Home Again
I’m home for the summer now. It’s such a blessing to have a break from studying and the busyness of classes and work. These last few days being home, I’m remembering what it means to sleep from 9:00 p.m. to 9:00 a.m. :) I’m tasting homecooked food again… made by the one and only Mrs. Codington, my mom. I’m reading, writing, swimming, fishing with my little brothers, working 40 odd hours a week at Panera Bread, talking with friends, getting fitted at Men’s Warehouse to ge a groomsman in my brother Wim’s wedding (June 3rd in Nashville), and getting ready to be a senior camp counselor at Camp Westminster for the summer! It’s an exciting time of life!
One of my ambitions or goals for this summer was to read more. During the school year, it’s hard to find time to read. One of my good friends from home gave me the book Chosen by God, by R.C. Sproul, to read… it’s about predestination, free will, and God’s sovereignty. I’m about 45 pages into it so far, and it’s interesting to delve deeper into my beliefs and understanding of the Biblical teaching that God has chosen His elect, and yet His sovereignty coexists with the free will of man. I’m not going to go into the philosophical aspects of how that is or even why that is… if I could answer that question, I wouldn’t be writing a blog post — i’d be writing a book. :) But let me know if any of you want to find out more about it. I always love to share with people what i’m reading and learning.
I also picked up I Kissed Dating Goodbye, by Josh Harris, again. I read it a long time ago, but I thought it would be good to refresh my memory of some important principles… I know some of you are probably thinking, “Goodness, he’s pulling out the I Kissed Dating Goodbye card… trying to be all righteous and what not.” But seriously, it’s been a rough road this first year in college as far as dating goes. It’s hard not to get pulled into a close friendship with a girl… and it’s even harder to stay utterly focused on Christ through that. I Kissed Dating Goodbye is just a beautiful book that reminds you how to stay focused on Christ in a relationship like that.
But hey! I’ll write again soon. I’d love to hear back from you guys… let me know how your summer is going!
Published on 8 May 2007 at 7:24 pm.
3 Comments.
Filed under A Day in the Life, Thoughts.
hey phil, i cannot believe you’ve finished for summer already! crazy! anyway, hope you’re doing well. just reading your post made me smile; emma parkes told me when i was home at easter that she read a book recently called ‘i kissed joshua harris goodbye’, and when she told gareth, he was less than impressed (as you can imagine!!)x
Amy Mulholland on 9 May 2007 at 1:18 pm.
its important to know how much to share and boundaries before being ‘friends’ with a girl…same goes for us, as girls, but with guys….its good to be grounded and if you’re not thats when things tend to go down the wrong path..
Olivia on 10 May 2007 at 2:33 pm.
hello old friend.
glad to see you have made it through your first full year…feels nice, right?
i applaud you picking up the “i kissed dating goodbye” book…even as i hear the groan of “oh, THAT old book” ringing in the back of my head.
in our back and forth banter about equality ride this spring, i failed to mention that i think this book is brilliant, and that sexual holiness and purity require a very dedicated life…one that both you and i are following, albeit in far different communities of faith.
a few weeks ago i told a friend to stop making out with his girlfriend if he didn’t believe she was going to be his wife. he thought that to be rather harsh “considering that I’m gay.” haha. yes, we can be pure too. lol.
you follow a difficult path. i have continued to read your blog. you have a lot yet to experience, as we all do, but i for one am happy to have met you and have freely discussed things with you. i hope you will keep the open heart and mind that is necessary for any christian who wants his or her faith to survive in this world. i love jesus. you do to. that makes us brothers, no matter what the details may be.
peace, brother
esteban
esteban giron on 10 May 2007 at 9:20 pm.