Søren Kierkegaard, a 19th century a philosopher, once said, “God…does what is still more wonderful: he makes saints out of sinners.” While Richard J. Mouw, in his book When the Kings Come Marching In, would agree that God redeems sinners he would also argue that God desires to redeem the entire cosmos. God desires to redeem both human souls and the cosmos because both have been infected and distorted by sin. After a careful reading of Mouw’s book, it is possible to piece together a summary of the main points of the book while formulating a response to Mouw’s explanations and his life application. When the Kings Come Marching In is a book centered around the words written in Isaiah 60. Throughout the book, Mouw explores the verses and words
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When thinking about this, a few examples come to mind. For starters, I am on the soccer team. Soccer games usually get very heated. By remaining calm and showing my teammates and the other team what it means to search for peace in any given situation I can do my part in aiding the transformation of culture on the soccer field. When Mouw talks about sharing in the life of the poor, I can translate this concept to my college life by going out of my way to sit by someone in class or at lunch who rarely has someone to talk to. By simply being a friend, I can do my part in aiding the transformation of culture here at Dordt college. In addition, here at Dordt, I am a business major. It is no secret that there is a lot of corruption in business and commerce in our world. As a result, when I enter the world after my college degree, I can use my Christian education and knowledge of God’s desire for cultural transformation to do my part in aiding in the transformation of culture in the business I am in. This could take shape in many different ways from being an equal opportunity employer who gives fair wages to committing to be a company that sets out to give back to the community it operates in. All in all, God has given me several different cultural spheres to operate in to aid in his plan of cultural
When thinking about this, a few examples come to mind. For starters, I am on the soccer team. Soccer games usually get very heated. By remaining calm and showing my teammates and the other team what it means to search for peace in any given situation I can do my part in aiding the transformation of culture on the soccer field. When Mouw talks about sharing in the life of the poor, I can translate this concept to my college life by going out of my way to sit by someone in class or at lunch who rarely has someone to talk to. By simply being a friend, I can do my part in aiding the transformation of culture here at Dordt college. In addition, here at Dordt, I am a business major. It is no secret that there is a lot of corruption in business and commerce in our world. As a result, when I enter the world after my college degree, I can use my Christian education and knowledge of God’s desire for cultural transformation to do my part in aiding in the transformation of culture in the business I am in. This could take shape in many different ways from being an equal opportunity employer who gives fair wages to committing to be a company that sets out to give back to the community it operates in. All in all, God has given me several different cultural spheres to operate in to aid in his plan of cultural