Sunday, June 04, 2006
"...like Harrison Ford I'm getting frantic."
The weekend went well, yesterday it was raining for most of the day, but I managed to get outside in the afternoon and do some jogging. Jogging in the cold, gray, wet world is a very beautiful occurance.
This morning at church I found out that one of my ministers, Marshall, was dismissed from his job on Friday as a professor at a local Bible college. No specific reason, or maybe many small ones outside of his influence (it all comes down to the Benjamins). That's tough man, everyone--especially his wife--was just in shock.. Marshall has been a big part of my life over the past few months as I've adjusted to life in Rhode Island; I pray that he'll be able to find work around here. He and his wife Stacy have two young kids and they've been living in on campus apartment; the school will be able to pay him through the summer, but it must be a rough situation. Cost of living up here is so high! They're family is back towards the middle of the country also, Wisconsin and Kentucky. It's all so new, and when these things happen the possibilities seem endless, which is not always a pleasant thing.
This happens just as I finish up a week of getting in the mindset of trying to pray and figure out what/where I'm headed as well. For me it's pretty nervewracking, but it also can be exciting. Transitions, man. Sometimes we can choo-choo-choose them; other times the decision is made for us. Marshall seemed to be in good spirits though, as much as one could expect. That doesn't happen by our own doing, not very easily.
1 Peter 5:7 says "Cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you." Once I figured this part of the game out it's helped me immensely.
Nate and I continued our tradition of after church cinema, and even though he had already seen X3 with his sister he liked it so much he didn't mind at all seeing it again with me. I have to tell you, on top of being a pretty good flick and a nice coda to the series, the final two scenes--including the one after the credits were over--made it all worth it. ¶ 6/04/2006 10:39:00 PM
This morning at church I found out that one of my ministers, Marshall, was dismissed from his job on Friday as a professor at a local Bible college. No specific reason, or maybe many small ones outside of his influence (it all comes down to the Benjamins). That's tough man, everyone--especially his wife--was just in shock.. Marshall has been a big part of my life over the past few months as I've adjusted to life in Rhode Island; I pray that he'll be able to find work around here. He and his wife Stacy have two young kids and they've been living in on campus apartment; the school will be able to pay him through the summer, but it must be a rough situation. Cost of living up here is so high! They're family is back towards the middle of the country also, Wisconsin and Kentucky. It's all so new, and when these things happen the possibilities seem endless, which is not always a pleasant thing.
This happens just as I finish up a week of getting in the mindset of trying to pray and figure out what/where I'm headed as well. For me it's pretty nervewracking, but it also can be exciting. Transitions, man. Sometimes we can choo-choo-choose them; other times the decision is made for us. Marshall seemed to be in good spirits though, as much as one could expect. That doesn't happen by our own doing, not very easily.
1 Peter 5:7 says "Cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you." Once I figured this part of the game out it's helped me immensely.
Nate and I continued our tradition of after church cinema, and even though he had already seen X3 with his sister he liked it so much he didn't mind at all seeing it again with me. I have to tell you, on top of being a pretty good flick and a nice coda to the series, the final two scenes--including the one after the credits were over--made it all worth it. ¶ 6/04/2006 10:39:00 PM
