Rebecca and Jacob, high school seniors from good Christian families, are confronted by their friends at school. “Where are you going to school next fall?”
Rebecca makes the rather odd declaration that she is going to study chemistry in college, because she wants to understand about and then to practice cleaning up all the polluted water that plagues millions around the globe. Her family, congregation, and friends have many different reactions to her plan. Some are encouraging. Jacob then “drops a bomb” and tells everyone that he wants to be a planetary scientist, investigating the differences in our solar system’s natural satellites, just because he is in awe of that part of Creation.
Imagine the concerns and questions thrown at the two. “So who’s going to hire you to do that?” “What kind of salary could you get?” “Why do something so secular like that? Scientists are mostly atheists and will completely disrespect your faith.”
Continue the storyThe more we discover about God’s natural laws and processes, the more drawn to Him we ought to be. Theologically, we love and prosper in the nature that He loves and prospers. As stewards, we are called to understand (study) and care for all the systems that sustains life and beauty. A life of Science as calling from the Lord may entail a global scope of opportunities. There are many fine examples of how Science in global outreach has become a great way for sharing the Whole Gospel and evangelism. Some of these experiences are written as testimony among the profiles on this site.
Each of these scientific disciplines contains a diverse collection of scientists and engineers. Through short biographies and personal narratives, we present a real-life look at what it looks like to follow Jesus in the field, in industry, and academia.
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