Well I had my first midterm this week in Early Church History. I felt that it went okay but I won't know for a couple weeks. I also had a big paper due this week, so needless to say I spent a lot of time hitting the books this week. Next week we have a few days off for "reading days" so it will be nice to take a break and relax a bit.
I can't believe next week I will be finishing up my first class. The first 6 weeks have flown by. In my Telling the Story class, our final is to write a mini -sermon that we will give to the class. So after I present that on Monday the class will be over and I will be done for the week at school.
I feel like I have had a lot of theological and historical information thrown at me in a very short amount of time. At times it seems my brain cannot process any more information. It has been said that the more you know about God and theology the more you realize its a mystery! My Telling the Story class helped me process some of this reality. In the end, the most important message you can communicate is that God loves each person and all of creation, and that God and the Spirit were with Jesus in the work of the cross that was done for all people. The good news is true! And that is the message that all Christians have the task to live out and share. In the end its pretty simple. (well sort of.... :)
Romans 12:12
Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.
And the message is comforting. Thanks
ReplyDeleteSo true, Jami. It's really quite a paradox to have the complications of religion and faith really come down to the simplicity that you have laid out here. A very comforting reminder in a sometimes overwhelming world.
ReplyDeleteIt's been great to read your blog and catch-up with your time at Luther! First Lutheran in hosting 3 Sat. morning sessions on Understanding Islam, beginning Oct. 30. I'll be attending the last 2 sessions and am excited to have this opportunity to learn about Islam. Hopefully it will lead to more dialogue and events in EC...which is a start. Happy to hear that you can continue with your connection to Trinity, Jami. And congrats on the scholarships! God is good, all the time. God bless.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comments! And thanks Lynn for sharing that info about First Lutheran.
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