It’s the end of the third week, meaning the thrill of the honeymoon
stage is all but gone, along with my excitement and non-writer's block for these
blogs. But I will press on, and help make the awesomeness that is Link Year better
understood by those that actually read these. So last Friday, T.G.I.F was
paintball! We had a huge amount of fun firing paintballs at each other (like it’s
not a daily thing… [fun I mean, Link Year does not condone violence of any
sort, especially with guns]). On Monday we started our accountability groups, which
are going to be great for everyone obviously, but I really expect this group to
be extremely beneficial, and I hope to be able to call these guys and get help
well into the future. We also started our small groups, which is a separate
thing. A group of a few more guys than in the accountability groups, but also a
mentor, who will hang out with everyone in the small group one on one at least
once a week. I was lucky enough to be in Adam Martin’s small group, and am
really looking forward to one on one time with him. Since I’m already talking
about all the groups we started this week, I’ll jump to Thursday and tell about
the mentor from Kanakuk Institute we all get as well. The purpose of this
relationship is to condition us into seeking out mentors actively, and so we
will have to wake up at 6:30 to meet with those guys. Going back to Tuesday,
Adam Donyes told us all we needed to know about the Seven Pillars of Link Year
and everything we’d need to write our papers over them. On Wednesday, a very
nice woman by the name of Amy Simmons came and spoke to us about her life and
testimony, including meeting the President of the United States. She spoke on
the importance of the Lord’s plan above our own, and that no matter how
insignificant something may seem, He could have such a great plan for it with a
huge impact on others. On Thursday, we learned about all the benefits of the
software Logos. It is a bible study tool that gives commentaries on scripture
and also the original Greek and Hebrew words to allow the user to infer their
own translations and study the Bible inductively. Also on Tuesday, I was called
to answer an apologetical question. I was asked if it is a sin to watch “R”
rated movies. The answer is that it’s not a sin because ratings are based on
the standards of humans. A content rating is not God’s standard. So the sin
would be in either watching a movie full of cussing if you know that it is
going to make you want to cuss, or causing a believer less well-versed than you
to believe things like are okay if they aren’t. When going to see a movie, don’t
judge it by the rating, but by its content, almost the same as you would a
person. Except you don’t need to study a movie in-depth to decide if the themes
are not God-glorifying.
In the words of Tanya, be awesome, love Jesus.
Later.
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