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| A piece of scripture hit me pretty hard yesterday. John 17:22-23 "The glory which You have given Me I have given to them, that they may be one, just as We are one; I in them and You in Me, that they may be perfected in unity, so that the world may know that You sent Me, and loved them, even as You have loved Me." » Glory was given to us by God so that we may be united (be one)
» It is in unity that we are perfected
» It is our unity through Christ that allows the world knows who Christ is
» It is our unity through Christ that allows the world to know that they are loved So how is it that the church continues to bicker?
Why is there so much striff?
Why are we divided?
When will we lay down all of our doctrinal views that are based on tradition or our own logic and pick up those shown in scripture?
When will we be united?
Why is this so hard to do?
I guess I just don't understand. | | |
| I've heard people tell me that they can't understand why a murder gets to go to heaven. It just doesn't make sense to them. Well...here is Jesus' answer: Luke 7:36-48 Now one of the Pharisees was requesting Him to dine with him, and He entered the Pharisee's house and reclined at the table. And there was a woman in the city who was a sinner; and when she learned that He was reclining at the table in the Pharisee's house, she brought an alabaster vial of perfume, and standing behind Him at His feet, weeping, she begn to wet His feet with her tears, and kept wiping them with the hair of her head, and kissing His feet and anointing them with the perfume. Now when the Pharisee who had invited Him saw this, he said to himself, "If this man were a prophet He would know who and what sort of person this woman is who is touching Him, that she is a sinner."
And Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to say to you." And he replied, "Say it, Teacher." "Amoneylender had two debtors: one owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they were unable to repy, he graciously forgave them both. So which of them will love him more?" Simon answered and said, "I suppose the one whom he forgave more." And He said to him, "You have judged correctly." Turning toward the woman, He said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave Me no water for My feet, but she has wet My feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave Me no kiss; but she, since the time I came in, has not ceased to kiss My feet. You did not anoint My head with oil, but she anointed My feet with perfume. For this reson I say to you, her sins which are many, have been forgiven for she loved much; but he who is forgiven little, loves little." Praise be to our God! And may that praise, the praise we give, be with the same love, compassion, humility, and vulnerability as this woman! | | |
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My other classes are going well. I think I'm going to take advantage of my Asian cultures class and do my paper on an unreached minority group. I think that would be cool, and something I really care about  . My psych. classes are a lot of fun. I'm really learning a lot, including about the SPSS software that is important for research in psychology, but not available at UAFS. I've also had opportunity to talk to my professor. He's unsure about his spiritually and we had a 2.5 hour discussion about the Gospel. I had to start off slow, and take it piece by piece. It was really cool. It was also a great opportunity for me to learn. Anytime I spoke over his head or said something that could be taken offensively, he would stop me, tell me so, and let me phrase it better. We left each other with a lot to think about and a good repour. It all started because he was concerned that my religious views would limit my career options...hehehe. God works in some pretty awesome ways. I only see him once a week, though. But gives me a ton of time for prayer, which is super important. My environmental psych professor is also pretty cool. He started telling me all the ways that I could apply what I was learning in environmental psych to missions work. I like his voice. My abnormal psych class is great. I'm learning so much, and I love my professor. Anyway...I'm hoping to get straight As this semester, which is quite possible. School is a lot of fun again. I've gotten involved with the BCM some. There's an International meeting on Thursday nights. It's amazing. I would love for there to be more prayer, but the students there have a sincere appreciation for what they have in Christ and make some pretty terrific food. There's also a girl there who is sincerely seeking God. The first night, she found my Bible and I found my self explaining to here the layout and what was in it and where to start. The BCM was helpful in helping me get her a Bible and she is so excited. It's awesome to see the Holy Spirit move. Things get a little awkward, though. I keep forgetting that I'm introverted, and sometimes forget what to say or ask, but I do have a great time. There are some people there that are so funny, especially Chrispen. He's from Haiti. Brigage is cool, too. And Andrea is great because she gets excited with me about the things of God. Louis is in charge of getting things together for this. He's pretty cool to talk to. It was weird though. I just sort of walked in and started working without asking anyone's permission, but I haven't offended anyone yet. Bryan comes with me. I love that. He's my prayer support while I'm there (and otherwise). It's like going out in pairs like in the Bible.  I'm learning a lot, mostly about communicating. I've been attending a ministry, Polaris, mostly because it's hosted by my spiritual mentor and because Bryan goes. It's been an interesting experience, but also frustrating. It has been a great opportunity to learn about starting groups in the area and some ways to go about it, also about Navigators...but communication has been difficult. I want to help, but it seems that everything I say is best pointless and at worst, detrimental. We figured it out. I'm used to being in a secular environment with secularly minded people or a spiritual environment with spiritually minded people, not a spiritual environment with secularly minded people. That's who they are reaching out to, which is great, it's just difficult for me to adjust to. It's ok, though, it just keeps me going for starting a Fuel group. I guess it's ok to be kept a little unsatisfied. Don't want to get so comfortable that I forget why I'm here.  