DWYL, chapter 1.75

We have met twice at the RLBC coffee shop with 100% local attendance (Meg, Steve, Ian, Ande, Alex and me). We are looking forward to comments from "abroad." Because we did not get through chapter one yet, I will ask you to consider and comment on pages 18-22 (starting with the heading "The Man Who Taught Me to See") for our October 2 meeting (noon power lunch).

Here are some thoughts to reflect (or comment) on from this section:

1. From John Lennon to C.S. Lewis, what is Piper arguing to be an essential and foundational step in not wasting your life? Don't blow this question off. Think about it.
2. How does "realness" (objective truth, p. 19) change the way you look at the exams you are preparing for and the pile of writing assignments that are due next week? How does it affect the way you treat roommates, classmates, siblings and parents?
3. Examine your own worldview. Does it offer lasting happiness? Is it based on objective truth? Apply these two questions to "existentialism."
4. What value, if any, is there in investigating worldviews that are in opposition to a Christian worldview?

Here is a link to a website maintained by two young men (twin brothers) who are not wasting their lives: http://www.therebelution.com/

Don't Waste Your Life, chapter one

Welcome to our study. This blog gives us some interaction beyond Barron County. At this point we are "leaving the doors open" for any who want to post comments.

I plan to use some study guide material from Piper's website and my own observations as we work our way through this book. If you have asked me for DWYL but do not have it yet, you can read it online.

Chapter one gives us some of Piper's background (and dates him), but also lays the foundation of the book. Simple "trolling" question to get us started:

Considering the C.S. Lewis quote on page 20, what in your opinion are some specific examples of things in our world that need to be "seen through" and what is "real"?