Wheaton College

Last week I moved into my new home: Wheaton College. Orientation was long and exhausting, but now that classes have started and I feel acclimated to my new surroundings, I felt it appropriate to update my three faithful readers on what I've been experiencing.

First of all, this is an incredible place. I feel so blessed to have come out of one great community (Wheaton Academy) and into another. This is a school that 1) puts God first in everything, 2) loves the people who attend it (like me), 3) has an exceptional academic reputation, and 4) has an OUTSTANDING cafeteria. I have no doubts that I will grow spiritually, relationally, intellectually, and physically (the food is really good).

There are two phrases that have become ingrained in my mind over the last week. The first is "community." One of the College's desires is to have a tight-knit on-campus community between faculty, staff, and students. The bottom line is that people love each other here. I have seen that firsthand from meeting people on my floor as well as up at HoneyRock and around campus. Just about everybody has "friend-potential".

The second phrase is the school motto "For Christ and His Kingdom." In has a nice ring to it (Jonathan Blanchard knew how to make a catchy slogan) and it truly is the vision of the school. It is too bad that WA abandoned this slogan and jumped on the Latin bandwagon with "Soli Deo Gloria" (even though, when translated, that is a great motto as well). Having the words "For Christ and His Kingdom" plastered all over campus provides a constant reminder of why I am here. I am not here to get a degree (though that is part of it), I'm not here to dominate intramurals (but I will), I'm not here to get fat (which I might), I am here to grow deeper in my love for God and to become equipped to serve His kingdom. That is the essence of Christian education. That is why I am here. I love it so far, I have met some great people and I'm in great classes. But, the longer I blog the later I'll be up studying so I had better go.