I did no receive the Strobel packet which I assume was given on Friday, so I do not have exactly a lot to blog about.  From what I understand from reading other blogs is that he has dedicated his life to helping those in poverty like Dorothy and Shane, and I am excited to hear what he has to say and experiences he has had.

Some questions were raised this weekend while having a long conversation with a friend of mine concerning religion.  I was telling him about the religion classes I was taking and how between the classes, the books we read, and kids I have met, how much I have learned about religion and Christianity so far this semester.  My friend, I would say would consider himself an atheist and it was nice to be able to direct him to some positive figures and ideas in the religious that stood against many of the concerns that he had (and that I still have).  Topics such as religious war, "false Christians", the feeling that "my religion is better than yours", and the fact of whether or not there is actual evidence that events from the Bible took place.  Having many concerns like these for years, it was nice to have at least a little bit of knowledge and insight to disprove or at least validate some of his concerns.  And as this went on, I slowly realized that I am coming around to Christianity and its ideas and beliefs. I ended up answering many of my own concerns that I have always had and it is because of the things I've learned and read in these classes.  I told him that I was gonna mail him the Irresistible Revolution because I would definitely say that that book influenced me and gave me great hope in Christianity and religion itself.

Not really anything substantial to blog about, but I just thought I'd share an occurrence that I had and I hope that you guys will keep helping spread the good word that we are learning about and shedding as much light on what's important to you and your religion