Back to the Basics

I have to be honest; I often struggle with the fact that I live in a Christian environment located on a Bible College campus. The experience isn’t real enough for me; it feels more like a first class flight with very little turbulence along the way. “Turbulence” meaning we don’t get to experience the every day trials that life consists of on a daily basis. I have a hard time trying to understand how my “Dorm Leaders” can lead me when I rarely see them, yet alone hear from them. Then again, I’ll hear from them, but it’s only because they want me to do them a favor, and that’s as far as it goes. Is one “word” from a Chapel service supposed to give me the comfort I need to pour my heart out into these people? If so, then Lord help me. I look around and it’s very easy for me to come to the conclusion that a lot of my peers spend most of their life on this little hill called Rocky Butte. We go to class, we do our homework, attend different services throughout the week, and maybe…just maybe, we’ll read our bibles because we want to, not because of “the assignment” that’s due the next day. Is it safe to say that living on a Bible College Campus actually handicaps us to the truths of life instead of equipping us to handle the reality of it all? (more…)