Luke Miedema

Students Co-Director

Influences: My Dad, C.S. Lewis, Kent McKeaigg, K-Life Columbia, The Crossing, mountains in general, the Men of the Palace.

Epic Moments: Climbing 16 pitches on a 1000 ft rock wall to summit Mt. Kenya, summiting Mt. Kilimanjaro, white-water rafting the Nile, bungee jumping, sky diving, backpacking in new Zealand, living in Kenya, switching majors in college (biology to philosophy…one of the best decisions I ever made).

Education: BA, Philosophy, University of Missouri.

Favorite Bands/Music: Counting Crows, Caedman’s Call, U2 (I feel compelled to say that because I work at The Crossing), Pearl Jam, Nickel Creek.

Best Invention: Spell-check.

Favorite Book(s): Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard, Peace Like a River by Leif Enger, No Picnic on Mt. Kenya by Benuzzi, The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, Not the Way Its Suppose to Be by Cornelius Plantinga, whatever I am reading at the time by the great CS Lewis.

Favorite Movies: Braveheart, Fletch, The Matrix, Last of the Mohicans, Dead Poets Society.

Favorite Shows: Sportscenter, Lost, 24.

Spare Time: Reading, climbing, biking, hiking, travel, the beautiful game.

Fear Factors: Moving water, guns.

Biggest Frustration: My own technological ignorance.

Passion(s): Learning to think well about the important things, teaching others to do the same, and reading great books.

Motivation: Inspiring others to believe more and more the promises of God.

Personal Motto: “Every man dies, not every man really lives.” -W.W.