So I’m done with my first two classes at university. Six hours sitting in a classroom was rather tough, I’m not used to that anymore. Well, I was never used to sit for so long anyways. At the top, it was an hour at school or Bible School, but oh well, I’ll get used to it. For those who wonder how it went, it went very well. Too much new information though. Something interesting happened in my first class, English Academic, Research and Writing it is called. The instructor gave us a piece of paper with several quotes that were about “writing”. He then asked us to write a one-page essay on any one of these quotes. Some quotes were in English and some in French. There was this quote that said, “Ce qui est écrit, est écrit.” (What is written is written), at first I didn’t “click” it simply sounded familiar, then I looked at the author. Pontius Pilate, taken from the Gospel of John, 19:22. I was surprised! I just knew I had to write about this quote, (and verse actually). It was cool because among all the other quotes, it was the only one I actually knew the context, so I wrote about the context: That Pilate had this written notice nailed to Jesus’ cross, “This is Jesus, the King of the Jews” or something like that, that many Jews didn’t like it, so they asked Pilate to take it off Jesus’ cross, or actually that I think of it now, to change it. But Pilate answered: “What I have written, I have written.” (John 19:22). And I went on just talking a bit about the quote and what I thought of it and blab la bla. I just thought it was exciting to be able to write something “bible related” for my first essay in that class. I just forgot to end with “Jesus is truly my King” or something like that. I know that that sort of thing probably won’t happen anymore.It’s weird to sit down and learn about things that don’t have to do with God. But I realize that it is good. I just wonder how I can use every opportunity to shine the light of Jesus. BANK FOR NATIVE MISSIONARIES: 0.00$ as of September 5, 2006.
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wow, thats neat!
cool! It’s scary and exciting to be able to talk about God to others. Or write in this case. I think it’s easier to write what we think than to say it, because you can organize your thoughts and explain better.
Words don’t always come out right, and then 15 minutes later you realize, “What did I just say? That didn’t make sense!” or “Darn, that was a really white-washed, watered-down version of my beliefs that I just presented. Eurk.” but it’s too late to change what you said. Meh. I guess, the remedy to our words not making sense, is to spend more time with people and get to know them. As they come to know you as well, they’ll see, over a longer course, what your actions and words really are saying. They’ll see what’s really important to you. If that all-important thing is God, it’ll show.
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i didn’t know i could reply on your things without having a blog myself! cool patate
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