Critical Thought And Popular Culture - 1311 Words

Mid-America Christian University has become my home in the four short months I have been here. It was a scary and tough decision for me to attend MACU but I wouldn’t want it any other way. Critical thought and popular culture was a required course to take and to be honest, I thought it was going to be a super boring class. But, it taught me a lot about myself and made me examine my calling in life a little deeper than before. In turn, I thoroughly enjoyed this course. Critical thought and popular culture taught me a lot about who I am. These realizations came from class discussions, learning my strengths, and even a little bit from reading Unlikely Disciple. For one, I didn’t know my strengths so that was super interesting and eye†¦show more content†¦I have been able to really figure out in depth what my calling is and what the next step in life might hold for me. During one of our discussions, we discussed homosexuality and how we should treat those who live that lifestyle. I came to the conclusion that although I strongly disagree with that way of living, I do not think that it is our job or our position to try and make them live the way we do. That was something that I went back and forth with ever since I moved to Mississippi. I moved at the end of my junior year, and the only person that talked to me was Colten Nugent, and Colten was gay. We became super close and he knew my view on his decisions but not once did I feel like it was my place to tell him to stop. He believed in the Lord and I think that things like addiction and homosexuality are things that the Lord has to work through with the person, not people. I discovered through this class that this is a social issue that I am passionate about. Although, I do still believe that we should set a good example of what being a Christian should be. This was a topic that was very apparent throughout the book by Kevin Roose, The Unlikely Disciple. I think my biggest pet peeve when it c omes to religion is when people call themselves â€Å"Christians† but do everything in their power to act otherwise. I always knew that my heart was built around kids, but MACU has helped shape the exact group of kids that my ministry is going to