The year: 2018. The month: January. I go to the Dallas Theological Seminary campus for my first classroom experience. We learn to use Logos, the Bible study tool loaded with unbelievable resources to get super in-depth into the word of God. I ate free pizza. Week or so later (after the new students orientation), I […]
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Bible Study – Philippians 2:1-11
Our first Bible Study for the 2018 Summer here in Death Valley National Park compels us to think about how we serve our community. It asks us to think outside of ourselves in order to focus on the needs of others. Below is the scripture passage from the New Testament and the study questions to […]
First Sermon
Today I delivered my first ever sermon. It wasn’t really much. It was short. And my audience was rather small. But that didn’t matter. I enjoyed getting up there and talking through a verse and what it means. As for feedback, I didn’t get much, so I don’t know how it went over with the […]
The Desert
What do you think of when you think, “Desert”? You think sand. Never-ending sand dunes, for miles and miles. You think it’s vast and full of empty nothing-ness. You think cloudless days of blazing sun and cold, black nights. You think no vegetation, no animals. You think nothing exists in the desert. “You think cloudless […]
First Day in Death Valley
Here I am. I made it! The drive took almost a week. We made so many stops. We went to Cadillac Ranch in Amarillo, Albuquerque Old Town, Petrified Forest National Park and the Grand Canyon in Arizona, The Strip in Las Vegas, and finally Death Valley National Park. Each place was unique and fun in […]
Leaving Tomorrow
By this time next week, I’ll be in Death Valley. A long drive awaits me and it begins tomorrow. So many thoughts run through my head, yet none at all. I suddenly feel so unprepared for this ministry. Suddenly I’m feeling like, what have I gotten myself into? I don’t know what I’m doing! At […]
A Christian Ministry
Ministry. My first time involved in ministry. What does this even mean? The word most directly means an agency or entity that is governed by a minister. However in a Christian context the following definition is helpful, “a humble but loving service to the needs of humanity at large” (italics added) (1). For me then in […]
