A final word

First, I would just like to say that I have absolutely loved being in class with all of you this semester and look forward to semesters to come. This has become one of my favorite classes which shouldn't make any sense because I'm a math person and a music major, but it is. Over Thanksgiving and just a lot lately I've been thinking about how many of you I would probably not know if I hadn't done the Honors program because there would be no other reason for us to ever take classes together. It's almost like God knows what He's doing or something. :) Even though it's been a hard semester because it IS honors, I wouldn't trade a bit of it for anything because it was with you guys.

Now for the blog..

     One thing that really stood out to me in class was what Dr. Mitchell talked about in Acts 17. Paul was talking to these people and walking through looking at their idols and objects of worship. He found the alter to "the unknown god". In stead of going immediately into Southern Baptist three point plan to salvation and preaching a "turn or burn" sermon, he meets them where they are and presents it in a way that they would understand. He simply starts telling them about the "unknown god".
     I think this is a very important part of sharing our faith that we have forgotten about today. People aren't just going to show up at our doorstep completely on their own and they're also not going to understand our church language. It's important for us to follow Paul's example and not get lazy and forget these key aspects.

Once again I love you guys. You're such a blessing. I hope you all have a good break and happy holidays.