by JIJ on April 25, 2008
The last 24-hour period has provided some of the most incredible weather so far this year in Watertown and southern Wisconsin. Semester finals began yesterday, so I stayed up until around 2:30 last night to study for my American Masterpieces exam. Around 1:30, the storm rolled in with heavy rain, rapidly repeating lightning, and thunder that quaked the dorm. The power flickered gentle a couple of times and then finally the lights went out for a couple of seconds. I studied on, enjoying the theatrics.
The American Masterpieces exam was scheduled to begin at 7:30 this morning. I meant to wake up around five o’clock to supply myself with an another healthy hour of cramming, but didn’t will myself out of bed until closer to 6:30. That was fine though; I really didn’t feel much like studying much more for that test. So I put myself through the usual paces with the daily shave, shower, and prep work to set foot outside of Spurgeon dorm…
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by JIJ on April 25, 2008
Jordan called me yesterday afternoon after he had received a call from a guy that wanted to buy his motorcycle. The guy came over last night and paid cash for bike. The clincher? Jordan had listed the motorcycle only fifteen minutes earlier on Craig’s List.
I was browsing around on Craig’s List today and ran a few quick searches, one being for listing for iPod nanos (I already have one, but I just wanted to see what the going rate is). Surprisingly, the search only yielded two results, one of which was the following.
by JIJ on April 22, 2008
Those of us traveling to Argentina this summer have been meeting on Tuesday nights throughout this semester in preparation for the trip to Buenos Aires and the surrounding area. Last week, Mr. Trainer delivered a powerful challenge to us from Christ’s last supper with his disciples. The challenge was excellent. Mr. Trainer also instructed each of us to take time during this last week to write down three goals that we have for our trip to Argentina. I’ll address them as ‘hopes’ instead. I ended up going beyond three, because I have many things that I would like to experience and see happen as we travel, fellowship, minister, and return.
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by JIJ on April 21, 2008
Have you ever considered how…
…a couple that is now married but met back in Bible college never seems to say, “We met in college”? They inevitably seem to say, “We met at Bible college!”
…Mr. John Davis can never reference Maranatha simply as Maranatha? Whenever in chapel, all four nouns always remain present in his address: “Here at Maranatha Baptist Bible College….”
…we are warned to be careful whenever we hear about a “movement”? Dr. Phelps has cautioned those of us that are in the Men in Ministry Forum several times. Yet Maranatha, er, Maranatha Baptist Bible College (there we go) and probably most of the Baptist churches that associate with the college are part of what we have heard referred to during Fundamentalism Conference as the Fundamentalist movement.
…the focus here is placed on activities of service and ministry in the local church rather than the heart of ministry? Specific example: asking students to stand at the beginning of chapel if they participated in a ministry in their local church (such as music, kids programs, preaching, etc). Why such a focus on the “doings” of ministry rather than the “heart” of ministry? Such as, actually talking to and encouraging fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, and really actually caring. Ministry does not have to be done through a ministry (i.e., counseling a kid through the Wednesday night program, or only talking to people because you’re a greeter, or only sharing the Word when you’re in front of people).
Just some random thoughts of mine. The last paragraph there is somewhat me preaching to myself for not always going to church with that proper mindset of ministering to my brothers and sisters as I should.
