Status Report

Well, I'm going to try and keep blogging to hold myself accountable to learning. While support raising efforts are maxed out, I'm not necessarily growing spiritually anymore. This is pretty critical; actually, I believe it to be the most important thing on earth. So I need to do it.

I was a little put off by blogging because I know that I will be judged more strictly if I teach. And so I don't want to teach wrongly! But recently I've discovered two awesome words. Exegeses and Eisegeses. Both are ways of interpreting scripture.

Exegeses: always good. you start with the passage of scripture, and go outwards from the meaning of that.

Eisegeses: generally bad because you have a concept and you try and find scripture to back it up (you usually always can too - but it's not the complete picture). This isn't systematic and can lead to heresies, because it's not representing "what does this scripture actually say".

Well, if I ensure my hermeneutics are based on exegeses, then I should in theory be able to share sound theology. God willing, I will be able to do it in practise. Now that we've got the big words out of the way, I'll share something a little more tangible:

Support Raising Status: Currently 8% (pledge received). God is providing, and it's great to see people get excited about what God's doing on campus. However, I'm starting to feel the burn, and am getting quite tired. I've started having afternoon naps even though I've been eating pretty well, exercising, and sleeping regularly and properly. I'm gonna try iron suppliments as recommended by Beth's mum (it always takes a mum), and maybe slow down the pace just a tad.

If you are reading this please pray for me now. It's hard work! God bless you all.