$Money$ Issue #1

Our main topic of discussion in class today was about our issues, whether they be social, economical, educational, whatever. One of the issues relating to Huntingdon was how our finances are being used. This, in my opinion, is one of my main concerns. We all pay thousands of dollars to come here. And don't get me wrong, I love Huntingdon. It's like my second home. But I would kind of like to know what they do with all of the money we shell out just to attend Huntingdon. Living expenses? Well yes, but I'm pretty sure that living expenses don't take up roughly $10-20,000 a semester. Why not actually showing us what our money goes toward? I think I would be correct in saying that no one would complain in seeing how their tuition money is being spent. The administration could sending out an email or letter or something showing that this amount was used for maintenance fees, this amount was used for heating/air conditioning, and so on. Tell me if I'm wrong or if you just flat out don't agree with me...

#4 Shadow of the Galilean

Okay so I admit I haven't been doing much reading of the Shadow of the Galilean until now, and even now I'm only on Chapter 12. The book, in my opinion, was pretty monotonous until I came across some pretty interesting stuff in the 10th and 11th chapters. In the 10th chapter, one thing that particularly caught my eye was in Theissen's letter to Dr. Kratzinger. Theissen says that "Jesus did not want to found a Christian community--he wanted to renew Israel." I find this particularly interesting becuase Jesus wasn't really trying to start anything, and yet an entire religion is founded on him and his teachings. It truly is amazing for lack of a better word.

Another part of the book that really interested me was on page 102. It says "But Jesus isn't interested in that sort of thing...He healed him." This comment is made about a homosexual man. Clearly Gamaliel, the man who made this statement, is dumb-founded by Jesus' ability to look past a person's flaws, regardless of how big or small the flaws may seem. This part of the book really made me realize how judgmental we as humans truly are, and it made me step back and actually reevaluate some of my thoughts and opinions on certain topics. Overall this book is getting really interesting, and I can't wait to finish it.

Faith and faithing... #3

So this entire concept of faith actually being a verb in Greek just completely altered the way I think about my beliefs.We've always been taught to believe that if we believe in Jesus and the resurrection then we have a ticket to Heaven. Well in some ways yes, that's true, but it is also so much more than that. We spent almost an entire class period talking about how faith is actually meant to be a verb. It seemed hard at first to get a clear and full understanding of what it might mean to faith. Then after talking more about it in class we later found it to mean it's not about going through the motions, and it's not about just saying you believe or you have faith. It's about actually modeling your life after Christ, and living just as he did. I don't know about everyone else but to me, that's beautiful. I really liked Thursday's discussion, and I cannot wait for the next class to learn more. Peace out.  :)

Okay so I don't really know what to write about so I'm just going to go with how much I enjoyed watching the Outnumbered BBC clip. I went home and actually looked it up on YouTube to show my roommate, who also thought it was hilarious, and then proceeded to look up more skits from that TV show. I would highly recommend watching the clip about the kids' questions about Jesus, although the satanist one is by far my favorite. That's all I've got...