tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523779173107541070.post3167318316865998969..comments2014-06-20T10:18:06.189-07:00Comments on thoughts on the journey: #Jubilee2014Zane Sandershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11555612606427056694noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523779173107541070.post-868956637483890582014-02-20T20:56:41.635-08:002014-02-20T20:56:41.635-08:00Good insight, though I still think (building on By...Good insight, though I still think (building on Byron's comments above) that you major matters to God. He's given you a gift and understanding in music for a reason. Perhaps it will tie in to mission, but maybe not. A big part of "everything matters" is that every "field" you're in is a mission; wherever you find yourself God wants to be found in it as well. I applaud your willingness to confront your problems now during this fundamental time in your life. You will never regret seeking healing in your pain. I pray that God continues to guide you in unimaginable ways.Zane Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555612606427056694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523779173107541070.post-64490545646032415872014-02-20T20:01:32.219-08:002014-02-20T20:01:32.219-08:00Hey, Zane! I think maybe one of the biggest things...Hey, Zane! I think maybe one of the biggest things I took out of Jubilee was a contentment with not knowing just how God is going to use my music degree for His purpose. Some of the thinking I did there caused me to take a step back and really think about my desire to go into missions, and yet I think I am more confident in my wanting to go than ever before through that consideration. The other biggest thing I got out of the experience was sort of a smack over the head from God telling me that I've been ignoring my problems, and that now is the time to deal with them, even though I'd be much more content in ignoring them for the rest of my life and running away. That's actually where the two things connect, because I think that part of my desire to be a missionary was, and probably still is to an extent, escapism. However, now I can see that I need to deal with my problems now so that I will be ready and able to serve abroad after graduation. I think God is probably going to use my skills with languages and my desire to be way out of my comfort zone in some really cool ways going forward.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07409629189606128349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7523779173107541070.post-1976814743606750702014-02-20T12:40:21.714-08:002014-02-20T12:40:21.714-08:00A comment from Byron Borger himself:
So, so good,...A comment from Byron Borger himself:<br /><br />So, so good, Zane. Thanks for sharing. That a baby took first steps in our book display area is fabulously fantastic. We had somebody get engaged in our store once (ahhh, how romantic for books lovers) but this tops that. Yay.<br /><br />I wonder if your students picked up on the theme that if "everything matters" then their majors matter, their sense of calling and vocation, and the invitation to "academic faithfulness" and "thinking Christianly" developing a uniquely Christian angle of vision on the issues of their academic subjects? Derek's and Optiz's book, still, is so important. And we were the first place to launch the Garber book on vocation. (He used to direct the conference years ago, so "Jubilee" fingerprints are all over it.) I'm sure, as you say, that God touched nearly everyone somehow as there was so much going on. But, for the record, wanted to hold up this theme that is pretty central and distinctive to Jubilee, developing a Christian worldview that gives rise to "visions of vocation" and how then that means thinking faithfully about studies and eventually one's career. Hooray! Thanks again for your good report and the little shout out.Zane Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11555612606427056694noreply@blogger.com