There Are Things that You Can't Learn at a Christian College

  It's very difficult to teach something that you don't believe.  I have had very little contact with the modernism and postmodernism points of view in my life.  The only time I can really say that they were explained to me well was in church a while back from a seminary student who quickly explained them and why they were wrong.  Especially in Christian settings, it's really hard to teach stuff like that because it just doesn't match our worldview.  
  My communication class here is all about globalization, postmodernism, individualization, fragmentation, and stuff like that.  We're learning about how the world is changing, become more alike, yet also breaking apart.  Coming together, but becoming more individual.  It's really, really difficult to teach that without a postmodern worldview.  The idea that everyone has their own truth, and the idea of absolute, objective truth is non-existent.  
  One of the books that we are reading is called Liquid Modernity.  It's the idea that everything is ever-changing, and there are no constants.  To sum it all up, the world is moving and morphing at a spectacular pace.  The voice of mass media reaches every corner of the planet, broadcasting every imaginable idea or belief. 


   So where am I going with this?  The last few weeks in church Pastor Dan has been speaking about trusting God in change.  An accident?  Doubt it.  His first point on Sunday was "In the midst of change, trust the things that never change." Talking about God and His Word. 
   Mix that into a postmodern world and what do you get?  A swirling hurricane of information, beliefs, viewpoints, and news with one thing standing undaunted: The Word of God.  

^{Isaiah 40:8} The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever