The past month has been an extremely uneventful time in my life. Since graduation from college my time has mostly been spent mostly wasting my time while awaiting the Fall as that is when I will start graduate school. The boredom has taken over and I've had next to nothing to do outside my 15 hour a week job. I've been going insane.

Well, just a little while ago some of that might have changed. You see, my pastor from my home church is resigning from his job and will have his last sermon in two weeks. Because of my desire to become a pastor and my relationship to my home church, there is a very high probability that I will become pastor of a church of about 100 within 2 weeks.

This job would be perfect for me. Lately I've been searching all over for a church job, one that would not be too far from my school or home that I could keep while going to school. If I get this job then I'll be going to school during the week and preaching on weekends as my school will be 2.5 hours away. Many churches expect more from their pastor but my church has had a bi-vocational pastor for 10 years. They are therefore used to having a pastor with limited time. Thus, my transition as pastor would not be hard for the church.

Tonight is a deacon's meeting at my church and I will then have a better idea as to whether or not I'll be getting the job. As my brother is a deacon, I have an inside man and will find out what is said.

I mention this here as I'd like to have prayer for what is going on in my life. If I do get the job then I will have a lot more responsibility on my shoulders than I am used to having. Also, I need guidance to do what is right for the church and the kingdom if I am given this position.

Well tomorrow is it folks, I am finally graduating from college. I've worked 4 years on a Bachelors of Arts in Christian Studies. After telling friends bye, having graduation practice, and packing my things from the dorm, it has finally hit me. I'm graduating! I'm done here and am about to take another step in life.

I may not be entering into the "real world" just yet as I'm going to seminary in the Fall, but finishing this degree is still a milestone. This summer I'm going to live with some friends while continuing my job in my school's bookstore. After that, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary here I come!

I'm increadibly excited about going there in the Fall. I am no doubt sure I'll be getting my Mastors of Divinity but have not completely made up my mind for my concentration. I'm heavily leaning towards North American Church Planting but Evangelism, Missions, Pastoral Ministry, and Exegetical Preaching also interest me. I think the NACP concentration would best fit what I at least currently feel called to do with my life.

It's hard for me to believe how much I've grown spiritually, emotionally, and intellectually over the past four years and I praise God for it all, dispite the occasional hard times. I can't wait for what God has in store for me next and I hope to never finish growing and being shaped into who God wants me to be.

Today is Good Friday which is the day Christians remember the sacrificial death of Jesus Christ on the cross. Today and Sunday are the two greatest days in Christendom. Christ died on this day, but even greater was his resurrection on Sunday. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the very foundation for the Christian faith. The Apostle Paul stated in 1 Corinthians 15:4, "And if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is useless and so is your faith."

With Paul's words in mind, remember this day! Remember this sacrifice! Remember why Christ had to die in the first place! But why did Christ die on this day? For our sin. All across the Old Testament it is plainly known through the sacrificial system that sin must be atoned for. A penalty must be paid for sin and the only just penalty is death. For those who place their trust and hope in Christ Jesus, he paid that payment. He died so that we might live! Oh what reason to celebrate this day! God's holiness meant sin must be punished but God's holiness meant he had mercy!

John Piper recently wrote the following

CHRISTIAN:

Hello, Death, my old enemy. My old slave-master. Have you come to talk to me again? To frighten me?

I am not the person you think I am. I am not the one you used to talk to. Something has happened. Let me ask you a question, Death.

Where is your sting?

DEATH, sneeringly:

My sting is your sin.

CHRISTIAN:

I know that, Death. But that's not what I asked you. I asked, where is your sting? I know what it is. But tell me where it is.

Why are you fidgeting, Death? Why are you looking away? Why are you turning to go? Wait, Death, you have not answered my question. Where is your sting?

Where is, my sin?

What? You have no answer? But, Death, why do you have no answer? How will you terrify me, if you have no answer?

O Death, I will tell you the answer. Where is your sting? Where is my sin? It is hanging on that tree. God made Christ to be sin-my sin. When he died, the penalty of my sin was paid. The power of it was broken. I bear it no more.

Farewell, Death. You need not show up here again to frighten me. God will tell you when to come next time. And when you come, you will be his servant. For me, you will have no sting.

O death, where is your victory?
O death, where is your sting?
The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory
through our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 15:55-57)

Remember this Good Friday and Easter for it is the day that Jesus Christ showed that death could not hold him!

Also on a side note, I recently hit level 30 and 5k posts.