Mundane Thoughts

"Sadly, very few read the bible, as Gordon Fee titled one of his books, 'for all that it's worth.' As I have observed as both pastor and educator, there are many ways people read the Bible. There are "service" readers, those who engage the Bible when i is presented during a weekend service, and that is all. Then there are devotional readers who take bite-size bits of Scripture through secondary conduits (devotional magazines or books). This goes light-years beyond the 'service' reader because it encourages reflection on a text, but it is far from the feast the Scriptures offer and the mind needs. What is required is studious reading: an open Bible, a dictionary and concordance nearby, and time to reflect on what the psalmist described as 'a lamp to my feet and light for my path' (Psalm 119:105). This is the foundation of the Christian mind. A biblical worldview - a view of the world informed and shaped by the Bible - has always marked the mos

so i've been catching up on 30 Rock, because during my semester in Israel i wasn't able to watch anything, and now during my free trail of netflix, i'm finally catching up on season 6! anyways, from episode 2, Jack says to Liz, "the fact that you thought you had to keep chris...the fact that you kept him from me simply proves that it doesn't matter whether i meet him or not. you already know what i would say, and you know i'm right." ah, jack donaghy, you are so wise. on another note, my parents are finally  coming back soon, finally . but by soon, i mean two weeks and one weekend. WHY! so long! as thankful as i am that the Lu's are letting me stay at their place while my parents are gone (so enoch can stay at our home), i really cannot wait to move out of here. the kids drive me crazy, and i LOVE the kids, but oh. mai. gah. i get woken up at 6am from screaming kids. this morning, anthony was crying and screaming because he didn't do his homework

i think it's probably time for an update, haha, it's been more than two months. in these two month's i've become a GRADUATE student. what the heck? seminary is quite boring...hahaha i think it's cause i'm taking classes online and they're really boring classes too. anyways, i'm glad though, getting into gordon-conwell and being able to take online classes first. this past two months have been a blessing. i'm thankful that God allowed Enoch to be in Tucson this summer, because neither of us expected it to happen before graduation, and getting a summer and more together was truly a blessing. neither of us will know what our next step is, but for now, we're thankful! being at home has been a huge blessing too. my parents love me SO much. they're in china right now on a mission trip, in a super rural area, and it makes me miss them super much. i really respect my parents for willingly go to an area like that and to come back scarred for life, bu