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#63: Why Studying Hard is Good for Your Soul as Well as Your GPA

#63: Why Studying Hard is Good for Your Soul as Well as Your GPA

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 In this episode, we challenge the idea that studying as a student (and throughout the rest of our lives) is a necessary evil. Rather, we discuss why study is to be embraced and how it plays an important role in forming us into Christ’s image as we increasingly learn to love God with our minds. My guest is Dr. Richard Smith, who has just written Such a Mind as This, a study of the role of thinking well in the Old Testament. In this podcast we discuss:The role the mind plays in our flourishingWhat the Old Testament has to say about the role of thinking in spiritual formationWhy so many churches and ministries see the mind as the enemy of growth in ChristHow the shift in worship music can be harmful to our spiritual lifeHow the belief that deeper study is harmful to our spiritual life negatively affects studentsExamples of students who have flourished by asking good questions and finding good answers Resources mentioned during our conversation:Richard Smith, Such a Mind as ThisJohn Frame, The Doctrine of the Knowledge of GodGresham Machen, Christianity and LiberalismDaniel Strange, Making Faith MagneticRichard Smith, The Heart ThinksGetty MusicSovereign Grace MusicL’AbriSuggested book list (left side of home page)Such a Mind as This YouTubeLester R. Juarez YouTubeCentro de Estudios Cristianos KuyperCosmovisión BíblicaCollege Faith #20: How Christian Study Centers Minister to University StudentsCollege Faith #49: Why Are Students Required to Take General Education (or “Core Curriculum”) Courses?College Faith Podcast #61: Redeeming Philosophy: How Christian Scholars Changed The ConversationCollege Faith Podcast #38: The Pop-Culture Parent: Helping Kids Engage Their World for ChristCollege Faith #1: How University Students Can Love God with Their Minds – Dr. JP Moreland
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