tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post541061071810433276..comments2023-04-01T03:03:55.119-07:00Comments on A Madwoman With a Blog: Point Loma NazareneAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16028266901151312390noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-60284129862297893772013-08-10T08:39:14.526-07:002013-08-10T08:39:14.526-07:00Well how was I supposed to know that, Keene?! You ...Well how was I supposed to know that, Keene?! You got me all excited that other people were reading my blog! I am happy to hear from you though, grumpy as I may be. :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028266901151312390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-17752685365305191352013-08-10T05:57:56.191-07:002013-08-10T05:57:56.191-07:00Ha. Varvil, this is Keene, and you're welcome...Ha. Varvil, this is Keene, and you're welcome.Xikorolkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646894710330356286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-64156136816997969862013-08-09T10:06:51.604-07:002013-08-09T10:06:51.604-07:00Thank you for your comments! I have to admit, I wa...Thank you for your comments! I have to admit, I was rather scared when I saw that someone I didn't know was commenting on my page for the first time, but I was very uplifted by your comments. Thank you very much for your insight, but also just taking the time to read some of my thoughts.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028266901151312390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-6480837105727529912013-08-09T07:59:41.658-07:002013-08-09T07:59:41.658-07:00I was just thinking of this blog today and how muc...I was just thinking of this blog today and how much fun it had been to read it a few months ago. It sounds like you've had quite the summer!<br /><br />I agree so very much with what Elle has echoed. The colleges that you attend will send you mail and ask you for money and involvement for many years to come - it makes a BIG difference if you go to one that you actually believe in and whose work and values you want to see succeed. I picked my undergrad school for reasons like that - they certainly weren't ivy-league, nor was everyone there a perfect example of Christ at all times, but I loved the 'unabashedness,' the honesty of their faith and how central it was to their identity and practice, both socially and academically. I still respect who they are, who they strive to be; I love them and would go there again.<br /><br />For grad school, I picked a school close to home with a good program that fit my needs - I did the practical and smart thing. It was a school that was founded by Methodists but doesn't even publicly admit that anymore (you can find references to it if you look really closely at their school history stuff, but definitely not at anything they send to applicants). They are ashamed to associate themselves with backward and intolerant religious folk, and I think that's often what happens when a school accustomed to saying, "We've a Christian school but don't worry about that" asks, "Where do we go from here? Who do we want to be?" Every year, they ask me for money, but I never want to give them any. I'd recommend their program from a practical standpoint, but I don't want to use the resources that God has given me to further their institution and its mission.<br /><br />Ultimately, I don't think that every Christian student must go to a Christian institution or work for a Christian employer. God has made us each different for many different uses in many different places. I am glad, however, to see that you are one who notices these emphases, one who cares about them and takes them into account. God bless you in your plans.Xikorolkelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06646894710330356286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-74095907028592648632013-08-05T18:30:38.506-07:002013-08-05T18:30:38.506-07:00haha, that is such a good way of putting how I fel...haha, that is such a good way of putting how I felt about a ton of schools I visited and the main reason I'm going to spu: "Unlike many schools, they were unabashedly Christian. Many Christian schools will say something along the lines of "So, we're a Christian school but... Don't worry about that! Look over here!", whereas Christianity seemed to permeate every aspect of Point Loma."...love it!Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01133247001721000476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-50439775215724115052013-08-01T09:06:23.336-07:002013-08-01T09:06:23.336-07:00It was! I'm sorry you didn't like their fi...It was! I'm sorry you didn't like their film program... Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028266901151312390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-79616910141711259282013-07-31T15:27:11.819-07:002013-07-31T15:27:11.819-07:00Awesome!Awesome!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06754736844087148669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-10435818422003284542013-07-19T09:15:54.898-07:002013-07-19T09:15:54.898-07:00Thanks! :)Thanks! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16028266901151312390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683479788006629107.post-24072153739567154682013-07-19T08:39:09.242-07:002013-07-19T08:39:09.242-07:00Lovely to read your ongoing analysis!Lovely to read your ongoing analysis!Bruder Klaushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16496963649990750892noreply@blogger.com