Personal Narrative: A Christian Worldview

When first thinking about a Christian Worldview, I was contemplating what my worldview was since I am a Christian. This led to me thinking about my journey as a Christian and what has changed in my beliefs. I went to a Lutheran school from 1st grade until sophomore year of high school. The fundamentals of Christianity had been taught to me time and time again, yet I had not fully engulfed myself into the Christian way of life. Once I started at my public school, I truly embraced my faith. I see myself as a religious person because I do belong to a church community. This unit reminded me of what was taught to me those ten years of my life. We learned the 7 sacraments, except they are a little different in the Lutheran faith. When watching the
A Christian mind, according to Stott has supernatural orientation, awareness of evil, conception of truth, acceptance of authority, concern for the person, and sacramental cast. This is the foundation I hope was started with the preschoolers I worked with at Vacation Bible School. The story of Jesus being sent by God to come save us was introduced, as well as other Jesus stories that teach Christians to trust in God. At such a young age, it is important that teachings about Jesus and Christianity are positive and inspire the children to embrace their faith and to grow in their faith. It was also interesting to think about how other countries do not have the luxury of embracing their faith. My discussion about the extinction of Christianity in the Middle East due to ISIS opened my eyes to the fact that Christianity is not something that should be taken for granted. If the “common good” were instilled, this extinction would not be occurring. If we could all tolerate and respect one another, even if we did not agree, religions would not be facing extinction. This unit reinforced what I already have learned in past experiences with the Christian