Apprentice 2 Jesus

Some things just should not surprise me, I suppose, but they do. Maybe I will never get over the shock and move to numbing reality. I hope not.

One of my part-time gigs is teaching NT History and Literature, along with another course, at a Christian college. Part of the grading for the semester was for each student to read through the New Testament during the semester. They would hand in a reading log as part of their final, so it counted for 15 percent of their test score! To my shock I had a handful of students who did NOT read through the New Testament. This in a CLASS that studied the New Testament. This in a school that is “CHRISTIAN.” This in a school where they could have at LEAST read the New Testament for their devotions.

This just hits me as a bit scary.