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March 27, 2006
A couple of things for Monday....
Today is a vacation day for me as I have to get a bunch of stuff done before my third quarter of my grad program begins tomorrow. Agghhhh. Nothing like putting stuff off until the last minute.
First, I am super excited for my college students in our ministry as UCLA is in the Final Four (about 60%-70% of my students attend UCLA). It was awesome talking to some college students who were at the games over the weekend. I remember those days....ugh....oh right, I don't remember those days since I went to a small, Southern Baptist, liberal arts university of 1,500 students. I hope UCLA wins. I remember after USC lost the national football championship....the USC students were pretty depressed for quite a while when they returned to our group. In fact, they still might be depressed. I hope for better results this time around.
Second, don't forget to give in to your obsessive complusive disorders, and go straight to Library Thing and begin to start cataloging your library. Addicting.
Third, speaking of books and authors. I am addicted to the writings of the novelist Susan Howatch. Especially her Starbridge Series on the Church of England which involves the books: Glittering Images, Absolute Truths, Mystical Paths, Ultimate Prizes, Scandalous Risks and Glamorous Powers. They are phenomenal. I have read all of them at least three times, and I am on my fourth time around with Glittering Images and Absolute Truths. They have been some of the most spiritually transforming books that I have read. For those of you have not read these books, I highly recommend them. Not your typical reading for many Christians as they are pretty gritty and raw books, as they paint clergymen in the real struggle of serving God as they struggle with their own vices and sins. Real life. But some have struggled seeing clergymen portrayed in this way....as if they don't struggle in life as well.
Fourth, I am going to be spending a lot of time the next two months blogging about college students, but specifically the transition from college, to life afterwards. Many of my students are in that position and graduation is approaching quickly. So expect many posts on these issues, but I also would like some input from you all. If you have any advice; anecdotal stuff; Biblical/spiritual wisdom; things you wish you knew then, etc....anything that in hindsight you would tell a graduating college student about life after college/careers/following God, etc., then please send me an email. I would like to gather some thoughts, and post them along with a link to your blog, etc. I am hoping to pull Chris Gonzalez into this as well since he is a college pastor.
Have a great Monday.......
Posted by rhett at March 27, 2006 07:32 AM
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Hey Rhett,
Have you heard anything on the news story about XXXChurch not getting Bibles from the American Bible Society because they didn't approve of the proposed cover art? It was suppossed to be in the LA Times today (Tuesday), but I haven't found anything on it. Do you have access to an LA Times other than the "Orange County" edition? If so, and you find the story, please let me know.
Posted by: Brian LePort at March 28, 2006 11:10 AM
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