I had just finished loading up my plate with lunch from the cafeteria line when I spotted a friend of mine seated at a table. I made my way over to him and set my plate down at the seat next to him. After sitting myself, I turned to say hello, but found it was not the guy I thought it was.
It turns out from the back this guys looks a lot like another
On Friday one of my teachers invited our class over to her house for lunch. While there I saw this picture frame thing that said, “The LORD will Provide.”
Last Thursday we had a small party to celebrate a semester worth of work. We still have quite a bit of work ahead of us, but the majority is behind us. The work we’ve to do now is just tweaking to make everything funnier.
At CFNI there is a hallway that has the niches where the school intended to display something. For months they have been empty. But not any more.
I started an Art Exhibit using this hallway. I brought in my work and set them up for everyone to see. So far I think people like it, and no one has asked that I take it down.
Yesterday, among the sea of blue graduation caps and gowns sat some of my dear friends. They were being honored as graduates, and I was glad I was able to attend to the ceremony.
Many of them had family come to watch the proceedings. It was a wonderful moment to share with loved ones, one that the students had worked towards for two years...
Friday night Cameron hosted a Grad Party with the help of Jackie and Ashley. It was for all the CFNI students graduating from their second year. It was red neck themed, and everyone had fun with that. Some of the highlights from the night included...
Today CFNI had a "Blackout Day". They started a campaign for those living on campus to reduce electricity usage by turning off and unplugging things that weren't being used. To commemorate the day the staff allowed the students to break dress code and where jeans and a black t-shirt [since it was blackout day]. As it turns out they also had a fun little event planned for the 11 o'clock hour...
Today at school we spent a good part of the day celebrating CFNI's co-founder and mother figure Freda "Mom" Lindsay's birthday. We had a blast dancing around like David and listening to a violinist play traditional Jewish worship. As you could guess, CFNI birthdays are like nothing you've ever seen...
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Typically, as soon as school is over I run off to work. But yesterday I decided to take a few minutes and have some fun in between CFNI and work. So in the IB parking lot Jordan, Jill and myself broke out the Hello Kitty kite and made a commotion.
Last night was one of the single greatest musical performances ever! Perhaps thats a little over-the-top. But the fact of the matter is that Regeneration, YFN's in house band, performed flawlessly for their live recording.
This is the Weekend Rap-Up for 2.14.09. For anyone that is new to ProjectNemeth (PN) a weekend rap-up is a Rap [like the genre of music] that summarizes [wrap-up] my weekend. Its a pun. Its fun. Now I'm done.
I had a crazy amount of homework that I needed to do today. And I finally got it done, with thanks to my friends.
I had almost 120 pages that needed to be read by Monday. I had started some Saturday night but didn’t get very far because some people came over. Finally I buckled down and got to work at starbucks after church this morning.
Early Saturday morning Paradigm Adult leaders/Interns embarked on a journey to South Fork, Colorado. The trek took about 14 hours, and it was worth every second.
I’ve been snowboarding/skiing a few times before, but I love it and I’m always excited to go again. Being up on the mountain was extraordinary. The views were breathtaking and the air was so crisp and clear. I did pretty good,
At CFNI we start every lecture with praise and worship. Then when that is finished one of the deans will come and introduce the speaker. After praise and worship today Pstr. Adam McCain got up and began to introduce the family ministries program. They were scheduled to speak to us today. He said that they had a “program” for us. He cued for the lights to
Tonight at CFNI, from 7pm-9pm, the girls were allowed into the Gordon Lyndsay Tower.
It was a momentous occasion that I’m told only happens once a year. I’ll explain further: The “G” is the guy’s housing. Its an old hotel off of Kiest. Girls aren’t allowed to go up, they can hang out in the lobby. But that’s all. However, on this one special
Last night [Friday, the 24th] was Taylor H.’s BDay party. We went to Nandina’s off of Greenville Ave and had some delicious sushi. She opened her gifts and we sang “Sweet Dreams” [by the Eurythmics]. Surprisingly I don’t recall us ever singing “Happy Birthday”.
I made a mix-tape [CD] for the occasion and on our way to the restaurant myself, Taylor
I mean Split Pea Soup. My mistake. But not really, the soup was disgusting. Fortunately the To-furky pot pie was delicious. Also, as you can see I decided that since the soup wasn’t good enough to eat I would be able to raise it from useless to worthless status if I used it as a sort of paint/other art supply.
This morning I had a bit of an episode. I took the elevator down to the first floor and then exited out the back so I could drive my car over to the IB instead of walking. I usually do this so I can leave Immediatley after lunch, and I don’t have to waste time walking back to the GLT.
