Yesterday I was enjoying a book and the late summer sunshine on campus when two girls approached me. The conversation went like this.... "Hi! We have a Bible study here on campus and we were going around asking people to see what they know about the Bible. Do you believe the Bible is true?" "Yes, … Continue reading Defending our faith
Month: September 2012
A whirlwind week
Yay, it's Friday! Although I've been going since 7ish this morning, it's been a good day. In fact, all the days this week were good despite getting home late Tuesday (I have a night class) and Aaron's crazy work schedule. One night he even had to go back in to work. Blech. I'm loving my … Continue reading A whirlwind week
Nothing beats a good run
And it felt great. After sitting and reading at Starbucks this afternoon, we came home and I just felt like running. (Think Forrest Gump.) I hadn't run in three weeks! That's the longest I've gone since probably Bataan in March. I ran a neighborhood loop of 3.27 miles. First mile: 11:32. I dodged water puddles the … Continue reading Nothing beats a good run
First impressions
I've been a grad student for all of three days, and I'm five days behind everyone else since I was gone for a week. This week has felt so looooong! I've been to all my classes and met all my professors (all two of them, I have one for two classes) and so far I'm … Continue reading First impressions
You have not because you ask not
For the past week and a half, I haven't been able to get this little bit of biblical wisdom out of my head. I didn't even know what book it was in, but I knew it'd been planted in my heart for a reason. (Now I know it's James 4:2.) It's simple. We're too afraid … Continue reading You have not because you ask not
MPM 2.0: mercy unmasked 