Thursday: Exams or Party?

I know a physics professor who refuses to have exams.
Instead of exam days, he has party days.

Students are not required to study for physics exams.
But they are invited to prepare for physics parties.

This changes the tone of the traditional exam day.

No longer is the day about demonstrating achievement.
Instead, it is about celebrating the discipline.




One of this weeks texts is from 2 Corinthians

5:17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!

When I read this verse, I might use it like an exam. I might use it as a question with which to examine my achievements; I might ask, am I acting like a new creation? Have I studied Christ enough to demonstrate this achievement?

But I am tired of exams. I want more parties.

I want to believe this verse, and I want to have a party that celebrates the discpline of learning what it means to be a new creation.