This week marks the middle of the summer. In some ways that is cool - closer to less work, closer to getting through my second to the last semester in college, closer to a new place to live... But at the same time it is not so cool - work is fun and profitable, I like less stress with no homework and studying to do, and summer is the best season ever. Not a whole lot has drastically changed since my last post - but there have been some things going on. I was on the verge of packing my things and moving down to Three Rivers to help with a church plant down there this fall, commuting back to Western everyday. But then God showed me some things and I decided to stay in Kalamazoo for the time being. Through that whole thought/decision process, I have learned some things about myself and my beliefs. First - I tend to be more traditionally minded in the sense that sometimes things just don't need to be changed. Second - I have realized how much the Gospel has affected me and has become so important and foundational in my life. Third - I see how much more there is to know about God and His church and His Word. I don't know it all like I so often think I do. We are on a lifelong journey of discovering God and His will. In the meantime - it is my goal to find a local church here to connect with. Last year when I moved out here I thought I knew my options and pretty much assumed I would go with one of the three. Now I am not so sure of that. One cool thing that I have been doing is getting up at 6am before work every morning to get a good 30min with God -- the hardest but most rewarding part of my day! Check out this post: http://preacherthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/07/george-muller-quotes-4-on-why-getting.html Amazingly enough - all of that has been proven to be true! Here is another article that I strongly recommend reading: http://www.newattitude.org/articles/mark_dever_on_personal_bible_reading
