What is eldership?

this question has been swirling around in my brain since our intensive last week.

What is eldership?
What does it look like?
Who is an elder?

something that I want to mull over in the coming weeks.

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right now my brain power goes back to studying for that Church History exam of doom this afternoon.

the long awaited list....

so the job list came out today. So there is the usual tension floating around college at the moment.
I'm still in the stress-less vibe. I figure God has sustained each one of us through 3 or 4 years of study, he brought us to college in the first place, and he surely has a plan for each one of us.

meh

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ok, so maybe I am not completely honest when I write that I am in the stress-less vibe, I am a little (or maybe a bit) stressed about my exam tomorrow....

Exams.....

My exam dates have been set. They are next Tuesday and Friday afternoons. I'll be glad when they are done. I was frustrated when I was struck down by the flu which was going around and wasn't able to sit them. I was actually feeling prepared for once!!
So come the end of next week, I will be in my final semester of studies - woo hoo!

progress

I should also note that exam results came in while I was away on sail camp.

I passed everything.

I forgot to update you on the doctrine exam challenge.

I managed to slip the following into the exam:
It's all about Jesus
Totentanz

much ado about nothing

Once upon a time I sat in room C.
I sat, and dreamed, and stared at my coke zero pyramid.
I dreamed of long hot days, of resting, swimming, playing and no exams.
I wait.
The days are coming when the sleepless shall sleep, when the weary will rest, and the birds will fly.

it's over

i didn't like today's exam

nothing else to say

one more sleep.....

actually, i don't know if sleep is the right word.
i'm back at home now.
trying to cool down in this hot weather.
the study room wasn't an option tonight.
hoekema and bloesch are my buddies for the night.
their knowledge will be transferred into my brain by morning.

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one more sleep til....
exam of doom
summer holidays begin
my birthday
i start thinking about the hebrew exam i have to sit in jan
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breathe in
breathe out
breathe in
breathe out

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i am feeling a tad more confident about tomorrow's exam
i've been working on question diagnosis with badders
i went to mamma swans and we talked doctrine
i still am not quite grasping the connection between eschatology and ecclesiology (other than they are both about Jesus - yes, its all about Jesus)

exams: 5 down, 1 to go.....

well, whether i am a greek geek remains to be told.

i was slightly annoyed that i didn't get all the translation out (missed a couple of words here and there - really should have done more vocab throughout the year), so that could affect the outcome a little.
i managed to write a fairly substantial paper and only mention a couple of greek phrases. last year my problem was that i had too much greek and not enough theology and flow, this year i think it will be the opposite.
i wrote a paper on Romans 5:12-21, and Luke 1:5-17. there was a third question (a comparison question partway between theology and exegetical paper) which i didn't leave enough time for, so i think it was more a stream of thoughts rather than an essay.


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5 down, 1 to go
2 days til doctrine exam of doom......

breathe the greek, hear the greek, sleep the greek, be one with the greek

greek is my friend

now say it together: greek is my friend

i can't hear you....

GREEK IS MY FRIEND!

exams: 4 down, 2 to go...

Today was New Testament theology.
There wasn't a fab selection of questions.
I'm sure glad that it is over.

Questions: 4, 8 and 11....

• What contribution does Paul's teaching on the Spirit in Romans 8 make to the whole letter?
• How tightly should the relationship between Luke and Acts be conceived?
• What is the essence of the 'New Perspective' understanding of Pauline theology?

Next up, NT exegesis tomorrow morning.
For those that are wondering: I never managed to slip anything interesting into todays exam. Much too pushed for time, and too desperate struggling to get a coherant answer out (which I am not sure I managed!)

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3 days til doctrine exam of doom......

sleeplessness

6:30pm - church
9:00pm - study room
11:00pm - home
11:15pm - sleep
12:30am - awake, new testament thoughts running through mind
12:45am - sleep
1:30am - awake, very bizarre dream
2:00am - sleep
4:00am - awake, nightmare
5:45am - mum phoned, expecting to wake me up

now i will go for a walk

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in 6 hours i will only have 2 exams left

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edit: 6:15am
breathe in
breathe out
breathe in
breathe out

sunburn and study

yesterday saw me spend most of the day in a local cafe studying. my shoulders copped quite a bit of sun. thankfully most of the red has gone down this morning.
i had a little teeny panic yesterday about GPA's and next year, so its back to the study room for me this morning.

i love what i'm studying

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5 days

3 down, 3 to go

to those of you who must know the answer....

yes, i did manage to get 'jam and scones' into one of my ethics essays in the exam.

i haven't been online a great deal. there has been a distraction, which i am trying to avoid!

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any suggestions for something to get into the new testament exam?

3 down, 3 to go

to those of you who must know the answer....

yes, i did manage to get 'jam and scones' into one of my ethics essays in the exam.

i haven't been online a great deal. there has been a distraction, which i am trying to avoid!

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any suggestions for something to get into the new testament exam?

highlight....

i did manage to get 'hokey pokey' into one of my answers today about Ezekiel!!