Pizza, Naps, and a Little Fun
If I have to explain what the above title is a takeoff from, you're better off not knowing. Trust me.
The BCM Freshman Luncheon was a big success. I heard others on the L-Team say it went much better than last year, although I didn't attend, so I couldn't comment. It gave me a chance to do what I'd vowed to do when I was chosen for the L-Team: to give back to the ministry. A big way to do that is to greet new people, making them feel welcome just as last year's team made me feel welcome. So I made a conscious effort to do that, and the whole thing went really well. The actual program was structured, but at the same time laid-back and relaxed. Rodney and Hilary handled the intros, I blessed the food, Taylor put together a brief skit for entertainment, and Jen West shared her testimony. But the majority of the period was spent doing something much more important: mingling. Like Hilary said today, it's cool if they like us, but it's the love of Jesus Christ that we want them to see.
I must have been tired after the luncheon, because this afternoon I did something I don't usually do very often: I took a nap. I always feel lousy when I wake up from naps; hence why I rarely take them. So I ended up napping until about 5:00, nearly time for dinner. Fortunately, I had plenty of leftover Papa Johns to tide me over. But still, I can definitely sympathize with the freshmen in getting burned out on traditional O-Week food such as pizza.
Tonight was Carnival Night for the freshmen. That was fun. I did the ROTC climbing wall three times. The first time, I tried the 2nd-hardest side and made it three-fourths of the way up before my foot slipped. I couldn't get a good hand-hold that high up, and so I had to come down. But anyone who knows me knows I can't just leave it like that. So thirty minutes later, I was back. Made it to the top on my second try. So after that, I did the easier side, just for fun. I also did the Moon Jump and rode the swings. I saw Amanda and several of her friends, one of whom she'd met in Mexico over the summer. So we had a great time just hanging out and wandering around.
These poor freshmen. They're having fun now, but they have no idea what's coming. I made this comment at the carnival: "Next week, it'll be Furman. This week, it's Furman disguised as summer camp." I think that sums it up.
Song of the Day: Warren Barfield - "Mistaken"
Verse of the Day: "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man. though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:6-8
The BCM Freshman Luncheon was a big success. I heard others on the L-Team say it went much better than last year, although I didn't attend, so I couldn't comment. It gave me a chance to do what I'd vowed to do when I was chosen for the L-Team: to give back to the ministry. A big way to do that is to greet new people, making them feel welcome just as last year's team made me feel welcome. So I made a conscious effort to do that, and the whole thing went really well. The actual program was structured, but at the same time laid-back and relaxed. Rodney and Hilary handled the intros, I blessed the food, Taylor put together a brief skit for entertainment, and Jen West shared her testimony. But the majority of the period was spent doing something much more important: mingling. Like Hilary said today, it's cool if they like us, but it's the love of Jesus Christ that we want them to see.
I must have been tired after the luncheon, because this afternoon I did something I don't usually do very often: I took a nap. I always feel lousy when I wake up from naps; hence why I rarely take them. So I ended up napping until about 5:00, nearly time for dinner. Fortunately, I had plenty of leftover Papa Johns to tide me over. But still, I can definitely sympathize with the freshmen in getting burned out on traditional O-Week food such as pizza.
Tonight was Carnival Night for the freshmen. That was fun. I did the ROTC climbing wall three times. The first time, I tried the 2nd-hardest side and made it three-fourths of the way up before my foot slipped. I couldn't get a good hand-hold that high up, and so I had to come down. But anyone who knows me knows I can't just leave it like that. So thirty minutes later, I was back. Made it to the top on my second try. So after that, I did the easier side, just for fun. I also did the Moon Jump and rode the swings. I saw Amanda and several of her friends, one of whom she'd met in Mexico over the summer. So we had a great time just hanging out and wandering around.
These poor freshmen. They're having fun now, but they have no idea what's coming. I made this comment at the carnival: "Next week, it'll be Furman. This week, it's Furman disguised as summer camp." I think that sums it up.
Song of the Day: Warren Barfield - "Mistaken"
Verse of the Day: "You see, at just the right time, when we were still powerless, Christ died for the ungodly. Very rarely will anyone die for a righteous man. though for a good man someone might possibly dare to die. But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us." - Romans 5:6-8
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