Well, one thing led to another and then BAM, there it is - the pop quiz that Greg Love always warned us was coming at us. Please highlight the shortfalls of substitutional atonement theology, offer up alternative theologies regarding the death and resurrection of Christ, and while you are at it, please explain the ongoing presence of evil and suffering in this world in the face of an Omnipotent God. In terms that will make sense to an intelligent and compassionate adolescent with a well developed BS sniff detector. You have about two verbal paragraphs to work within before you will be interrupted. Start... now.
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
The Random Pop Quiz
The elder stepson invited his girlfriend over for dinner last weekend. While he is a committed Atheist, she attends a local, conservative leaning Presbyterian congregation. By leaning, I mean - okay, I mean conservative. I had heard she was uncomfortable with the pat answers being fed to her in youth group.
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Did you forward this to G Love? I know he'd love to hear it!
So much ordination exams -- here's where the rubber hits the road! Or the s**t hits the fan...you pick the analogy that fits!
so. . . how did you do? Or - how do you think/feel it went? Or - what did you say?
I'm with you, Anitra. Some of the choice questions that have come out of the blue (i.e. a student drops it into conversation while passing me in the cafeteria):
- What does the Bible say about drinking and drugs?
- What does the Bible say about premarital sex?
- What does the Bible mean when it says, "I permit no woman to have authority over a man"?
- What does the Bible say about the salvation of people of other faiths?
Okay, you've got two sentences before some other student comes up and interrupts...and remember, you're being judged on how quickly you can quote the Bible!
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