This post doesn’t have much to it! It’s just been a while, so I wanted you to know what’s been going on. Right now, I’m flashing through over 200 vocab cards of Greek words (seen below, taken by my Blackberry). Why? For a very good reason! I need to know them…by tomorrow morning! Why dont I know them? Because I neglected much of my school work over the past few weeks. Turns out, if you dont keep reviewing Greek vocab, you lose your touch (you especially lose your touch if you never had one to begin with).
I got the opportunity to speak at a D-Now youth retreat weekend for First Baptist Church Clarksville in Northwestern Arkansas last weekend. So I spent the few weeks leading up to it focusing on crafting and developing sermons! It was an ABSOLUTE BLAST! I LOVE speaking to students and getting to know them throughout the weekend. It was really encouraging to hear stories from group leaders of their students opening up in group time, and even to have students come up to me and say, “Austin…this is what I’m going through.” So February was all about preparing for that retreat. I wanted to make sure I honored the Scripture and what it said, and made it understandable and relevant to where they were. I was extremely nervous, but one of my mentors and good friends, Brandon Barnard, told me, “You honor the text. God’s word doesn’t return void. You do your part, dont stress about the rest.” Thanks to that and to knowing I was staying true to the text, the nerves went away and I was able to enjoy what God called me to.
Now, it’s March! I have quite a few shoots and smaller things lined up. Over spring break, I’ll be writing about six papers, including one on Exodus 32:9-14, which will be a blast. I enjoy what I learn from the process of writing them, just not necessarily the process itself. Anyway, I’m thinking about offering a free session during Spring Break. I’m not sure what that will look like yet, but I’ll let you know, so check back soon!
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