entrepreneurial conditions take us to glory

This blog post exists to express what plans I wish to carry out in the coming years of my life as a professional student, a member of a local church, a cg leader and above all other identities, a disciple of the Lord Jesus Christ; in light of the gospel and these passages:

"The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. (Proverbs 16:9)"
"For the Lord of hosts has purposed, and who will annul it? His hand is stretched out, and who will turn it back? (Isaiah 14:27)"
"The Lord brings the counsel of the nations to nothing; he frustrates the plans of the peoples. 11 The counsel of the Lord stands forever,the plans of his heart to all generations. (Psalm 33:10-11)"
8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them. (Ephesians 2:8-10)


My thoughts turn towards these things:
Community Group
REU (Research Experience for Undergrads)
earning a PhD in Physics (OSU?)
moving cities, thus leaving Sojourn
Veritas Community Church, i.e. The Nyes

Thinking towards my future is both exciting and frustrating. I have a trepidation concerning how a career in physics might steer my life; being woven into academia while representing the supremacy of Christ, that He is Lord of all, and still finding value in an occupation. I find great comfort in the truth that Christ is venerated even through seemingly menial tasks, and all things considered I think I will find great fulfillment and joy in the world of academia.
I will be applying to some REU's this coming summer 09. I will most likely be gone for 10 weeks researching and working in a lab and living in a foreign city on a University Campus. This is good for experience but looks phenomenal on a resume for grad school. And if I can manage to get into OSU's REU then I can be recognized within the department prior to going there (or decide against it as my school of choice). The Lord is Sovereign.

I wanna get a PhD. I'm not sure what that's going to look like....I'm mainly just thinking it's going to be really hard...and that's my thought on that. It will look more and more tangible as I'm picking grad schools and furthering my knowledge of what I want to study.

Aside from my plans to further my education, I have a desire to be the church scattered, in North America. This mainly stems from seeing so many of my peers leaving Sojourn to advance the gospel in church planting. The Nyes in Columbus are consistently on my mind when I'm asked what I want to do when I go to grad school. But along with this desire to help church plant, I have a coupled sense of fear that moving cities will be accompanied by a lack of companionship with a woman. This fear is not merited for a man of my youth, but I hope I just won't be so lonely when I leave. Oh and I strongly wish to multiply, i.e. procreate. The Lord is Sovereign.


Take us to glory (that is God, not entrepreneurial conditions)...I think about it now...




I apologize but, it would be anticlimactic for my newest blog not to allude to a Sufjan Stevens song.