As many of our friends know, one of our daughters and sons-in-law work with CRU at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, raising and mentoring future Christian leaders. You may not know that they have been embroiled for some time in a new policy established at Vanderbilt that I tend to describe as the discriminatory non-discriminatory policy. I have followed it through video feeds of meetings, articles, and it has the potential to be one of those land-mark kind of issues.
The issue is even being discussed at State-government levels here in Tennessee as folks begin to understand how it discriminates against faith-based organizations.
I was greatly moved this morning reading this write-up that explains CRU's decision to not agree with the policy, despite the difficulties it will cause for them. It is a great devotion and clearly articulates the Christian message - lives transformed through Christ. It's not an intellectual assent to Christ, but a radical transformation from the inside-out.
Here is the link.
http://cruatvanderbilt.wordpress.com/2012/04/12/so-why-are-we-as-cru-at-vanderbilt-continuing-to-have-faith-based-leadership-requirements/
I will write more in the coming days as I have good news on the expansion of the church planting work of Mozambique into two new areas - one of them a goal we established over four years ago that is coming to fruition. I am awaiting promised pictures. One of these areas is a difficult work where a different kind of discrimination occurs. We so take for granted the precious freedom we have to worship in America.
Strength through hardships, persecutions and difficulties....
Blessings this day.
May we be 'real' today....whatever that might mean in your context. The world notices.
Dave and Ann
or as the apostle Paul says:
"That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong." 2 Corinthians 12:10
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