at the Television Critics Tour. 'Drag Me To Dinner': Hulu Announces Premiere Date For Unscripted Series From Neil Patrick Harris, David Burtka

The Pendulum has Swung too far by Karl Wiggins