I'll Be Home For Christmas

Well, finals are over (praise God!), the dorm is quiet, and I'm packing up to go home for three weeks. For those of you who don't know yet, I'm from Milledgeville, Georgia. I'll be driving for about 15 hours so please pray for traveling mercies. I think I'm going to go see The Chronicles of Narnia tonight, so my last night in Fort Worth for a while will be a fun one.

I'm looking forward to catching up with family and friends during my three week break. It's only a three week break (instead of four) because I'm taking an I-term class that starts on January 3rd. To all of my friends who are staying in the DFW area (or who already live here anyway), have a great time without me. Don't do anything I wouldn't do. Behave! And if you can't behave, be careful! Hahaha!!!

Punny

I was reading my friend Jacob's blog and came across a very humerous joke that he posted today. It's called Something Humorous on the Night Before my Last Final of the Semester to Keep Me Sane, and I think you should check it out.

Hace muy frio!

That's right, it is extremely cold outside! And I hear it's supposed to be 25 degrees tonight. All of the cars outside have icecicles hanging from them. The sidewalks and steps are slippery. All of the offices at school have been closed, and the last finals scheduled for today have been canceled and postponed to a later date and time.

I've been chatting with Kristen about squirrels in the cold. What do they do? I just saw one scampering across the lawn. Kristen suggested that they wrap their tails around themselves. What if I could do that? What if I were a wee little Bob with a bushy tail to wrap around myself when it gets cold. Oh, silly me!

It just started sleeting again. I'm glad I'm inside in my warm dorm room. I'm also glad they remembered to turn on the heat. Well, I guess that's all for now. Chill to the next episode!

Finals Week

It's that time again...time for finals. Studying is so much fun (not really). It's really just a matter of relearning what we have learned during the semester. By the way, I really don't like essay tests, but teachers sure do love them. I have good news and bad news, though. The good news is that I only have two finals. The bad news is that they are both on the same day. My first one, The Bible and Moral Issues, will be at 8am; and my second one, Philosophy of Religion, will commence at 1pm. I can't wait to be done! Please pray for me and my fellow students as we endure finals week.

Top 10 Recommended Reading

Of the 44+ books that I have read this year, I wanted to provide a list of the top ten that I recommend to others. The decisions were not easy, but here are the ten I chose.

1. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe - C. S. Lewis
2. Cash: the Autobiography of Johnny Cash
3. Worship: Rediscovering the Missing Jewel - Ronald Allen and Gordon Borror
4. Love Your God With All Your Mind - J. P. Moreland
5. The Cost of Discipleship - Dietrich Bonhoeffer
6. The Five Love Languages - Gary Chapman
7. Foxe's Book of Martyrs
8. Animal Farm - George Orwell
9. The Death of Ivan Ilyich - Leo Tolstoy
10. Notes from Underground - Fyodor Dostoevsky

Don't Slap Each Other With Fish

Today I went to Hebrew class with Josh Slocum. I know going to Hebrew class doesn't sound like a whole lot of fun, but they were watching the VeggieTales Jonah movie. I've never seen that one before today, but I really enjoy VeggieTales. It was great to see the pirates who don't do anything! Sometimes school makes me want to be a pirate who doesn't do anything.

I had Dr. Klouda this past summer for Hebrew, and I think she remembered me because she asked me what I needed when she saw me. I simply asked her if I could join the class for the movie, and she was happy to let me stay.

I also saw some more of my friends in there like David, Suresh, Allen, and Graham.

Much To Be Thankful For

Well, yesterday was Thanksgiving, so I want to share some of the things that I am thankful for.

First and foremost, I am thankful to God for life and blessings. I'm thankful for His Son's sacrifice on the cross. I'm thankful for salvation. I'm thankful for the work of the Holy Spirit in my life. I'm thankful for God's Word, which is truth.

I'm thankful for my family who live back in Georgia. They have given me so much love and support throughout my twenty-four years on this planet. My sister, Amy, got engaged this past Tuesday night. I'm thankful that she has found someone who will love her, and that she can love.

I'm thankful for my friends. You've been there in the good times and the bad, the happy and the sad, etc. So many memories... I'm also thankful for those who have supported me while I've been in seminary. I charish your prayers and financial gifts.

Thanksgiving is such a wonderful time of the year, but it doesn't have to end. We should be continually giving thanks to God and to each other everyday throughout the year. What are you thankful for?

A Little Taste of Heaven

This past Sunday evening at Wedgwood Baptist Church, congregations from the surrounding area gathered together for the purpose of giving thanks and praising the Lord Jesus Christ. It was called the Thanksgiving Community Service, and it was wonderful! There were Baptists, Messianic Jews, Roman Catholics, Non-denominational people, Presbyterians, Assembly of God people, Christian Church people, and Methodists. There were probably some more but those are the ones I know about. It was a time when we could set aside our differeces and come together in the name of Christ. The stage was filled with people from different choirs leading us in worship. Voices sang to the heavens loud and clear. O how marvelous it will be in Heaven!

John-Paul Sartre said that Hell is other people. What he really meant by that is, "I'm alright until you come along." Nope. We can bring a little bit of heaven into other people's lives.

It's Not the Breakfast of Champions, But It Will Do

I have discovered my new favorite cereal. It's called Kellogg's Cran-Vanilla Crunch, and it is exquisitely tasteful. It makes a great late night meal (it's very rare that I actually eat breakfast). I thought I would pass that along to you because I highly recommend it.

Not Quite Spider-man

Pictures from the retreat of me doing the high ropes stuff.