Between classes

I just got out of chapel, they spoke today about the study tours we can get school credits for. We can go to Belize, Israel, Europe, and one other?! The Israel tour sounds so awesome, to go and touch, see, experience the things we so often read about. On one tour they visit Rome and you can go in the prison that Paul wrote 2 Timothy in. The stories of people that went were fascinating. Maybe Ashley and I will go one day.

I am about to finish up a little project, I need to construct a systematic theology of the Christian and political authority based on 1 Timothy 2:1-2, 1 Peter 2:13-17, Romans 13:1-7, Acts 4:1-22, and Acts 5:17-42. Maybe I will post my final statement when I finish.

Other news, Ashley withdrew from USC a few days ago. This is her second time doing this now so apparently she has some issue with school that was still unresolved when she re-enrolled. She feels a lot of pressure to meet the expectation of being a college grad etc. Regardless of that I hope this will be a fruitful time where she learns, whatever it is she wants to learn about. Maybe the value of a degree, or the other options to choosing a career without college, or how to muster the determination to complete the task you sign up for. The biggest challenge may just be to deal with life without overbearing guidance or pressure. Her options are wide open and she has to decide what to do without any one direction seemingly predetermined for her. So I am actually really excited for Ashley to be in a situation where she can learn about herself and grow. College is great and I can think of very few reasons not to get a degree but working a job without a degree does not condemn you to an unhappy or unfulfillable life. You will just have a lower standard of living and probably less freedom, more risk etc. But any healthy person should be able to adapt because not amount of increased standard of living is ever enough. We'll see what's in store for the next couple of months. Thanksgiving and Christmas aren't far away. In fact, for Thanksgiving (5 days) Ashley and I will be hosting two Korean students from Ben Lippen High School that need a place to live while the dorms are closed. It should be a fun experience. And lastly, I found out I have 23 credit hours left after this semester until I graduate with and bachelors, yay :)