{"id":1466,"date":"2011-08-02T00:20:42","date_gmt":"2011-08-02T05:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"Every day we are inundated with decisions. Some of our choices seem inconsequential: what we eat for breakfast or how we spend the weekend.<!--more-->Others carry greater significance: whether to marry or remain single or what career path to follow. In he"},"modified":"2013-11-08T14:04:20","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T20:04:20","slug":"decision-making","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decision-making\/","title":{"rendered":"Contemplating God&#8217;s Will"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every day we are inundated with decisions. Some of our choices seem inconsequential: what we eat for breakfast or how we spend the weekend.<!--more-->Others carry greater significance: whether to marry or remain single or what career path to follow. In her Spotlight presentation, Dr. Jeanene Reese helps us examine our assumptions about decision-making, challenges us to explore how we make decisions, considers how we gain expertise in making good decisions, and encourages us to reflect on how the will of God fits into the whole process.<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/vimeo.com\/71447005<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em>Join the Conversation<\/em><\/h3>\n<p>If you have a question for this week&#8217;s speaker or would like to share a conclusion of your own, please post it as a comment below. We welcome off-campus voices to the public Cornerstone dialogue as long as they are respectful and contribute meaningfully to these curricular discussions. See the <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/terms-of-use\/\" target=\"_blank\">ACU Blogs Terms of Use<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/about\/\">About Cornerstone<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p><!--sidebar--><\/p>\n<h1>Spotlight Resources<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decisions-decisions\/how-do-i-know-gods-will\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-841\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/Gods-Will.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/Gods-Will.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/Gods-Will-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/Gods-Will-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/Gods-Will-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/Gods-Will-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decisions-decisions\/how-do-i-know-gods-will\/\"><strong>How Do I Know God&#8217;s Will?<\/strong><\/a><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decision-making\/making-a-bad-decision\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-2526 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Jonah_Lehrer_Large\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-174x174.jpg 174w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2013\/08\/Jonah_Lehrer_Large-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a title=\"Making a Bad Decision\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decision-making\/making-a-bad-decision\/\">Making a Bad Decision<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decisions-decisions\/the-power-of-story\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-843\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/chimamanda.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/chimamanda.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/chimamanda-60x60.jpg 60w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/chimamanda-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/chimamanda-78x78.jpg 78w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/files\/2010\/08\/chimamanda-48x48.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/cornerstonef13\/spotlight-schedule\/decisions-decisions\/the-power-of-story\/\">The Power of Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>BIOGRAPHY<\/h3>\n<p>Dr. Jeanene Reese is an associate professor and associate chair in the Department of Bible, Missions, &amp; Ministry, director of the Center for Women in Christian Service, and author of <em>Bound and Determined: Christian Men and Women in Partnership<\/em> (2010).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every day we are inundated with decisions. 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