Church is great. I like it a lot. Sermons are cool. Not deeper than I'm use too, but there are several "ah ha!" moments. Also, these crazy people want me to sing...and play piano. LOL...haha...*tear*...so funny. Erica (my mentor) is nice enough to give me lessons for free. She won't let me pay for them. She said it's always been her dream to teach piano as a ministry, not a job. She's very sweet, quite a prayer warrior and has such a great heart for the things of God. I know that whenever I need to, she'll be up for a conversation about the Bible. I love her for that. I've also started to learn how to fence. There is a fencing club on campus that's offering beginner lessons. I started yesterday, and it was a lot of fun. I also see some potential for ministry, which makes it even better. Um...I love my new home. Sometimes I think I get on Chris's nerves, but Kristen loves me to death. We have some of the best conversations. Some people don't think she's very smart, but I beg to differ. We get into some very deep intellectual stuff and she stays right with me. It's fun. Unfortuately, she might be converting me to the dark side...I've already seen a couple episodes of here favorite soap opera (aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh!) and an episode of Desperate House Wives...she doesn't even like that show...just pray for me, ok? lol I did get a job. It's at Edible Arrangements ( www.ediblearrangements.com). It's pretty cool. I get to build fruit designs and answer phones. It's a little rough on my back, but not nearly as bad as some of my other jobs. And it pays really well. Unfortunately, the hours aren't really steady right now. I've gone from 4 to 15 to 19 back to 4. *sigh* I've taken a second job to sorta catch up. I owe some people some money (especially my brother) and I haven't been able to make rent for Sept, yet. I just took to long waiting for a job, but it's a good job. I have my nights and Sundays off, so I should always have time for homework and ministry, which is what I wanted. The second job I got is only for 5 weeks, and it's only 7.5 hours a week. It doesn interfere with Polaris, but I think that may not be such a bad thing. I think five weeks of prayer would be good to figure out my place there. I can go tonight, which may be ok now that I know the intention behind the group, but...I don't know. Nabi is doing great. He's gotten so big, and a little fat. He still likes to play fetch. I think I spoiled him a little when I first got here, spending the day at Bryan's apartment while he was at work. Now that I'm in school, I can't come over as often and I think he gets lonely. When I do come over, like this after noon, he talks to me constantly, and brings rubber bands so that we can play fetch. He still likes to pretend that you can pet him and then bite you. I've figured out that he is just like a cat my family has had for a very long time, Morris. For the longest time it seemed like he liked being around us (he would always be sitting in a room that the family was in), but he didn't want us to know that he liked us. He wouldn't let us hold him or pet him, but faithfully sat with us. It was weird, but seeing that correlation, I don't get as bothered when he does it. I know he'll grow out of it. He's starting to already, but he's still not too keen on sitting in my lap. Bryan still spoils him...but I think Nabi has eaten all his toys. We can't seem to find them anywhere. lol He (Nabi...not Bryan ) is curled up on my sweater next to me. I love him so much! ^_^ I know some people may want to know how Bryan and I are doing, but I also know that some get offended/sad when they hear other talk about their relationships. I want to be sensitive to them. So...I probably won't talk much about our relationship. Something I really love about this place is all the parks. They are everywhere, including a beautiful one by a river only 2 minutes from my house, unfortunately with traffic I can't walk there, but I can go whenever I want. It is beautiful. The parks here also have a ton of walking trails. I really like reading the Bible out there. I know a few people that, if they came to visit, I would love to take out there. I do notice...a lot...that I really miss you guys. I've broken down and cried several times since I've been here. I haven't forgotten you...and I do appreciate everything we have had together, from the smallest things to the biggest things. I do have a cell phone now, and I know I need to get on calling everybody. It's a little scary, since it's so many people. But I promise I will as soon as I get a chance. Luckily, my anytime minutes start at 7pm my time, so that should give me a little more time.
Bryan and I plan on coming for a visit in November...it'll be a pretty busy visit, but I would like to see everybody We're there Nov.1st through the 5th....just so you know.
If I forgot anything, I'll try to update again. Also...I think Vin Diesel is a terrible actor. | | |
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Ok ok ok...just so you know...this is NOT my cat! This cat's name is Burger and Fries. My brother showed this to me when I went to see my family yesterday. It still cracks me up. This weekend was great. Saturday we went to the Alexandria fair. Bryan won a stuffed animal for me . I also got very sick on the rides and played with the horses. The fugde was great, but the carnies made me nervous....lol.
Sunday...church was great...of course. I didn't feel well, though. I was sore from the fair the day before. Had a good bye lunch for a friend of mine who is going away for several months. We're going to miss her. Then Bryan, his sisters, and I went back to his place to make some jelly! lol...someone just gave them a whole bunch of fruit, and they girls were going to "initiate" me into Kentucky by teaching me how to jelly it myself! I wasn't really paying attention..lol. Then...book club! Around a camp fire! It was cold! Then it was a late night IHOP run with more protein than my tummy could handle.
Mon...laborday bbq at my aunts! Bryan came with me and it was so much fun! No drama, no fights, just hanging out, playing pool, and eatin' good food! I did notice that it didn't take long being around my family before my accent changed drastically..ugh. So anyway...I hope ya'll had a good weekend! | | |
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