Recent Convictions

May 16th, 2006 Entries, Noteworthy

With school out for over a week, it’s given me time to take stock of my surroundings.

1) I read and finished Lee Stroble’s “The Case for Christ.” Excellent book. To sum it up, it’s about an atheist journalist who sets out to “investigate the evidence for Jesus” and ends up a Christian. Pretty much, he goes around to various experts of different fields and asks them all these difficult questions and they have to practice their apologetics skills.

As I read this, it made me think about how the belief in Christianity for many of those born into Christian families is taken solely upon faith. There’s not so much questioning as there is the knowing that they SHOULD believe in it. And yet, these experts have clearly shown that Jesus is not just a belief in blind faith. Instead, Christianity is based on many things and events that have been tested to be true and can thus be supported.

Makes reading the Bible have a different meaning.

2) Probably started because of that spontaneous discussion we had at Tenju’s the other night with Henry, James Lee (Mr. Relationships), Jenny, and Jess, I have been thinking a lot about marriage and dating relationships. Well that and the fact that next year’s apartment-mate Roy Sher is “no longer single,” as he puts it.

But looking at some family members and seeing how they interact, really puts into perspective “through sickness and in health.” Like the need to make the right choice to a person you could commit to regardless of what happens has become more evident to me.

I need to start praying for my relationships with certain people.

3) Music Ministry thus far has been extremely hectic, and yet, extremely rewarding. The past few weeks have taught me a lot about honesty and openness to each other. We say that we don’t need to hear apologies. But it’s still good to hear them, and to reassure each other that things are alright. And honesty… it’s been good for people to bring up certain issues up in the open instead of keeping them hidden and sounding all sketchy.

I need to be more open, more trusting with what I say to people. And to not forget about honesty when I work in public relations in the future.

Caribbean Cruise - You know you wanna

May 9th, 2006 Entries

Go to the Caribbean Cruise, support Music Ministry.

Guys, bring a girl. It’s cheaper.

Girls, get a guy to bring you… it’s cheaper… because you won’t have to pay at all!

Let me know if you want to know about the Caribbean Cruise or about Music Ministry. I’m still writing my mission letter.