I figure I’ll throw up a prayer request today. Right now, I’m still unemployed, which is to be expected since I’ve only been here a few days. I’m going to start turning in some applications and doing some more job hunting today and the rest of the week, so please pray that God will bless those efforts and help me to find a job. I did some fundraising to help out with some of the costs this summer and God’s really supplied in that way, but I’ll need a job down here to be able to pay the housing costs.

Besides myself, there’s probably another 15 or 20 STPers looking for jobs, so pray for them as well. Job hunting is a difficult thing and there’s definitely some people frustrated and a bit burnt out by the whole thing. I’m not yet, but I’ve been at it for a week less than most of them.

Thanks for your prayers.

Categories: Life
Tags: Jacksonville FL, Navigators, summer

I made it down to Jacksonville safely yesterday night after two days of driving for about 12 hours each. Needless to say, it wore me out, but I’m glad it’s done now. Spent today getting settled into my room (we actually have two per team and there’s four of us on the team, but we all sleep in the same room), looking around a bit for a job, and we also had Nav Nite (Jax Edition) tonight.

Anyway, I gotta finish up quick, but I’ll try to post more when I can. I’ve got a few pictures and more stuff to say.

Categories: Life
Tags: Jacksonville FL, Navigators, summer

I’ll be on my way down to Florida tomorrow (Saturday, June 5). I’ll stop in Tennessee on Saturday and stay with J Webb. After that, I’ll probably head down the rest of the way, supposedly a 12 hour drive, on Sunday. I may take some naps at rest areas to break up the monotony of the drive, but if all goes well I’ll make it to Florida sometime really late on Sunday or maybe Monday morning. Please pray that I’ll have a safe drive and God will begin preparing my heart to learn lots of cool stuff this summer. Also, pray that I’ll be able to catch up with what’s going on fast and be able to find a job quickly once I get there.

Thanks! Gotta finish studying now for my last test in college EVER! Woot!

Categories: Life
Tags: Jacksonville FL, Navigators, summer

I can almost imagine a bird flying towards you, Mr. Luebbe. * ahem *

In any case, I haven’t even picked up my book today. However, I read several chapters yesterday and watched a couple hours of TV. TV is not a habbit I’m glad to have begun refrequenting after avoiding it for most of college other than vacations to home. I do enjoy Seinfeld, Friends, and Law & Order (all three varieties), though. Perhaps I should not. Whatever.

I did begin working more on one of my papers today. I checked out about six books from the library regarding Biblical arguments for and against slavery. Interesting stuff, but I haven’t found any single argument I entirely agree with. I’m hoping to find more good stuff in the books I haven’t gotten to look through yet. I have a feeling though that it boils down to what it does so often: people using the Bible to support their own beliefs even if they have to misconstrue it and yank it out of context to do so. How else could you advocate such a base thing as American slavery? Slavery isn’t outright condemned in the Bible, but supporting such a modern system ignores so many of Jesus’ teachings regarding treatment of other people.

It appears I haven’t posted anything in the last five days. A quick catchup may be in order.

Friday was Senior Nav Nite meaning that any senior who graduated in December, or will this upcoming May or August goes up front and gets to hear what people think about them. I found it encouraging to hear many of the things people said and knowing that I’ve got friends here who care about me and who see God working in my life despite all the sin.

Yo, Steve! Thanks for giving props to this site. It’d give you a hug if it could, but you’ll have to settle for returned props, a’ight? You da man!

Saturday myself and others went up to 4L’s house and chilled for a long, long time. Myself and Jesse didn’t drive back to Lincoln till 4AM. Needless to say, I was tired on Sunday. I made it to church anyway though.

I have to turn in my papers for Globalization on Thursday. I need to write ten more pages for that class and polish up the other twenty I’ve written. On Friday my 15 page paper on Christianity and Slavery is due. Needless to say, I can’t wait to make it through Friday and I hope I get everything done alright.

Oh, and some good news. I only have five finals! One got cancelled — my professor is unprepared or something of the sort. I’m not sure what he’s grading us on, but I think he’ll have to go easy ’cause he hasn’t given us many assignments. I’d complain, but I figure a woman like Cora must’ve already talked to him and told him why it’s not fair and how he can best make it up to the class. Unfair assumption? Perhaps. If he’s not clear on Thursday though with his plans, I will “confront” him.

So, the five finals for next week: two Wednesday, two Thursday, one Friday. Then I move out on Saturday for the last time ever! It’s almost sad being nearly done with my room in Pound. Three years I’ve lived there now. But no more!

FOR SALE: One wood-framed couch with brown cushions. *$10* Willing to negotiate. I’ve got other goods for sale, but they’ve already got buyers or potential buyers.

Gone so soon… what will you do without me? Oh, well, I suppose I’ll still be _here_ if not in Lincoln.

Categories: Friends, Life
Tags: 4L, college, Luebbe, Navigators, slavery, TV

Former Nebraska Cornhusker assistant coach Ron Brown spoke at Nav Nite tonight. That dude is stellar. He preached the gospel hardcore and he hits the major issues. (No, Luebbe, not free will and and human nature, just the bare guts of salvation and what Jesus did for us.) Anyway, I was excited to see several people apparently react to the message. My only hope now is that they reacted sincerely and faith grows in their lives through God’s presence and relationship with them.

It served as encouragement to me, too. Encouragement not to forget what Jesus did for me on the cross and that he’s still alive because of his resurrection. Another major emphasis was boldness. Ron Brown gets up in yo’ face about that one. “Go public! America is soft… don’t be ashamed of your faith! There is truth, God gave us his truth!”

Anyway, I need to get some homework done before I head to bed tonight, so I best begin to do it. G’night.

Categories: Life
Tags: Luebbe, Navigators, Ron Brown