Missions Emphasis Week

Well this week was Missions Emphasis week at school and it was pretty good. Robbie Seay band came and I really like them and Chris was a really, really good speaker. I feel like overall this week hasn't been very influential. Like I feel as if I have already heard all the things that they tell. The talk that Drew and Lisa gave were both good, they just felt kind of shallow. We've all heard the story of the prodigal son and know we need to love others. I feel like in chapel we just keep getting the same messages and we aren't getting real messages because the speakers are too concerned with keeping every one awake and making sure their message isn't too long and has enough stories. Yes, stories are GREAT, but I'm tired of the messages we keep getting that are so *careful*. Being a Christian isn't always fun and you don't always have this perfect "I feel great" feeling. I want deep talks, I want speakers who aren't afraid to say, "THIS SCHOOL IS NOT REPRESENTING CHRIST THE WAY IT SHOULD." I want speakers who actually stir something in the hearts of students - good or bad!! How awesome would that be if we left chapel with questions. I know.. I should have warned you before coming out with such an outrageous idea. I think every chapel should challenge us. It should cause us to think about deep ideas - Instead of wrapping it up like a sitcom in 30 minutes or less, what if chapel moved us for days or weeks or, perish the though, months at a time? If we leave chapel without a series of questions about how to combine the truth you learn with everyday life, then chapel has been nothing more that reductional religion... just a think take of theology rather than a proactive discovery. I just think that the talks we get at chapel seem to be so so so careful. As if they are afraid to offend anyone's beliefs or feelings. At kamp, every single K-life, the talks we get are life-changing. I walk out of every message feeling like a changed person. I start asking more questions and learn more and more and something about these talks just sets my heart on fire. Out of the last three years, I probably remember every single K-life, because they changed me. Can you imagine if chapel changed us? If chapel not only changed the kids - but the faculty too? Imagine that... Well enough of my rant about chapel.. Again overall this week didn't really change me. The theme was love Houston, but I feel like I learned no way to love Houston.. I don't feel challenged to go out and love Houston and I don't feel too encouraged. Obviously I want too and am encouraged to by other things, but based on this week alone.. I feel the same. Which is really shocking for me because I usually get something out of every message. I did like Chris's talk on Thursday though. I thought it was really good. I just feel like we could have gotten so much out of this week, but we didn't. It was just an extra 45 minute nap for a lot of people instead of a heart stirring, brain questioning week. Oh how I hope things change.. 

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