Update #17

Going back to Houston tomorrow.

It's been weird to adjust to being a "visitor" to Houston.

I've learned that a lot of chapter divisions for my life are in the context of location. Perhaps this 4-day stay at home will help solidify the fact that I'm no longer a Texan, but a Californian haha.

Looking forward to seeing family, the CBC family, the Baylor family, etc.

Looking forward to getting some reading done ... I notice I only read books when I travel haha.

Grateful for the "pBen" to drive me to and fro the airport. Btw, I not-so-secretly love/really hope I become Haley's favorite uncle.

More coherent posts later on.

Still a journey.

Rethinking what that "double imputation" stuff really means for believers. It's one thing to know you're forgiven for your guilt and another to know you're forgiven yet (and) holy, blameless, above reproach, altogether righteous before the God who has/is/will always be all those things perfectly.

Needa get back on what stirs my heart for Christ. I miss those things I used to do to help me. Sure some of them have changed but ... not all of them.

People have a lot to share, a lot they want to share ... But I'm pretty sure that most of us just don't share "real" stuff because we don't think people really care to know. The fact that no one asks gives us more and more proof that the things in our life that are significant and meaningful are indeed "trivial" or "mundane" to others ... People feel really valued (loved) when someone asks them a question about their life that no one else in all their years has cared enough to ask. Makes me think how I can ask better questions.

Random.

Deuces.
-Jon