When I was in college, both my InterVarsity chapter and my local Baptist church (for clarification, I was never a baptized Baptist) liked to sing â??This World Is Not My Home,â? at a rapid clip with tambourine. I cannot imagine this anthem had much broad popularity beyond these local settings at the time, but itâ??s a catchy tune and we sang it with gusto.
It has since occurred to me that proclaiming that weâ??re â??just passinâ?? throughâ? this world is a rather strange message at a college campus. Most students are, after all, bent on making their future plans and trying their best to enjoy life.
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