Gettin' Good

Thanks for taking the time to read this!

So we are 2 weeks in and school is going very well. The classes, while full of information, are set up in a way that I'm able to keep up very well and even be ahead on some days. I've actually just completed my first paper on the purpose of Jesus' ministry as we read about in Luke, and also had my first test on the historical reliability of the New Testament. All in all, the classes have been really full of great information and learning. I'm feeling very confident already that while I am not where I need to be yet, that by the time I reach the end of school I will have all the tools (or at least the vast majority of them) needed to start my life in ministry.

I've also learned that having been through college helps a lot with knowing how to handle work loads, study, and generally keep up with everything going on without too much problem. The program is intense to be sure, but it is advantageous to be able to know most of my strengths and weaknesses going into the program so that I can adjust more easily when needed.

Most importantly, I'm becoming able to defend my faith in ways that I had never considered before. From being able to strongly defend against those who say the New Testament cannot be historically reliable for whatever reason to the young/old earth theories in the creation story of Genesis that Christians discuss, the introduction of this information is not only exciting to me, but to everyone that I am in class with. It's amazing the things you find and learn even in a single class.

Well, this is where I will draw this post to a close. It's 2AM, which means it's time to get to bed so that I can be bright and ready for the 'morrow.

All the best things we wish upon you.

Jared, Danielle, and Haden