Classes have ended and all that is left are finals. It's only Saturday and most everyone has vacated the dorms for friends, family and home. Part of me wishes I could be gone as well but the tranquility overwhelms me. I don't think I've had a time of as much peace and quiet since the summer.
The Lord has brought me through a strange ride this semester and it is only the beginning. I want to put to words my thoughts of what has happened in my life this semester but I don't feel it possible. So many physical events, emotional stresses, character developments and changing seasons seem too many to asses respectfully.
They say your first year of college reveals who you are - rightfully so - away from comfort and the familiar there is nowhere to hide. Through my church, friends and classes I can see the pieces of God's puzzle for my life come together though I am still so unsure of where I am headed. Our high school group will split officially over the winter break and I am very eager to get back and start to work with the Jr. High. I've gotten to know a couple of the guys very well but at the same time I feel the fraility of my heart as it wonders what else is out there.
I have learned to be content with where I am. So many people here search for God's immediate will in the now..."should I take these classes, go to this church, talk to these friends, date this girl etc," but although these things are important His will is in the longrun. Its in our lives and how we run this race and if we are even running at all.
Next week I'm going to NYC w/ the family for Turkey Day before coming back for finals and heading home for almost 2 months. I'm excited to be home again but I think 2 months is too long. I need to find a job among other things and stay on my toes. I can tell next year (like this one) will be a year of incredible changes in my life. Trusting God sometimes only gets harder as He leads you on a twisting road that you can't even see - but I'm trying. Unfortunately I am full of more flaws than I have ever known and I am hopeless to change on my own. That is probably the biggest thing God has shown me this semester...He will take me as I am and not for who I could be. If you're going through a time of struggle right now I pray that thought will give you peace.
DW
Attack of the Dogs
I had to do a cause and effect paper for English today and the class thoroughly enjoyed it so I thought I would share it with you all. It shows the lighter side of attending a Bible college. ;) We only have 8 days left of class before break and finals...wow. I'll post more soon.
~DW
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Dan Webb
11/6/06
English Comp. 1
Cause and Effect Essay
Most people have witnessed someone or something being chased by a dog. I remember as a young boy watching a friend of mine being chased down the street by a dog that wasn’t even up to his ankles. I can think of a couple reasons for why a dog might chase you with the malicious intent of biting your leg off. A dog will chase you if you jump a fence landing in its territory, are carrying drugs, or you decide to pick up a rock and throw it at the dog’s face.
Imagine you are out with your closest friends and you have just completed the best TP job of all time on your youth pastor’s house. As you turn to leave the backyard a light in the house turns on and you hear the dreaded voice of your leader scream, “HEY!” The only logical route is through the backyards of the neighbors so without hesitation you take off. Three houses later you land on your feet and hear a bark. As you turn to face the dog you meet its eyes and realize there is no chain and there is no fence to block you in. The dog, in natural instinct to defend its territory, pursues you down the street and into the next neighborhood as your friends laugh out loud. Because you entered the land of the dog it thought best to escort you back to your own.
We all know not to do drugs. Mainly because of what they do to us and the negative effects they will always have on our lives. But there are still people who do not think it is enough to be concerned with your body. Today you have brought some drugs to help a friend who had been caught TP’ing the previous night, but something happens you did not expect. The principle of your school has authorized a random drug search in the main hallway and what better means of finding those drugs then a dog. You start to sweat as the dog comes within five people of yourself and you tell God if you make it out alive you will never do drugs again. Too bad God has already pre-destined this dog to find out and make you pay. Before the dog reaches the third person in front of you it lets our a tremendous bark and you take off towards the door. You make it across the street before you feel the sharp fangs sink into your leg. Perhaps if you had decided to share Jesus instead of drugs things would be different.
Jumping into the territory of a dog is an honest mistake and carrying drugs is a crime, but sometimes a person is just so stupid it is only inevitable. After school was over you saw a drug dog chase someone down the street before taking him out. You laugh with your friends because you all know that you are man enough to show any dog whose boss. Unfortunately for you your ego is now ten times the size of your head and as you pass a home with a dog in the front yard you tell your friends you will prove who is the real boss. You pick up a rock and throw it at the dog. In your minds-eye you hear the dog begin to whimper before it wobbles away in humble defeat; however, the bark of the dog quickly brings you back to reality as you turn to run from the dog while your friends lie on the ground laughing.
In conclusion there are many reasons for being chased by a dog like, invading its privacy, carrying drugs, and throwing random objects at its face. No one wants to be chased by a dog, so if at all possible please avoid any and all of these actions at all times.
~DW
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Dan Webb
11/6/06
English Comp. 1
Cause and Effect Essay
Most people have witnessed someone or something being chased by a dog. I remember as a young boy watching a friend of mine being chased down the street by a dog that wasn’t even up to his ankles. I can think of a couple reasons for why a dog might chase you with the malicious intent of biting your leg off. A dog will chase you if you jump a fence landing in its territory, are carrying drugs, or you decide to pick up a rock and throw it at the dog’s face.
Imagine you are out with your closest friends and you have just completed the best TP job of all time on your youth pastor’s house. As you turn to leave the backyard a light in the house turns on and you hear the dreaded voice of your leader scream, “HEY!” The only logical route is through the backyards of the neighbors so without hesitation you take off. Three houses later you land on your feet and hear a bark. As you turn to face the dog you meet its eyes and realize there is no chain and there is no fence to block you in. The dog, in natural instinct to defend its territory, pursues you down the street and into the next neighborhood as your friends laugh out loud. Because you entered the land of the dog it thought best to escort you back to your own.
We all know not to do drugs. Mainly because of what they do to us and the negative effects they will always have on our lives. But there are still people who do not think it is enough to be concerned with your body. Today you have brought some drugs to help a friend who had been caught TP’ing the previous night, but something happens you did not expect. The principle of your school has authorized a random drug search in the main hallway and what better means of finding those drugs then a dog. You start to sweat as the dog comes within five people of yourself and you tell God if you make it out alive you will never do drugs again. Too bad God has already pre-destined this dog to find out and make you pay. Before the dog reaches the third person in front of you it lets our a tremendous bark and you take off towards the door. You make it across the street before you feel the sharp fangs sink into your leg. Perhaps if you had decided to share Jesus instead of drugs things would be different.
Jumping into the territory of a dog is an honest mistake and carrying drugs is a crime, but sometimes a person is just so stupid it is only inevitable. After school was over you saw a drug dog chase someone down the street before taking him out. You laugh with your friends because you all know that you are man enough to show any dog whose boss. Unfortunately for you your ego is now ten times the size of your head and as you pass a home with a dog in the front yard you tell your friends you will prove who is the real boss. You pick up a rock and throw it at the dog. In your minds-eye you hear the dog begin to whimper before it wobbles away in humble defeat; however, the bark of the dog quickly brings you back to reality as you turn to run from the dog while your friends lie on the ground laughing.
In conclusion there are many reasons for being chased by a dog like, invading its privacy, carrying drugs, and throwing random objects at its face. No one wants to be chased by a dog, so if at all possible please avoid any and all of these actions at all times.
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