Life again as I knew it
Tonight was our first RUF large group meeting of the new school year. I spent some time today thinking of this time last year when I was fresh on the campus of Vanderbilt. I was very intimidated by people 5 years less my age with pink polo shirts with flipped up collars and inevitable Rainbow brand flip flops. I walked around for many days, weeks, and even months wondering what my job as an "intern" was. I was insecure, I worshipped peoples approval of me and wanted to be known by the students so bad, that I would spend countless hours up on campus just thinking that I might meet someone new or that perhaps I might run into the handful of people who I had met. I often did not give myself the grace to fail at my job, even though I was doing it right and left. I wanted to think that I was doing my job well, but often times in ministry, you don't know if you've done well until many many years down the road. But what I tried to hold out to them last year, and hopefully this year too, is a person who has screwed up alot, but believes in the Gospel of grace and forgiveness through Jesus Christ. I hope this year is as enjoyable as last year was. I hope many more students come to Christ for the first time, and I hope for those who already believe that they would be strengthened, encouraged, brought low and raised up by the power of the Gospel. I hope the same is true for myself, as I continue to struggle with seeking my identity from everything but the one place where I know that I am found.
posted by corbs @ 12:09 AM
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Well said, Brent. We'll be praying for you this semester.
Rainbow Brand Flipflops. That sounds like a good name for cereal. You know, like a sugary, kids' breakfast item. Why do cereals have mascots? Ever wondered that? A leprechaun (sp?) for Lucky Charms. A tiger for Frosted Flakes. A toucan for Fruit Loops. These aren't universities; they are cereals. Do they have mascots because they compete against each other? You know, for business? Why don't other products have mascots? What would the mascot for face soap be? Or mustard? Or luggage? The mascot for Rainbow Brand Flipflops would be a camel. His name would be Ike. He would wear four Rainbow Brand FlipFlops and trot around the desert and bump into a group of animated children enjoying some Rainbow Brand FlipFlop cereal, only to foil his expectations of participating with a snappy slogan like, "Rainbow Brand FlipFlops are for humans, not camels!!" A laugh track would come on, Ike would scowl with typical dissappointment, and his humps would erupt, blasting the screen with yellow, milky, water.
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