Lone Wolf No More
Well, it's been a long time. But God has finally given me an answer. My status as a lone wolf is over.
Today was a golden day if there ever was one. It was rainy and raw outside, but even that failed to dampen my mood. I got up at 5:30 this morning, headed to Johns Hall and printed out copies of the new TNT flyer courtesy of Taylor. A quick blurb about that. Next week's TNT is going to be very ... different. We'll be doing what we like to call "ancient worship." Which is basically emulating the kind of worship the earliest followers of Jesus did back in the ancient world. Quite a few things will make that unique. We'll be entering from the back entrance to Watkins instead of the front, emphasizing a guarded, tense mood among the worshippers who know all too well that any one of them could be hauled off, brought to stand before the Roman court, and thrown in prison. We're also going to be given "characters" for the night. So that's going to be interesting. Oh yeah: Denny's afterward! :)
So I made my copies and headed back to South Housing. While the residents were busily grabbing those waning Zs or headed for a shower, I was going from one bulletin board to the next, taping flyers up in each of the halls. I got finished at about 7:30, plenty of time for me to get back to Johns, retrieve my backpack and Bible, and then make my way to Furman Hall for quiet time and reading. The only downside was that I missed breakfast. Shrug.
Dr. CroweTipton is amazing. I guarantee you will not fall asleep in one of his classes, I don't care how exhausted you are. Today he took the class on a "field trip;" really an overhead website about the early manuscripts of Paul. We're starting to get into the actual epistles now, starting with how Paul composed his letters, which he assigned us to read about in The Letters of Paul (appropriate, wouldn't you say?) I actually read that chapter along with the next one last Monday when Lauren and I were supposed to do Tuesday Update (but plans got changed). So some memory refreshment might be in order. Hmm. Grape juice is a good choice. Hehe, okay, that was terrible.
Anyway, I didn't have Modern Grammar today, so I finished up with classes at 11:00. I packed a few items and drove on over to Clemson to spend the afternoon with Anna Kate. We met up and headed to my grandmother's house. I haven't seen Gran for so long, and I was happy for AK to meet her too. She insisted on taking us out to lunch at Mac's (which was in our plans anyway), and so we had a very pleasant time there. We talked to Mac a little bit, said some things about both our families, and caught some scenes from "Days of Our Lives" over french fries, burgers, and grilled cheese. It was funny because I couldn't hear the television, but Anna Kate is a big soap opera fan. She transcribed the scenes for me so I would know what was going on. So that was pretty amusing.
We left my Tracker at Gran's, and Anna Kate took me to Clemson so she could show me around her campus. I always love an excuse to visit the Home of my Tigers, but until today, I'd never seen the insides of the University. We had a fun time riding the Cat Bus, getting Mint-chocolate-chip ice cream at the University Center (well, she did, anyway. I had a fun time watching), seeing the academic buildings, and looking out at Death Valley from a cool vantage point. It was still raining a little bit, but aside from making things a bit damp, it wasn't bothersome. Eventually, we headed over to her apartment a few miles off campus. It is incredible, by the way. Makes North Village pale in comparison. But we watched The Sound of Music in her living room. I haven't seen that movie since Christmas last year, and when I saw it in the library, I thought "That'd be a perfect movie for us to watch!"
And it was.
We later stopped back at Gran's for my Tracker, and I got to introduce Anna Kate to my Aunt Kitty and Uncle Tony. She was pleased to hear about Anna Kate's student-teaching and had plenty of her own teaching tales to share. I left Clemson soon after 6:30, and unfortunately, that's when the weather really turned nasty. Pouring rain showers accompanied me all the way down I-85 back home. That's bad enough. Dodging colossus-sized trailer trucks zooming down opposite lanes while driving in the pouring rain is just beastly. But God saw me through. It was so great to see my family again after a couple weeks. We spent much of the evening in lengthy conversations and catching up with each other. They had an awesome time up at Windy Gap even though it rained at intervals. Susannah and her class grew a lot closer together in their friendships and as a unit, which I was happy to hear of. And of course, Baxter went for the first time as a sixth grader, so he got to experience all of the thrills and quirks that make Windy Gap a magnificent spiritual retreat. The Blob, the Zipline, beach volley-ball, hilarious skits with Brian Jamison (a former SFCS teacher), cabin Bible Study ... I could go on and on. What great memories I had!
Wow, this entry has gotten pretty long. Guess I'll wrap things up now. Early morning TNT promotion + hilarious Paul class + lunch at Mac's + being with Anna Kate + Sound of Music + home with family = GOLDEN DAY! That's all the Math you'll get from me. I hope your day was just as good, golden if at all possible! God bless you!
