I figured what I like so much about GCF, beyond just the “really nice people”, and the “great Christian people, who are thoughtful and intelligent, diverse in disciplines yet united in mind, serious about their faith, and socially lots of fun—a great community of God’s people.” Being serious about the faith, thoughtful in struggling through the issues of how to integrate their faith and their academics and their lives in general… that’s what I identified earlier as special.

But now I see – it’s a maturity – that’s what I love about it. It’s having mature Christians of around my own age, who are struggling with similar issues, who have walked the road longer than me, and whom I can share with, learn from, and look up to.

And the ‘my own age’ part is significant – it’s not that I haven’t had Christians to look up to before… it’s fellow travelers on the same part of the road. Some a little ahead, some a little behind, in different places with different things, all in the same general vicinity, or at least have a deep understanding of the general vicinity (that’s for the older folk, who are a bit further along :)).