3 Feb 09
They call this the United States Army Chaplain Center and School (USACHCS) for a reason. It is definitely a school! The work is beginning to pile up, and there is no end in sight (yet). We are expected to do quite a bit of reading and writing in the evenings, on top of all day in the classroom and early morning PT. It's getting harder to get it all done in each day. Good thing for the weekends! For example: we had a 2-hr lecture today on "Just War" theories throughout the ages. It was pretty interesting. Then we came home and looked at the on-line assignment for this lesson and it indicated a study guide needed to be completed by next Tuesday after reading a 350 page book on the subject.! I kid you not. This is on top of additional assignments, including a 4-page ethics paper also due next Tuesday from other assigned readings this week as well. It is mind-numbing.
Not to mention that I try to go to bed at before 10:30 pm in order to get up by 0430 for my devotions before morning PT. As you can imagine, it is pretty hard to get out of bed!
Not much else new to report. I understand that my parents are having a good time on their trip and that my dad has his strength and is feeling pretty good so far. That's an answer to prayer! Thank you, Lord.
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Hi Darren, I keep think about your part in the Lord's will. I've started reading the new book release by Reggie McNeal - Missional Renaissance. He reminds us that "For God so loved the world," Jesus didn't say "for God so loved the church". Again, he uses the airport as an analogy - They (airports) apparently think they are the destination! Of course, when this happens, it means a bunch of people aren't getting where they want to go. They're stuck at the airport (aka church building), like flies on flypaper.
ReplyDeleteYou'll like this book - once you recoup from eye-brain burnout :)
Praying for ya,
Debbie