Explanation

Well, you may be wondering what the purpose of this blog is...but I honestly couldn't tell you. Because there really isn't a specific reason for this blog. It will serve as an outlet for my thoughts, hopefully an encouragement to anyone that may decide to read it, and to update people not only on my life and what's goin on here at USI, but what the Lord is doing here on campus and in my own heart as well. Plus, since I am an English major/philosophy minor, I do rather feel the need to express what I'm learning as well as my opinions, and questions that seem to come up a lot in my field of study that oddly relate quite a bit to spiritual concepts and even Christianity. If anything, I hope this blog above all else spurs you on to simply think.

For now the title will be our theme for this year: So others may live. If you've seen the movie The Guardian, you'll catch on to the meaning - but our emphasis is not so much a concern to physically saving people as the coast guard does, but in pursuit of an even more important salvation - eternal salvation that comes only through Jesus Christ. This is our theme because it literally translates into every aspects of our lives. If Jesus commands us to preach the gospel to everyone, [to the ends of the earth, in fact] then that changes everything about how we live our lives, in order that others may live - to have life only found in Christ. How do I live my life so others may live? How will I spend my time, my money, my energy, my summer, my breaks - so others may live? How do I speak to people, treat people, so others may live? I could go on and on, but I think you get the idea.

I use our theme as the title because I hope to live in light of that everyday, even while I'm here in college. Christ is my foundation, and although there is a ton going on here at USI, and a lot in my own life, I know that Christ is the center, the gospel is of first importance, and that is why I'm here - to live my life daily in such a way so others may live.