Howdy! I am sitting here at my desk in my dorm room at Taylor University this gray Sunday night. This was a great weekend. I came home Saturday morning and went to my brother’s basketball game and watched him put up 14 points, it was awesome, he did really well. Then, I went to the wedding of John Wassell and (formerly) Whitney Ashtary. It was a great time dancing and hanging out with friends in celebration of a marriage that was a long time coming.
Then, today, I got to go to church and see my little elementary school buddies. The most interesting part of the day, so far, was definitely the car ride back to Taylor with miss Susan Roth. She and I were making our way back to TU when we passed two dead deer on the side of the road (I have never seen deer roadkill before, Susie was surprised.). Then, we saw a hawk swoop down in an attempt to hunt for some food or something. And then, we passed some RV parked on the side of the highway, and to our surprise, a family got out. We passed before we could see what they were up to. Needless to say, it was the oddest, most random car ride I have ever been a part of.
Currently, I am listening to an Owl City/The Ready Set playlist I made for myself last week. It is the ULTIMATE summer playlist. Love it. In four days I will be going back home to Fort Wayne for the summer. I cannot wait to have a bit more free time on my hands so I can read more than I am able to right now. I can’t wait for a summer of reading, frisbee, lemonade, Owl City, and spiritual growth. It is going to be a great summer, and I can’t wait for it to finally start.
I decided to write today because I said I would write soon, and because I am currently bored out of my mind. Finals week starts tomorrow, but I don’t have any study-worthy tests until Thursday, so I kinda have a lot of time on my hands. After I write here, I plan on reading some of Mark Driscoll’s Vintage Jesus. Which reminds me! I have to update whoever still reads this thing on my newest life change!
After much consideration and prayer, last week, I changed my major to Biblical Literature, with a minor in Creative Writing. Why the change? Well, I have been fighting it for a while, my closest friends can attest to that, and I encountered an interesting passage while reading John Piper’s book, Don’t Waste Your Life. While Pastor John was talking about being discontent with a profession, I related it to being discontent with my study. It reads:
After reading this passage, it just really hit me that I have a passion for studying God’s word more than anything else. And though, while still an English Education major, I had dreams of going to seminary to study the Bible, I figured that I want to know as much as possible, so I decided to devote my undergrad to it as well. I am beyond excited to be enrolled in my first semester of Greek next fall, studying poetic and wisdom literature of the Old Testament, and taking a class about discipleship in youth ministry as an elective.
In regards to what I plan on doing with this, I have no set plans. I am willing to do anything as long as I am immersed in God’s word while doing it. I will write, I will teach, I will preach, I will counsel, I will do anything as long as studying God’s word has to do with it. I will have to focus myself on one or two of those things, namely when I get to seminary, but as for now, I’m open to whatever. I am beyond excited to devote my life to the study of God’s word and the proclamation of Jesus Christ’s Gospel.
I have been reading a lot of books in addition to my Bible lately. First, I read More Than a Carpenter by Josh and Sean McDowell, which a basic Christian apologetic. Then, I read Don’t Waste Your Life as I mentioned above. Then, I read The Radical Reformission by Mark Driscoll, which is a great book regarding churches and their part in culture, how to reach out without selling out. Now, I am reading Vintage Jesus, another Driscoll book, that breaks down everything about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is a great apologetic. After I get done with Vintage Jesus I will be reading my final Driscoll book called, Doctrine, which is Pastor Mark’s book outlining his theology on a variety of topics. Finally, after all of that, I want to take some time to study Wayne Grudem’s Systematic Theology book. But by that time, school may have started again, so I will have to play that by ear.
Well, I hope you have enjoyed reading up on my life, as if you care. I will be reading a lot this summer and I hope to be writing a lot about what I am reading. Please contact me if you wanna go to coffee or go on a walk or play tennis or ANYTHING sometime this summer. :) Finals week begins tomorrow. Pray for wisdom and perseverance.
Love you all. Pursue Christ daily.
-Chris
