It's the Final Countdown

Yeah, I know you just sang the title of this post to that one song. Now it will be stuck in your head for a while. You're welcome :)

This past week wasn't really anything exciting. We talked a lot about politics and our place as Christians in the political world and how our faith should play out. Personally, I'm not intrigued by politics so it was a long week for me. We had a different speaker every day which was a plus side to this past week. My favorite day was by far on Tuesday when Pastor Jayde Duncan came in to talk to us about what the biblical role of government is. He started out the class by asking each of us to talk about something we have learned so far this semester. Many people including myself were moved to pour out their hearts, and Pastor Duncan felt the Lord calling him to speak truth into our lives. I learned so much from this class time and was so overwhelmed by the many things he told us. We ended up only spending a half hour on the biblical role of government, (which was fine by me!)

Friday night we ventured up to Denver to watch the Rockies take on the Cubbys. It turned out to be a beautiful night for it and a lot of fun with the group! Saturday was a day that we spent just relaxing by the pool and such. Ivette threw a fiesta that night for us complete with great Mexican food and a pinata. Audrey and I went for ice cream and experienced the magic once again of the coral shorts. Don't ask... Today I went to New Life's downtown campus with a group of friends. I absolutely loved it! If I were to move to the Springs for some reason or another, I would choose that as my home church out of all the places of I have gone this summer. The pastor gave an incredible message on the Lord's Prayer. Also included in the service was awesome worship, communion, and closing with the doxology song, which made me feel like I was at home. It had a good amount of traditional practices as well as contemporary. Jessie and I spent the afternoon by the pool until we overheated, now cracking down on the homework. Better late than never, right?

This week in class John Stonestreet will be speaking to us. He works for the Chuck Colson Center for Christian Worldview and gives many seminars all over the country at different conferences, colleges, churches, and schools. He will be talking to us on the subject of Worldview & Life, so my prayer is that it will sum up the summer and bring closure to the program for me before I leave to head back to Michigan in a couple weeks. We're nearly in the single digit countdown folks. Although I'm looking forward to heading home to be with my family and friends, and to just give my brain a much needed break, I'm so going to miss the friends that I have made here. My closest friends here are incredible women of God who inspire me every day to want to live for Him. Being away from them will be tough, but I truly believe I have a great head start on living the rest of my life following my Savior.