My First Weekend: Part 1-- 24 and Water Pong

Yes, 24. A number that not many of us think about on a daily basis. Let's take some time to do a quick study, shall we?

"Let's start from the very beginning...." 24 is a even integer, divisible by 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.


There are 24 hours in a day


Many drinks come in 24 ounce sizes


There's a hit TV show on FOX named "24"



A popular gym chain is called 24 Hour Fitness



Here comes the shocker. A lot of us know Romans 3: 23 " for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God". This is true and vital to our salvation. We all are sinners!! There's no way around it. But knowing verse 23 makes verse 24 all the better. Romans 3:24 says "and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." How awesome is that?!?! Reading both verses together sounds like this..."for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus." The speaker at the Navs' group here on campus talked about this passage tonight.



Oh, yeah, by the way, I got connected with the Navs' group. The only way I can accurately describe it is real. It's led by real students with real stories. They show off their real faith in what God can do in sombody's life. They really know how to worship, pray, and fellowship with everything they have. I love it!!! (This is the part where I thank my mom for taking a job with the Navigators. If there wasn't that connection there, I don't think I would have taken the opportunity as seriously as I did.) Especially the fellowship.

After the meeting tonight, they invited the whole group over to a house for a kegger. No, not a BEER kegger, a WATER kegger. It was really fun. Not like I know or anything, but apparently it's just like a regular college party, but without the bad side effects. It was great!! I had soooo much fun!!

My first full week of classes are over and I survived. I'm having a wonderful time, but it's not home. I have actually lost a few pounds rather than gaining, but yes, I'm eating as much as I need to. I did laundry today and it was really expensive, but now I have clean clothes. YAY!