Christ_empowered
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- Oct 23, 2010
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I go to Liberty Online, and its been a huge blessing for me. When I tried to go back to a state school, age 23, they basically drove me mad and drove me out. Long story...ended in lots of electroshock :-(
Liberty is different. I mean, the material is good, and I like learning the material w/o a hardcore leftist bias. I mean, I'm liberal as Christians go, but...wow. At the (3rd tier) state school, I had one prof compare communion to canniablism, to "expand our horizons." More like...make shocking statements so she could look and feel superior. Glad I'm outta there (not wanted there anyway, apparently).
So, yeah...I'm doing a history major. I was thinking psychology, but...the more I think about it, and about my own experiences w/ mental health, the more I think...secular wisdom applied to what are often essentially spiritual issues ends in failure. Psychology might work for some Christians, but I don't think it could be a good job for me, seeing how most of the counselors and therapists I've seen have labeled me and set out to "teach me a lesson" (onoging issue right now, lol) for "being uppity." Ugh.
I praise God for the opportunity to go to Liberty and the intelligence needed to do well. I used to be obviously brain damaged and too far gone to do much of anything, and now...2 years into being Born Again...I'm smart enough for Liberty (its challenging, but I can do it) and...yeah. I don't know where God is going with my life, but He's seen fit to give me some raw material to move forward, and that's huge.
I like Liberty's Christian emphasis, and I appreciate their inclusive approach to education. In my state, all the public universities are trying to move up the rankings, so they're becoming more exclusive (read: they bring in affluent out of state students for $$$ and rankings). Liberty brings in people from all over, all walks of life, especially online. I think that's wonderful. I even get financial aid, and they were kind enough to accept a whole lot of credits from my old school.
I finally get to see what kind of raw material I'm working with, and how far I can go with it. Its so strange...when I was a whiny, immature late teen at that state school, I thought I was too cool for Christ. Truth is, all the "cool" people around me were laughing at me behind my back and I was mediocre at best. The school shrink--it was free to see her--helped fry my brain out on loads of Rx pills. And now...
...I go to Liberty, and I do well. Its challenging, in a good way. I'm closer to my parents. I appreciate Christ and His rules, commandments, teachings, etc. Basically, I'm changing into yet another Born Again Christian, a sinner saved by grace, and Liberty Online is a big part of that.
Liberty is different. I mean, the material is good, and I like learning the material w/o a hardcore leftist bias. I mean, I'm liberal as Christians go, but...wow. At the (3rd tier) state school, I had one prof compare communion to canniablism, to "expand our horizons." More like...make shocking statements so she could look and feel superior. Glad I'm outta there (not wanted there anyway, apparently).
So, yeah...I'm doing a history major. I was thinking psychology, but...the more I think about it, and about my own experiences w/ mental health, the more I think...secular wisdom applied to what are often essentially spiritual issues ends in failure. Psychology might work for some Christians, but I don't think it could be a good job for me, seeing how most of the counselors and therapists I've seen have labeled me and set out to "teach me a lesson" (onoging issue right now, lol) for "being uppity." Ugh.
I praise God for the opportunity to go to Liberty and the intelligence needed to do well. I used to be obviously brain damaged and too far gone to do much of anything, and now...2 years into being Born Again...I'm smart enough for Liberty (its challenging, but I can do it) and...yeah. I don't know where God is going with my life, but He's seen fit to give me some raw material to move forward, and that's huge.
I like Liberty's Christian emphasis, and I appreciate their inclusive approach to education. In my state, all the public universities are trying to move up the rankings, so they're becoming more exclusive (read: they bring in affluent out of state students for $$$ and rankings). Liberty brings in people from all over, all walks of life, especially online. I think that's wonderful. I even get financial aid, and they were kind enough to accept a whole lot of credits from my old school.
I finally get to see what kind of raw material I'm working with, and how far I can go with it. Its so strange...when I was a whiny, immature late teen at that state school, I thought I was too cool for Christ. Truth is, all the "cool" people around me were laughing at me behind my back and I was mediocre at best. The school shrink--it was free to see her--helped fry my brain out on loads of Rx pills. And now...
...I go to Liberty, and I do well. Its challenging, in a good way. I'm closer to my parents. I appreciate Christ and His rules, commandments, teachings, etc. Basically, I'm changing into yet another Born Again Christian, a sinner saved by grace, and Liberty Online is a big part of that.
