First class down....many more to go....

I just got done with my first class. 3 hours of pure lecture! But honestly, it was the most fascinating experience I have had in a long long time. I learned more in 3 hours then I have in 5 years of bible study. I honestly didnt want the class to end.

But a couple of things I did learn:

1. Laptop computers RULE! The last time I was in college, there was no such thing as a laptop - it was chicken scratch on paper back then. I was totally unprepared for all the students tapping away on their laptops taking notes during the class and the professor totally fine with it. I tried to take paper notes like I always have but that lasted literally 10 minutes and then I too was tapping away on my computer.

2. Taking notes on a computer takes some skill. I took 3 hours of notes on my computer and they were all disorganized and unformatted and then I looked at the lady in front of me and her notes were perfectly outlined and readable. I was seeing how a "real" student does it. She showed me how to put Word into "outline" form and now I too will have real, easy to read, notes.

3. I am OLD! I was at Northwest University today in Kirkland and I swear that all the kids around me were in 9th grade when in reality they are probably Juniors in college. I am ancient compared to these kids lol. I have never felt as old as I did today.

But like I said, the class was amazing and I survived. I took about 6 full pages of notes so I think I got it all down. We studied the biblical books of Luke and Acts in incredible detail. We spent the majority of our time on Luke and Paul and I was shown not only what they were trying to say in these books but how it related to the culture, the politics, the Romans, Jews and Gentiles of that time. What really struck me was just how many references Luke and Paul used to the Old Testament books (that were written thousands of years before) to show the difference between the "Old Covenant" (the Law) and the "New Covenant" (Jesus does away with the Law) and how that affected the Jews. Let me just tell you that it is fascinating.

So one class down and many many more to go, but I am off to a good start. Probably the best news is that I really like it and know that I can hang in there. Also, I know this is where I am supposed to be and that means more to me then anything.

Off to School....

Well, the first day of school is here and I am CRAZY nervous. Absolutely petrified. I go to Northwest University for my Tuesday class and to Tacoma for my Thursday class. I am too old for this lol....

Here is a couple of pictures of me on my first day of class....the first is just some of the 22 books that I need to read for these two classes. My educational counselor told me that there is more reading in a Theology degree then there is in a Law degree!

Did I mention that I am nervous? lol...its been a long time since I have been in a classroom.

Decisions, Decisions, Descisons....

As many of you know, I made the decision to go back to school and change my entire life's pursuit about a year ago. After much prayer and thought, I felt I was being led out of the business world and into some form of Christian ministry so I enrolled in Fuller University (www.fuller.edu) for a Master's of Theology with no idea at all on what I would do after school is finished. I am thinking of expanding my role in the Drug Rehab center where I currently volunteer, or maybe go into Christian Apologetics (which very much interest me) or maybe even do something with my church (http://www.newliferenton.com/) as my Pastor has been great in introducing me to some possibilities. But who knows? I still have two long years of school in front of me.

I decided to tackle (2) classes in my first semester; New Testament 1 (The Gospels) and New Testament II (Acts-Revelation) and my classes start on Sept 30th. But in the last week, I have really been challenged because several different jobs have come available to me back in my old industry and with the recent market conditions, I just wondered "should I put off school for a year and go back to work?"....so, right when I was going to start school I got hit with a ton of indecision, insecurities and worry...but I fought through them and made the decision to continue on with my original plan and just leave everything up to the Lord to figure out...and He delivered in spades and have calmed me down and shown me that I am going down the right path....

So, off to school I go....