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Thadra's Epistles


The purpose of this website is to keep you, my friends and family informed of what God is teaching me and what is going on in my life. I will update this site periodically to keep you up to date so please feel free to check it periodically to stay informed.

In the December 2002 issue of Christianity Today there was an article entitled "Mountaintop Spirituality" In this artitle the editor listed various sayings pertaining to the Mountaintop that I would like to share with you. Along with those sayings are my thoughts about how they apply to my current life in the Rocky Mountains.

"When you reach the mountaintop, you're only halfway" Mountain climbers' proverb.

This is a relevent proverb for my life at this time because now that I'm at the mountains, the journey has just begun. Once I've completed the Counseling program, I'm only halfway there.

"The mountain journey is about becoming more aligned with God's presence and purpose in our lives...The goal is not the glamour of iridesdscent light, but Christ-shaped encounters with others. The journey is not about getting out of this world or out of ourselves into some more glamourous place-but about getting as deeply into this world as God, in Christ, has."

Robert C. Morris, "Riding the Wild Mountain Ox" in Weavings.

This one quote has a lot to say to each of us. First of all, I hope that I don't have to ride any wild moutain ox to come up with something as profound as this. It is my hope that in this time of seminary that I will "become more aligned with God's purpose" in my life and that you also will seek out God's will for your lives and then follow that.

I do not want to leave here the same way I came. For so many who go to seminary, they get wrapped up in the study and learning and forget about the personal relationship.

There is so much more to this quote than what I have touched on here. I hope you will take a moment to think about what it says to you.

Micah 4:1-2 reads, "In the last days the mountain of the Lord's temple will be established as chief among the mountains: it will be raised above the hills, and peoples will stream to it. Many nations will come and say, "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, the house of the God of Jacob. He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths."

To give you a brief update on my comings and goings here, I am going to Denver Seminary full time and taking 11 hours of credit. I enjoy most of my classes, but my favorite is Old Testament History where we are studying Israel and her prophets. The professor is very dynamic and encourages us his students to read the Bible in a way that we never have before. The Old Testament is full of much more than just ocassional devotional material, but it runs deep with knowledge and challenges.

I am currently working part time at Office Depot. I am currently working 20 hours a week. Most of my co-workers are great and have been very friendly and helpful, which has made the experience pleasant.

I have found a great group of friends who attend the seminary. They are single women who range in age from early 20's to early 40's. We have shared experiences and convictions. It has been exciting to watch these friendships grow and to see how it has all come about. Single men are few at the seminary, but I am meeting some single men in the community.

I am needing prayer for God to provide a spiritual mentor. One of the things that brought me to Denver Seminary is it's training/mentoring program. I need to have a mentor by the end of the semester. This needs to be a woman who is of prayer that I can meet with regularlly. I have heard it said that "you get out of it what you put into it". Thank you for your prayers!

April 2003: Thank you for your prayers! God has answered this prayer and provided a great spiritual mentor. We are both very excited about what God has in store.

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