You may or may not have noticed the new link I have to the right…..for Mission Presbyterian Church. This is a plant church that was started by my co-worker Martin and his wife Kathleen along with a group of people committed to this plant. Currently, Mission holds a Wednesday night bible study and a Sunday evening worship/bible study. For more information, check out the link! And I highly recommend you visit either meetings (or both!) – it is a great time with great people……AND you will see my face there too! LOL

On the school front, I received my official acceptance from Hope International – woohoo! I go to Orientation on the 15th, get registered, and buy my books. I had forgotten about the book part, wow they are expensive! LOL But I think I am ready to get back to homework and all that jazz. I am really looking forward to graduate work, which will not have to include GE classes with kids right out of high school, etc. (Sorry Heather, I love you, but many are not as cool as you!) And I am looking forward to learning more topics about management and such.

That’s about it for me right now…..a little sleepy and it’s hard to query the brain at this present moment.

….and other untruths……

Here is a great commentary, one of the best I’ve read in a long time. Let me know what you think!

Okay, last night was a BIG presentation in my Principles of Management class. It was a “group project” which sort of sucked since I did about 80% of the group work. (But, hey, I am not bitter!) But it went pretty well – it was a case study on Osborne Computers – a real company that made about $100million in sales within 18 months of beginning business (this was in the early 80’s), but was bankrupt within 3 years………pretty sad huh?

If that sounds intriguing, check this out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osborne_Computer_Corporation

So I am glad that is over – only one more night in Inglewood and I will be down to one class remaining for my Major courses, which is already in progress and will end 6/28. Today I need to scramble to get my 6 page essay on the Biblical ethics of Infertility treatments – oh will the fun ever end?

But I sense that I am complaining too much – that is not what I am feeling right now. I actually feel pretty good – tired, need to rush to play the drums at work this morning, but I am feeling GOOD! Sometimes God seems to plan little things just for me (at least, that’s how it feels!). Like this morning – my cat was waiting for me at my door and she showed me amazing love. Jerry had already made the coffee with the timer, so it was waiting for me. The sky looks fabulous this morning – cloudy with sun peaking out here and there. And if you read this Martin – I can hear the birds chirping…….very nice. Today might be hectic, coming off weeks (or maybe even months) of “hectic” for me, but God is faithful to sustain me and loves me so much that He even blesses me…..a great way to start the day!

I pray that you feel God’s encouragement and blessings today too!

Okay, it’s a weird day because I am not irritated at anything! I know, get your butt off the floor – the world is not over!

Today is my best friend’s birthday – yep, that would be Deana! What’s weird is that I am sitting in the first class of my New Testament Survey class while she is shopping in Cabazon. Weird, but I am happy Tonja and Victoria are spending the day with her. Victoria is doing a great job making sure Deana spends monehy on HERSELF and no one else. Way to go, Toria!

So far, I like this class – I am on break now so don’t be all up in my grill! We have covered the syllabus and it promises to keep me VERY busy for the next 6 weeks, but its fascinating. Already the reading in the text about the culture during the time Christ was on the earth has broadened by understanding of the Gospels and the great gift that has been given to us. It’s hard to articulate within the confines of this blog, but I will try to do so as things come to me.

One complaint (yes, now you KNOW it’s Gina writing this blog!). There is a woman in this class that is older and “knows everything”. She was telling people we are supposed to read the text AFTER each week, which is the opposite of what the syllabus and other publications state. I interjected to the person she was informing “actually, that’s not correct” and pointed them to the syllabus. This woman said back, “Well, all the BOLD classes say that but no one ever does it.” I just shrugged and left it alone because I am not anyone’s mother (at least not in this class) so figured it wasn’t my battle. Turns out, she has only taken a couple Bible classes and has not even enrolled in BOLD yet! Sheesh!

Lecture has been AWESOME! Did you know that Paul usually had a scribe to record his epistles? Did you know that the KJV is not the best bible to use? I will discuss that later, but it makes sense – just keep your mind open for my explanation later!

I am enjoying this class very much – much more than I expected! We are talking about so many things – just finished three key variants in the Bible. I can elaborate on that later too, but it is very fascinating!

The next 6 weeks are going to be very hard; TONS of reading and plenty of things to turn in. But I know I am going to learn lots and have some fun too!

Caio!

Okay, this is going to be a more “generic” post in that all names and locations have been changed to protect all parties involved.

I am tired of people telling me they support me or my friends, that their values are such that they are based on Biblical principles, and that it is safe to ask for anything. Sometimes, that’s just not true!

I am tired of people SAYING words that have no merit. (I would elaborate further, but that might divulge too much.)

I am tired of collective professional cultures that describes an environment of balance and fairness that does not exist.

I am tired of corporations who profess faith in Christ, yet pay religious cult organizations for “life changing” information.

I am tired of Christians in general stating they love Christ, but they act more like Christians** then as an emulation of their Lord. (** This term is defined by the individual and not by Biblical scriptures.)

I am tired of people and businesses who do not practice what they preach, or at least not consistently, and justify said action with stupid verbiage and “CYB” language.

Am I jaded? Maybe. Frustrated? Probably. Saddened? Definitely. I’ve been told this blog is kind of a downer or that my posts seem to suggest I have anger issues– maybe that’s because it is not safe for me to share thoughts without being crucified by others who have lawyers or corporate policies or strong opinions based on what they believe certain scriptures state. Or that there is a very, very narrow view on what is appropriate in everything – and somehow I do not have the intellectual capacity to make any sort of decision in the matter.

This is not in relation to anyone YOU know……..of course!

Please note – if I disappear, then Big Brother has found this post!