i've been writing a lot recently, nothing much suitable for the blog as of yet though...
the major update is that the craziness of my life at school is finally over. i'm home this weekend, taking a break from it all, spending time with some friends tonight over a pizza, or some other sort of unhealthy food, and just enjoying life at the moment. they should be here soon, but until then, i write.
bible study has been great. i love heading up to providence every thursday for it, not only does it provide me a nice break from campus life, but it also provides me with a 45 minute drive both ways, where it's just me and God. while i may have those moments every day of the week, i never get them in that quantity... completely distraction free. it's nice.
the cool thing about bible study is that it really gets me pumped about the bible. i get really excited throughout the course of the week to learn and investigate new and exciting things about my faith, and about what other people believe, and my whole attitude improves. it's like, added accountability to want to be really invested in learning scripture. normally, when i'm not involved in a bible study, i can feel that way, but when i am involved, it's continuous. i don't have dead spots really. it's sort of like when i was at camp all summer, preparing cabin teaching times for every night. i stayed invested in the bible so that i would be ready to share... not only in thought and word, but also in action. that's the most important part of it.
i've been rereading rob bell's velvet elvis recently. if you haven't read it yet, you should check it out. it's really an amazing book. an interesting thing to note is that continuously, throughout the book, i find myself saying, "yes, i've said that before" or "i just learned that in the bible... how exciting that someone is sharing in my story" i also find that a lot of the ways bell would articulate things are the same way i would articulate things. although, most of mine is based on my own logic, whereas he draws a lot from books with a wealth of knowledge on the subject. i need to do that more. citing that the source is in my own brain is good, but i have to build upon that foundation a bit. :)
anyways, i'm really excited about what God has been doing recently. there was a tree at origins last week, and under it was quite a large mound of presents. not one of them was for us. it was beautiful to see the selflessness and heartfelt giving by this community.
i think bryant and chris are here. i'm out.