On Friday classes were cancelled at CFNI. On Friday students were required to be at the school from 8-12 [normal class schedule]. ”What were you doing there if classes were cancelled?” -you might be asking. The answer:
Women’s Conference
You might have already guessed because I gave away the answer in the title. But regardless I had to sit through 4 hours of women’s teaching. Allow
Thursday nights mean cleaning time for CFNI-ers and in the ‘G’ things get pretty dirty.
Room 914 got off to a rough start but has since gained a sturdy foot and a RA that is more then willing to work with us. He comes in and shows us what we need to clean as apposed to us guessing and then failing.
Every Tuesday night CFNI has what they like to call, Tuesday Night Experience. Its mandatory for students, but its usually better then lecture. While there tonight I allowed myself to become distracted during worship and had this thought:
“Why is that side exit door locked? What if there was a fire? Ehh, what are the chances of that. But what if the place got bombed with
Cameron and J. Rush started this thing where they want to–each day–record at least 20 seconds of video during lecture. Cameron wasn’t there during lecture on this particular day and therefore I presented myself as a temporary stand in/reoccurring guest. We finished the above video and about 5 minutes later the power went out. It
I experienced what CFNI had to offer on Tuesday nights. Its called, “Tuesday Night Experience”, and its a mandatory church service. The service was good. The 20′s something pastor from The Potter’s House came and spoke. I enjoyed listening to him. There really isn’t a lot to comment on regarding the actual “Tuesday Night Experience” as its called, but on this particular Tuesday
Today, as I walked out of the IB [main classroom/sanctuary] at school, I realized how beautiful a day it was. I took a moment to feel the sunshine on my face, the wind in my hair, and the “I couldn’t ask for a better temperature” all over my body.
During lunch a small group of us decided we’d take advantage of the pleasant weather and
As I entered the cafeteria during lunch time this afternoon I had no idea what was in store for me. The lady at the front kindly took my lunch number and then permitted me to pass onto what would become the single luckiest moment of my day. It was the tray and silverware selection stand, and waiting for me there was
It was discovered by Ashley sometime last week when she was in the Gordon Lyndsay Prayer Room at CFNI. She won’t take credit fir the discovery, mind you, rather she attributes it to a nice man who was stretching during an early morning prayer session. She tells the story of her being slightly anoyed by this gentleman’s groaning while stretching. But that wasn’t all he was doing, he continually breathed heavy,
For a while now I’ve been looking for an operrunity to move a sleeper-sofa from my patent’s house to my dorm room. Last night seemed like an opportune time.
Paradigm had ended and the interns were working hard to transform the sanctuary from a slamming youth center to our traditional Sunday morning scene. As we finished Zach, James, and I jumped into the car and headed to my house. The plan was to swap my
The experience was once in a lifetime [or at least this semester].
John “Baller” Haller spoke this evening. I authentically enjoyed listening to him. Sometimes I enjoy speakers because I know them personally and I appreciate them as a person, but I don’t actually like what they are saying or how they are saying it. I don’t know Mr. Haller at all. But I liked what he
It was 7:43am when Zach, Juddson, and I left our room and waited for the elevator. When it arrived we stepped on with a number of other guys, then at the 8th floor more people stepped on. Again at 6th floor some more people squeezed on until we had about 10 guys in one small elevator.
Just about all of us were going to the first floor because we needed to go to class. However,
Today at 2:30pm school began. Technically it was “opening rally” and not necesarilly “school”, but it felt the same regardless.
I won’t go into detail about the event, but I will apologize for not blogging the last two days. Last night I hung out with some people at Nate-James’ new pad. Cameron was there and he mentioned how disapponted he was that there was no new content on PN.
CFNI hosts a wonderful little retreat for all the new students. They call it the “Encounter” retreat.
I wasn’t sure what to think as 500 of us carpooled down to waxahachie to spend the night at the retreat, but the first session just ended and it was intense. It didn’t feel entirely applicable, but I understand that it’s not all about me. To further explain why I said the session was intense: they showed what
Today I reported to Christ For The Nations (CFNI) at 9:12 for my 9:30 scheduled registration. It took a while to get through, but I managed. Then there was some down time before the 3 hour orientation. That felt like forever.
I ate lunch and dinner here. The food was decent.
This experience is a little strange it’s (more/less) my first day of college and it feels a lot
As some of you may be aware, this fall I plan to attend school at Christ For the Nations Institute [CFNI]. I believe it will be a rewarding experience. I also think that it is going to be hilarious. CFNI [or more accurately the people there] will become a major source of inspiration and content for PN.
Just this evening I was finishing up my application and I read that one of the standards I have to adhere