I do not believe that attending a Christian college automatically makes you apply life of the mind. Through attending a Christian college we are given many unique privileges. We constantly have faith integrated into the classroom and other various activities. Our campus enforces rules that reflect Christian morals, we attend chapel twice a week, and we are taught by professor who seek to educate us about finding our rule in the kingdom and not just a job. However, even though we have all this available to us, the reality is life of the mind is not something that can be forced upon you. It is something you must decide to apply for yourself. That is certainly not to say that the things listed above can’t aid you in the process, but still we must make a personal decision to see the world around us in a different way.
Over the course of our semester I have often heard the term JBU bubble. It is an accurate description, we are protected here. We have so many tools available to us, but I think sometimes we get caught up in our checklist and lose sight of our personal relationship with God. Our minds may say went to chapel to day(check), talked about God in class(check), our professor prayed for us (check), I sang the songs, I sat through the service, I guess I’m good right? Wrong. Once again all those things are great and important, but if your personal relationship with God isn’t okay than none of the other stuff matters. Likewise if you don’t make a personal choice to apply life of the mind, than none of the stuff the Christian institution does is going to matter.
How can we evaluate ourselves to make sure we are not just going through the motions and our heart is truly in the right place?
How can we ensure that we use this knowledge of life of the mind in our lives?
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