The Veritas Forum was brought to ISU to engage in life's difficult questions and the relevance of Jesus Christ in our everyday lives. The speaker was Dr. Mary Poplin. The main story from Dr. Poplin was her experiences doing 'social work' with Mother Teresa and the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta. She really dove deep into showing us how religious and humble Mother Teresa was. She talked all about what her calling is and how God came to her for the first time. At the end the audience had an opportunity to ask questions. This was great to see how she responded and during the questioning we found out that she is a strong Christian serving Christ as a school teacher.
It affects me by showing me what types of cultures are out there. What kind of people are out there. How God works throughout the world. I gained a firm grasp of who Mother Teresa is and how God has worked through her. This forum made me realize that I need to continue to be strong in my faith and let God take ahold of my life to use me as a tool for Him. I need to "find my Calcutta."
I liked how it showed how diverse the world truly is and what is out there. It also showed how strong God is around the world. I liked how we could ask questions at the end to really dive into who Dr. Poplin was. Because of this, we found out what her beliefs and relationship with God really is.
Throughout the entire time it seemed to me that Dr. Poplin didn't want to offend anyone, so it appeared that she was holding back her true faith. She was speaking directly about how God has impacted and changed her life, but the way she spoke almost contradicted that. It wasn't until the end that we found out for sure that she was a true believer.
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