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Today was my first day of MWF classes. It went pretty good. I think I'm really going to enjoy my music history class and my English literature class. I think I'm in way over my head with Early American Political Thought (What was I thinking?). But I've decided not to drop out of it. I need to learn more about politics. That was something I learned while working at Panera this summer. One night I was working with a guy who's studying political science in college and hopes to become a politician. He was, in his words, "about as liberal as they come." I discovered that while I have good arguments for alot of the moral issues America's facing right now (e.g.- abortion, gay marriage, etc), I really don't have any idea why conservatives believe what we do about things like low tax loads and "the war." I can't hold to a view that I don't understand. And while I know that a class on early American politics isn't going to deal with modern issues directly, I think learning about the principles our country was founded on will help me come to a position on some of the issues that are being tossed around right now.

Revival Meetings

This week we are having revival meetings at Maranatha. Will Galkin is preaching. I first heard him the summer before my 9th or 10th grade year, and I remember how convicted I was. I've heard him several times since then, and each time was a real challenge to me. So when I found out he was coming to do our revival meetings I was very excited. His main emphasis this week has been on getting to know God, and let me tell you, that is EXACTLY what I needed. I'm the kind of girl who's grown up in church and a Christian school. I know all the songs, all the Bible stories, all the rules for being a good Baptist girl. I even try and witness to unsaved friends. But when it comes down to my relationship with God, it's extremely shallow. When I read God's Word, it's almost like it's another thing to check off my spirituallity list. When I pray before bed, it's usually for about 3 minutes and then my mind is wandering to things like "Did I remember to set my alarm?" or "What am I going to wear tomorrow?" Will Galkin made a really good point today in chapel. He said something to the effect of our relationship with God should involve our head, our heart, and our will. If we have just a head knowlege of God, we're nothing more than walking Bible dictionaries. If all we give God is our heart, our relationship with Him will be shallow at best; how can we truly have a relationship with God if we aren't willing to find out more about Him? If all we give God is our will, we're nothing more than servants to Him. As for me, I've given God my head: I know a ton of facts about Him. I've given Him my will: I do the right things like go to church and witness to friends. My problem is that I haven't given Him all of my heart. My goal for this year is to get to know God on a more personal basis. I'm going to pray for God to help me dig deeper into His Word and develop a more sincere prayer life. I sincerely hope that this will be a year of true spiritual growth for me.

Back at College

Well, I'm finally posting again. On my way to Wisconsin I got in a horrible car accident. I was driving down the highway and I came up behind a semi. As I was passing it, one of it's tires suddenly exploded, causing it to roll onto it's side directly on top of my car! I waited for an agonizing 3 hours for the medical team to arrive. By the time they got there, it was too late. I'm paralyzed from the waist down now, but the doctor says that maybe with intensive therapy I'll someday regain use of my toes.
Actually none of that happened. I didn't really have anything interesting to post about so I decided to make something up. I'm at college safe and sound. It's been really fun seeing all my college buddies again. But other than that I have nothing more to post about. Have a lovely evening!