Song of the Day: MercyMe - "Word of God Speak"
Verse of the Day: "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." - 1 Corinthians 13:11
Today was a golden day if there ever was one. It was rainy and raw outside, but even that failed to dampen my mood. I got up at 5:30 this morning, headed to Johns Hall and printed out copies of the new TNT flyer courtesy of Taylor. A quick blurb about that. Next week's TNT is going to be very ... different. We'll be doing what we like to call "ancient worship." Which is basically emulating the kind of worship the earliest followers of Jesus did back in the ancient world. Quite a few things will make that unique. We'll be entering from the back entrance to Watkins instead of the front, emphasizing a guarded, tense mood among the worshippers who know all too well that any one of them could be hauled off, brought to stand before the Roman court, and thrown in prison. We're also going to be given "characters" for the night. So that's going to be interesting. Oh yeah: Denny's afterward! :)
So I made my copies and headed back to South Housing. While the residents were busily grabbing those waning Zs or headed for a shower, I was going from one bulletin board to the next, taping flyers up in each of the halls. I got finished at about 7:30, plenty of time for me to get back to Johns, retrieve my backpack and Bible, and then make my way to Furman Hall for quiet time and reading. The only downside was that I missed breakfast. Shrug.
Dr. CroweTipton is amazing. I guarantee you will not fall asleep in one of his classes, I don't care how exhausted you are. Today he took the class on a "field trip;" really an overhead website about the early manuscripts of Paul. We're starting to get into the actual epistles now, starting with how Paul composed his letters, which he assigned us to read about in The Letters of Paul (appropriate, wouldn't you say?) I actually read that chapter along with the next one last Monday when Lauren and I were supposed to do Tuesday Update (but plans got changed). So some memory refreshment might be in order. Hmm. Grape juice is a good choice. Hehe, okay, that was terrible.
Anyway, I didn't have Modern Grammar today, so I finished up with classes at 11:00. I packed a few items and drove on over to Clemson to spend the afternoon with Anna Kate. We met up and headed to my grandmother's house. I haven't seen Gran for so long, and I was happy for AK to meet her too. She insisted on taking us out to lunch at Mac's (which was in our plans anyway), and so we had a very pleasant time there. We talked to Mac a little bit, said some things about both our families, and caught some scenes from "Days of Our Lives" over french fries, burgers, and grilled cheese. It was funny because I couldn't hear the television, but Anna Kate is a big soap opera fan. She transcribed the scenes for me so I would know what was going on. So that was pretty amusing.
We left my Tracker at Gran's, and Anna Kate took me to Clemson so she could show me around her campus. I always love an excuse to visit the Home of my Tigers, but until today, I'd never seen the insides of the University. We had a fun time riding the Cat Bus, getting Mint-chocolate-chip ice cream at the University Center (well, she did, anyway. I had a fun time watching), seeing the academic buildings, and looking out at Death Valley from a cool vantage point. It was still raining a little bit, but aside from making things a bit damp, it wasn't bothersome. Eventually, we headed over to her apartment a few miles off campus. It is incredible, by the way. Makes North Village pale in comparison. But we watched The Sound of Music in her living room. I haven't seen that movie since Christmas last year, and when I saw it in the library, I thought "That'd be a perfect movie for us to watch!"
And it was.
We later stopped back at Gran's for my Tracker, and I got to introduce Anna Kate to my Aunt Kitty and Uncle Tony. She was pleased to hear about Anna Kate's student-teaching and had plenty of her own teaching tales to share. I left Clemson soon after 6:30, and unfortunately, that's when the weather really turned nasty. Pouring rain showers accompanied me all the way down I-85 back home. That's bad enough. Dodging colossus-sized trailer trucks zooming down opposite lanes while driving in the pouring rain is just beastly. But God saw me through. It was so great to see my family again after a couple weeks. We spent much of the evening in lengthy conversations and catching up with each other. They had an awesome time up at Windy Gap even though it rained at intervals. Susannah and her class grew a lot closer together in their friendships and as a unit, which I was happy to hear of. And of course, Baxter went for the first time as a sixth grader, so he got to experience all of the thrills and quirks that make Windy Gap a magnificent spiritual retreat. The Blob, the Zipline, beach volley-ball, hilarious skits with Brian Jamison (a former SFCS teacher), cabin Bible Study ... I could go on and on. What great memories I had!
Wow, this entry has gotten pretty long. Guess I'll wrap things up now. Early morning TNT promotion + hilarious Paul class + lunch at Mac's + being with Anna Kate + Sound of Music + home with family = GOLDEN DAY! That's all the Math you'll get from me. I hope your day was just as good, golden if at all possible! God bless you!
Song of the Day: MercyMe - "Word of God Speak"
Verse of the Day: "When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put childish ways behind me." - 1 Corinthians 13:11
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