More than I ask or imagine. . .

Bored in Bible Study?

 

So this past Wednesday night, the young adult ministry called YADA (Young Adults Demonstrating Authenticity) had a great discussion on the Bible led by John Fryling.   He said that often we have a high view of the Bible but a low use.  We responded saying that this leads to guilt, boredom, and/or ignorance.  As John spoke about Bible Study, for him and many Christians born before 1965, as something exciting.  I often think that Bible Studies are great for relationships but I never come away thinking, "Wow, the Bible is amazing.  I want to sit down and read more of it." I have done that with sermons, books, and lectures, but never Bible Study.  The classic "Observe-Interpret-Apply" approach may be part of it, but I am looking for answers.

    What do you think?  Have Bible Studies given you that "I love the Scripture" impulse?  What were they like?  Is this a generational thing?   What would it mean for us to take the Bible serious in our generation?  Would it be questioned based?  Would it be based in a daily gathering? These are many questions but take one and let us know what you are thinking.

Building in Bluegrass

We returned from Lexington, KY on St. Patrick's Day.  It was the end of our Spring Break trip and a return to normalcy apart from the snow.  All our cars were packed in the snow, and after 12 hours in a church van, you would think that everyone would be complaining and annoyed.  The opposite happened.  We jumped out of the van and split up to work as a team to get out all the cars and the luggage in the proper cars.  It was great team work but would have been very different if we had not come back from Habitat for Humanity in Lexington, KY.   Hesed and I formed a solid friendship and partnership with these students from Montgomery County Community College

The house above was the bulk of our work this week. It is an old Habitat house that was being remodelled for a new family. The previous owner married another Habitat owner and was able to sell this house back to Habitat.  While there, we painted, hung siding, put a roof on a tool shed, and put down a new wood floor in half a day when everyone thought is would take the whole day. 

Every night at dinner time our group sat down to eat, have a devotional, and talk about our highlights and low lights.  Through this time, we became a team joined through our work and living together at a camp for the week.  We had an incredible team and we were joined by some wonderful students from the University of New Hampshire.

One of my favorite nights there was Tuesday. We all had a bonfire out by the creek, and the President of our Christian fellowship, Sergei, told his story.  What is very unique is that Sergei was a Russian orphan who was adopted by a Christian family here in Philadelphia.  So when Sergei told the story of his life in an orphanage and being adopted at 13, he proclaimed the power of the Gospel.  It was a night I will soon not forget Segei sharing his story and sharing the story of Christ.

My highlight of the whole trip was the people. Everyone terrific and it reminded me of why I love college ministry, its all about the students.