The Pre-"Oh My Goodness Why Did I Take This Many Credit Hours This Semester" Update

Classes Start:
This semester, I will have a total of 15 hours. Classes are Church History 2 (Reformation Baby!!!), Hebrew Syntax (boker tov cuz), Apologetics to Middle Eastern Religions (Ergun Caner should be interesting), Church Planting (I need Pepto Bismol every time the numbers thing comes up), and Christian Leadership. I am determined to blow through the remaining 50 hours I have left. I am hoping to nail Greek through Gordon Conwell Seminary this summer.

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!
Eagles v Giants this Sunday. Normally I'm loud and proud about my Eagles. We are on borrowed time right now. For Brian Dawkins sake, I hope we go far and maybe win it all. I am excited to see what they are doing, but it is always bitter sweet with Andy at the helm and Donovan throwing ducks for passes. Yes they have done great things for the team. But they fall short. They will only be good, not great, until they win it all. I don't know if that will ever happen.

Lord Of All?
I was reminded of the Lordship Debate. A great definition is:

"Lordship salvation is a teaching in Christian theology that maintains good works are a necessary consequence of being declared righteous before God. In other words, Jesus cannot be considered a person's savior (that is, bringer of salvation) without simultaneously being lord of the person's life, which is demonstrated by the gradual purification from sin and the exercising of good works."

In other words, if one is truly saved, we should expect to see change in their lives. It’s in the form of a desire for God and naturally good works will pour out of their lives. This is controversial because many say it makes salvation legalistic. I say it makes it expectant. If I say I love someone, my actions will show it. The opposition is very typical of the modern church that has boiled salvation to a simple prayer and little expectancy of a life change. That is NOT the gospel I read of. Disciples- not converts. It isn’t enough to just take someone’s words for it. Give it time and watch for the fruits of repentance to show.

Reading Frenzy
I gotta stop starting to read books. I have about 8 that I started and haven't finished. I have about 6 more I want to start.

My Current Music Playlist:

• Shiver- Coldplay
• Rise – Flobots
• LES Artistes – Santogold
• 3’s and 7’s – Queens of the Stone Age
• Mississippi Queen – Mountain
• 15 Step – Radiohead
• To Defy the Laws of Tradition – Primus
• That’s Not My Name – The Ting Tings
• Losing Touch – The Killers
• Strange Times – The Black Keys
• Still – Kirk Franklin
• I Will Follow You Into The Dark – Death Cab For Cutie