Plantinga states, "Your Calvin education is designed to help you love the Lord our God with all your mind, and then to love your neighbor as yourself with a life of educated service". I would have to agree with Plantinga on this point of the chapter. Although some of what he said was good, he said it with a kind of arrogant air that Christians are better than others. Despite this, I definitely agree with the previous quote.
Before I chose Calvin, I was only looking at Christian colleges. I always got the question, "Why would you want to go to a Christian college? Isn't it way cheaper to go to a state school?" Sometimes I wondered why I would go to a Christian school. My family is not very wealthy, and not to mention the economy makes it even harder. I questioned my reasoning constantly. It would be so much easier to go to a state school; academically and financially. My parents encouraged me to go to a Christian school because it is learning a vocation from the Christian perspective and I would be around other Christian friends that are like-minded. After praying about it, I felt God calling me to go to Calvin.
Although I think it is extremely important to go out into the world and be a part of it for Christ, it is also important to learn from Christian teachers and be prepared to go out into the world. This mindset is not for everyone, but I did feel God calling me to be educated at a Christian school. Everyday, I thank God for bringing me here and constantly providing.
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