Day 1

I was going to write a big long thing about how blogging in general is narcissistic, and attempt to justify why I am starting one now. Yet, as I think about the reason that I am starting it, I think I am going to let my story tell itself along the way.

Feel free to ask questions.

Day 1: Nothing is More Important than Relationships

When I left Biola, it was partially because I had a feeling in the pit of my stomach that it wasn’t going to teach me what I wanted to know. Ironic, I know, but I didn’t think that a bible school could teach me about the true nature of God. There were too many books, life stories, questions, ministries, projects and sermons getting in the way of a vibrant God who was moving so much faster than we had the time to see. I wanted to know the heart of God outside of the programs people told me would help me find Him. Much like a young student gets the urge to travel, I was tired of looking at pictures of God – I wanted to breathe the air, walk the streets, and explore God like a very alive and ever-changing city.

Three years later, I have found one thing. Love. In every direction. I cannot even begin to tell you how beautiful the world looks when you realized that each and every person was created with so much love.

It is the one thing that unites us, it is the one thing we all believe in, and all desperately want.

As far as I have experienced, love is in everything my God does, and it is everything He is about.

Indiscriminate, lasting, boundless love.

This is what I have learned while in college. Sure, I could talk to you about some other stuff too, but nothing else really matters. I’ll forget most of what I’ve written on tests and in papers. Love is the one thing I can’t forget. Love is the one thing that I can learn about and grow with until my dying day.

Which brings me to the title of my blog. In 9 months I will walk across a stage, and “graduate” from this period of my life. Don’t get me wrong – I could not be more thrilled. Yet, I wonder what I’m really graduating from? Life is the same no matter what your job, where you live, or whether or not you happen to be in school. Life is about love, and relationships.

Nothing is more important than relationships.