This posting is more random than usual. I have been following the adventure of a 14 from Minnesota who wants to make a difference in the world. As part of a class project she did a lot of research on electric cars. However, she did not just stop with gathering knowledge, but rather she took the next step and applied what she has learned and put it into action. You see she created an online petition to ask congress to put in place tax breaks/incentives for companies that develop and manufacture electric cars. She didn’t stop there. She is hand delivering the petition to her Minnesota’s congressional delegation after riding to Washington DC on her bike from Minnesota. Now that is putting your passion into action. If yo want to follow her and her families adventure you can check out her blog at Ride For Renewal (www.rideforrenewal.org).
So what does this have to do with me? It has to do with “doing.” As Christ-followers we are called to engage, we are called to do, we are call to make a difference. Sara Groves describes this action orientation by describing us as God’s hands and feet here on earth.
This then ties in to my first Doctoral class on integral research. Doctoral research is not just about gathering and analyzing data. It is about taking those results and analysis, making sure you are not missing something, and then applying what you have learned so as to effect a change in the world.
You see that is what we should be about. When we teach, preach, interact or engage the world we need to be doing it in a transformative way.