Week Four

Week four came and went, and like every other week here thus far, it was good, but challenging. I'm continually faced with the realization that one, God is far greater than I can comprehend, and two, I don't know as much about him as I thought I did. Being humbled is painful!

That being said, I really enjoyed this week's lecture topic. Mark Provis taught on The Bible. Here is a sampling of the topics he covered:

-How to Study the Bible
-The Bible and Science
-Translation Categories/Differences
-The Authority of the Bible

Mark reminded us that every part of the Bible, from the first page of Genesis to the final page of Revelation, points to Jesus Christ (who he is and what he has done). As a result of this reminder I have a renewed desire to read my Bible with the intent of knowing Jesus better.

We also had the privilege of having some guest speakers from Wycliffe Bible Translators come share with us. It was so cool to hear about the work they are doing in Sénégal to translate portions of the Bible into some of the 36 languages spoken there. Especially since we'll be going there in January for our outreach trip. (Do you like how I slid that in there?) Yep, we're going to Sénégal! I don't know many details yet. The DTS staff will brief us more in the coming weeks, but for now it's just nice to know our destination!