Treasuring Christ

Lord God, my prayer is that above all else I would treasure You and You alone!

If I find...

Arrived home safely this evening. I appreciate your prayers. It was a splendid time with my mom. We had several worthwhile conversations for which I am tremendously grateful.

Something to contemplate:

If I find in myself a desire which no experience in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world. CS Lewis

Christmas Day

The long awaited day is finally here.  We are able to celebrate the birth of our Savior, our Emmanuel, our God with us.

Until this year, I never really thought much of the advent season.  This seems ridiculous to me now because it is so important.  I knew that the reason for Christmas was to give Christ laud for being God incarnate.  However, I forgot about how we must eagerly await His second advent, or coming.

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NC

I've arrived in North Carolina safely. It's nice to spend some time with my mom, grandparents and aunt and uncle. It's just nice to have a few days off work.

The trip was extremely uneventful (which is a positive thing). It was pretty much stress free. I woke up at 5:30 this morning and left Etown by 6am. I arrived here in Greenville, NC at about 1:30 or so.

Please pray for:

1. Enjoyable, relaxing and encouraging time with my mom

2. Extended time in the Word

3.  God to use me to serve those with whom I come in contact

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Praise!

Praise God! Through talking with the graduate school I found out that I missed the deadline to apply to the Master of Arts program. However, there is a short form I filled out which allows me to take a class as a "non-degree" student. I'll officially apply to the Marriage and Family program at a later date.

I have the syllabus in my position :o)! I will be taking a Biblical Counseling Orientation from 5:30-10:00pm on the following dates: Jan. 19, 26; Feb. 9, 23; Mar. 9, 23; Apr. 13, 27.

Thanks for all your prayers!

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Grad School

This Saturday, December 16th I will take the next step in applying for graduate school.  The main aspect that I will work on is my autobiographical statement.

The main parts of this are:

    * Description of personal relationship with Jesus Christ
    * Developments in spiritual growth
    * Interaction with the College's Statement of Faith
    * Expression of long-range ministry goals, including the rationale for enrollment in graduate studies

Please pray for me as I seek our Savior in regards to this amazing opportunity.

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It is official, I'm now addicted to J.R.R. Tolkien. Thanks to Dr. E, Mrs. E, H, N, M, and A! I have been corrupted in the most positive way possible.

If you could do anything and you knew you couldn't fail...

A question that keeps coming up is the question of "if you knew you would be successful, what would you want to do." I debate with myself about this and one thing I would do is write that book. It's already started since I've been journaling so much. I wonder why haven't I started already (well, I have, but it's nothing really at this point). What's keeping me from doing more with it?

What else would I do? Grad school is one. Just today I thought about learning how to write a book. Not sure if graduate school is the place to do this, but it just came into my mind.

Cell phone decision

After much debate and thought I've decided to keep my cell phone. I went with a plan and company which will save me $15/month. The biggest perspective change was to use my cell phone as a tool and for ministry rather than just for pleasure. Technology isn't bad, just the abuse of it is. Now, I want to use this as a way to reach out and minister to those in need. Don't be surprised if you receive a seemly "random" call from me. I'll probably ask how I can pray for you and then pray before we get off the phone. I praise God for the burden He has placed on my heart to pray more fervently and to seek Him more diligently.

I've learned to now do ths with every aspect of my budget and I'm still learning and praising Him for what He's teaching me.