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If there is a discernment I take away from my time at the university that might be of value to Christians who feel called to live faithfully in their academic careers, it is this: the spiritual stance of the Christian in academic discourse must be fundamentally opposed to the sneer. I believe that there never was a sneer in the voice or the face of Jesus. He was most harshly critical of the religious leaders of the day, but he did not sneer at them. Prophetic address is humble before the Father, even when Jesus did it.

Please take a moment to download and read more of The Academic Sneer as an Instrument of Discipline. This is a brief summary of a presentation from at our fall conference on Success and Failure in the University given by Gary Willingham-McLain, the Pastor of Friendship Community Church in Oakland and a former CMU Assistant Professor of Literary and Cultural Studies. It will give you insight into the University community and the importance of InterVarsity's vision to see

Students and faculty transformed. Campuses renewed. World changers developed.

Pray with me that the insights of gained from presentations and conversations at this conference will continue to work their way in the lives of graduate students and faculty on campuses in southwestern PA. Also begin to pray for those which will take advantage of the opportunity to participate in the October 28th conference on The Nature of the Soul, led by Terry Nichols of University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, MN.