Tuesday, August 29, 2006
Hooray Service!
Here's an article that says a lot of great things about the call to service in our lives and how important it is in our relationship with Jesus. It's something that I've been trying really hard at over the last couple of years, and I hope that more of my peers have a similar change of heart.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
The Beginning of the End
So I've started school this week, and it is still weirding me out that I've got only one more year in school before I graduate into the real world.
It wouldn't be so bad if I knew what I was going to be doing after graduation, but as this point, I still have no clear direction. I've basically trimmed it down to two options, and I'm leaving more and more towards one than the other, so hopefully I'll have it figured out before too much longer.
Anyway, I am freakin' excited about the upcoming Tech football game against Notre Dame. I think we've got a great chance to pull the monumental upset, and the fact that this is the biggest game in at least 10 years for Tech adds to the excitement. I can only hope and pray that Reggie Ball is able to not LOSE the game for us, as has been the case many times in the past.
It wouldn't be so bad if I knew what I was going to be doing after graduation, but as this point, I still have no clear direction. I've basically trimmed it down to two options, and I'm leaving more and more towards one than the other, so hopefully I'll have it figured out before too much longer.
Anyway, I am freakin' excited about the upcoming Tech football game against Notre Dame. I think we've got a great chance to pull the monumental upset, and the fact that this is the biggest game in at least 10 years for Tech adds to the excitement. I can only hope and pray that Reggie Ball is able to not LOSE the game for us, as has been the case many times in the past.
Monday, August 07, 2006
No More Work
So my internship with North Point has officially come to a close (although I will be working with them throughout the fall semester developing a new short-term mission trip training program), and I have to say it's been quite the experience. I'm sure I will continue to reflect on what I've learned this summer as time passes, but here are some thoughts that are going through my head right now.
The more and more I think about it, the more and more I begin to figure out what exactly I will get out of my internship with North Point. I've felt for a while that I'm slowly growing farther away from NP in terms of doctrine, mission, and the like as I continue my walk with Christ. Most of my differences center around small stuff like semantics, but it nevertheless creates a small tension. This absolutely does not mean that I hate or disagree with NP or think they're doing bad things. I just feel as though my faith is taking me down a different path on the same Walk.
In terms of my internship, I think the main thing I'll learn this summer is how to love and accept churches and ministries that don't operate on the same page that I do. I love NP with all of my heart. I love the staff with all of my heart. I think that NP is doing incredible things in Atlanta for the glory of God. I think that the world missions team could be the best team environment I ever work in.
With all that said, I don't think NP is for me in the long run. I'm probably going to continue attending Buckhead Church (a satellite campus of NP) until I graduate, but I think it might be time to look for the next step in my faith and jump to it with everything I've got.
Thank you, North Point, for being exactly what I needed when I needed it.
The more and more I think about it, the more and more I begin to figure out what exactly I will get out of my internship with North Point. I've felt for a while that I'm slowly growing farther away from NP in terms of doctrine, mission, and the like as I continue my walk with Christ. Most of my differences center around small stuff like semantics, but it nevertheless creates a small tension. This absolutely does not mean that I hate or disagree with NP or think they're doing bad things. I just feel as though my faith is taking me down a different path on the same Walk.
In terms of my internship, I think the main thing I'll learn this summer is how to love and accept churches and ministries that don't operate on the same page that I do. I love NP with all of my heart. I love the staff with all of my heart. I think that NP is doing incredible things in Atlanta for the glory of God. I think that the world missions team could be the best team environment I ever work in.
With all that said, I don't think NP is for me in the long run. I'm probably going to continue attending Buckhead Church (a satellite campus of NP) until I graduate, but I think it might be time to look for the next step in my faith and jump to it with everything I've got.
Thank you, North Point, for being exactly what I needed when I needed it.
Wednesday, August 02, 2006
Living in the End Times?
Here's an interview with Tim LaHaye, author of the famous Left Behind series, about whether we are living in the end times of biblical prophecy.
It's interesting how he seems so sure of his interpretation of end times prophecy. Kind of reminds me of the people in Jesus' day who had their expectations of the Messiah turned on their heads when He arrived on the scene. But hey, if it keeps this guy busy with his life, why not let him enjoy it?
It's interesting how he seems so sure of his interpretation of end times prophecy. Kind of reminds me of the people in Jesus' day who had their expectations of the Messiah turned on their heads when He arrived on the scene. But hey, if it keeps this guy busy with his life, why not let him enjoy it?
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