partsofspeaking

October 31 is Reformation Day.  Martin Luther’s first thesis of 95:   "When our Lord and Master Jesus Christ said “repent,” (Matthew 4:17), he willed the entire life of the believer to be one of repentance. " I like to think of repentance as when you make a wrong turn with your GPS.   Rerouting or recalibration.   In a way it’s a course correction, but more to it than taking a U turn in your car.   Consider repentance as having four parts/stages. 1.   Acknowledge – mind . The first stage is confession – “admit the truth” (therefore “we confess him before men) or “to say the same” as God does about your attitude or behavior               I John 1:9. Confession has a promise.   Proverbs 28:13.  James 5:16             Confession means recognizing sin – ask to be aware of it. Jonathan Edwards, Resolution 68:   “ To confess honesty to myself all that I find in myself whether weakness or sin. And if it is something that concerns my spiritual health,

   I have cut and paste this here; I am not making money here, but this is vital, and scary.  We are already seeing these results with Fall 2022's freshmen class.  What will happen moving forward? How can we maintain college-level learning?