We’re
gearing up to teach the final session of the Biblical Theology course to our
various language groups tonight. It’s
been a FULL week for teachers and students alike—lots of study and reflection
and questioning and mind-stretching and soul-enriching work immersing ourselves
in the Word of God. And as that week
winds up, I think it finds us all in a mingled state of weariness and
thankfulness—thankful for the privilege of getting to know brothers and sisters
in Jesus from some previously very different corners of the world.
One thing
that hits me is how cross-culturally universal the Gospel of Christ really
is: the church of Jesus Christ
is taking root and growing strong in so many different social and language and
ethnic groups!
Anyhow, as
we head into the final class session (it will take place today, Fri., at 1:00
p.m. eastern time in the USA), please pray for my students, my interpreter and
me: for focus and energy and a sense of
what matters most as we wrap up and part ways.
Tomorrow is
a “day off” prior to flying out on Sunday morning. Tomorrow our team will take a day trip to Corinth (an hour away).
We’ll be able to take in various sites related to the Apostle Paul’s ministry
recorded in the New Testament, and rumor has it we’ll also look for a beach somewhere
to get in that ever-so-blue Greek water.
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