Semester IIX

In just a few moments I will begin my 8th semester of classes at the seminary. I can't believe that Becca and I have lived in Phoenix for almost 2 1/2 years now. It's so strange - this is home but so much of my mind still lives in Ohio, particularly on the 4th block of N. Main Street in Bowling Green. Perhaps going home and seeing family & friends for Christmas has made me more nostalgic; perhaps the fact that I have been listening to Michael's excellent Family Album alot lately isn't helping, but I sure miss the fellowship and conversations we used to share. Even though I'm about as awful as ever at maintaining meaningful communication over the 2,000 miles or so between(and in fact worse now that I don't have a cell phone to use during the evening commute) , you are all still in my thoughts.

This semester I am continuing my Hebrew classes, taking a Public Communication class and doing my second internship. My internship this semester will look a lot like what I did last semester: occasionally teaching or leading worship on Sunday mornings with our church, teaching a class on the epistles Wednesday nights with the Phoenix Bible Institute, and hopefully getting to teach another portion of a class at the seminary. I am also going to get to help the elders and other pastors with visitations which will be very cool.

On New Year's Eve I got to give a message at church that was built on one I'd taught at 519 a few years back. I think it went fairly well: if you're interested you can download it from www.newdaybible.org. Let me know what you think - it was really cool getting feedback from Brian on my message on prayer last October.