i have been meeting one-on-one with a number of students this semester and i have been realizing that i don't feel like i do a very good job of processing through the time after i have met with them. i feel like after we meet, i don't typically take enough time, or even make an effort to break down how the time went and to think through what is going on with them and where things should be going in the future.
i really want to get in the habit of maybe even journaling my thoughts about the times that i spend with guys so that i am able to be a little more strategic in the time that i spend with them. not that it is something that can be completely formulaic by any means, but i think that for me to have an awareness is a really good thing.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Friday, February 22, 2008
Passion '08...Dallas Style...
this past weekend, cailyn and i had the privilege of taking 14 students to the regional passion conference in dallas, tx. it was truly an awesome time. some really great worship and teaching, all focused around the name and renown of Christ. it was awesome to see students getting fired up to take the message of Christ back to their campuses and out into the world.
but without a doubt, the coolest thing was the way that these college students gave of themselves to be Christ to the world. mind these are college students whoa re supposed to have no money!
the students gave 4000 towels and 20,000 pairs of socks for local homeless shelters, $18,000 to Blood:Water Mission to build 6 wells in africa, $80,000 for the passion world tour that will launch in may, and then on top of that students were asked to give some of their clothes that they packed for the weekend to help the students that were affected by the tornadoes at union university a couple of weeks ago, and the students responded by giving enough clothes to fill an entire 26' uhaul.
i love seeing students changing the world for Christ one little moment at a time!!
but without a doubt, the coolest thing was the way that these college students gave of themselves to be Christ to the world. mind these are college students whoa re supposed to have no money!
the students gave 4000 towels and 20,000 pairs of socks for local homeless shelters, $18,000 to Blood:Water Mission to build 6 wells in africa, $80,000 for the passion world tour that will launch in may, and then on top of that students were asked to give some of their clothes that they packed for the weekend to help the students that were affected by the tornadoes at union university a couple of weeks ago, and the students responded by giving enough clothes to fill an entire 26' uhaul.
i love seeing students changing the world for Christ one little moment at a time!!
Monday, February 11, 2008
Passion Dallas...
4 days and counting...i am getting really pumped...cailyn and i are taking 14 students to dallas, tx for the passion conference. it is a gathering of college students that are coming together for the renown of Jesus.
i just heard that there are over 5000 people coming to the conference. it is going to be an amazing time of worship and teaching, of re-energizing and focusing. i can't wait to see what God is going to do.
i want to be praying for our students especially, that they would catch the vision and that they would come back with the an energy and an excitement to live for Christ in new and creative ways. it is going to be a great time, and i can't wait to see what God will do...
i just heard that there are over 5000 people coming to the conference. it is going to be an amazing time of worship and teaching, of re-energizing and focusing. i can't wait to see what God is going to do.
i want to be praying for our students especially, that they would catch the vision and that they would come back with the an energy and an excitement to live for Christ in new and creative ways. it is going to be a great time, and i can't wait to see what God will do...
Thursday, February 7, 2008
God our Heavenly Father...
last night at DIG we looked at Luke 15...the story of the Lost's...the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal's son. we focused in on the image of God as our Heavenly Father...
i have been thinking about it a lot lately, about this unconditional love that our Father has for us and the way that He is watching and waiting for us to come back to Him...
i don't think that we think of God as our Father nearly enough, at least i know that i don't. we tend to think of Him as things like Immanuel, Savior, and Lord, which are all great, but in many senses i think that all of those names are encapsulated in the name Heavenly Father.
when we think of God as our Heavenly Father, it is about more than Him just being with us, or saving us...it is about a relationship, one in which He loves us so incredibly much that He will go to any extreme to save us and to cultivate a loving friendship with us. God as Heavenly Father, puts God, in my mind, as close as He can possibly to us, and that is what He ultimately desires.
i have been thinking about it a lot lately, about this unconditional love that our Father has for us and the way that He is watching and waiting for us to come back to Him...
i don't think that we think of God as our Father nearly enough, at least i know that i don't. we tend to think of Him as things like Immanuel, Savior, and Lord, which are all great, but in many senses i think that all of those names are encapsulated in the name Heavenly Father.
when we think of God as our Heavenly Father, it is about more than Him just being with us, or saving us...it is about a relationship, one in which He loves us so incredibly much that He will go to any extreme to save us and to cultivate a loving friendship with us. God as Heavenly Father, puts God, in my mind, as close as He can possibly to us, and that is what He ultimately desires.
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