1. Job — while I wasn’t ever really unemployed, I have most certainly been UNDER employed for the past several months. As of this past Monday I am now officially the new Webmaster at Lon Morris College. I’ve been the unofficial webmaster there for nearly a year, working on a contract basis, but now I’m an actual employee which I am excited about.
2. School — I registered for and (partially) paid for my first class at UT Tyler. I was tempted to take two (don’t you just love alliterations?*) classes, but my budget doesn’t really allow for it and, since it’s been a while since I’ve taken a class, one should suffice this semester. Eleven more classes and I’ll have my M.A.!
3. Church — Last, but certainly not least, I found a church (as if the church were lost? “I found it!”). This past year has been a bumpy ride for me theologically and spiritually but the journey has helped me figure a few things out regarding what I believe and why I believe it. On the church website (www.livingactschurch.com) they say “we are first Christians, second Evangelicals, third Missional, and fourth Reformed.” The last one, “Reformed” is probably the least important, yet it seems to help define (clarify or even redefine in some ways) the other three. Not going to try to explain it here — maybe some other time 
4. Yeah, I know the title says “The Big Three”, but this one kind of ties the first three together. I spent the first half of this week helping out LMC’s Cross Country Coach with his training camp. I can now say with a higher degree (get it?*) of certainty that I absolutely love working with college students. Not just working with them, but investing my time, money and energy in seeing them succeed in life. This is why I love working in Higher Ed. and why I’m going back to school to get my master’s degree. And how does this tie in with church? While my vocation is in Higher Ed., my occupation will always be Christ — teaching and preaching the Gospel is not just for the pastor, it is for every believer. Bringing our occupation into our vocation — that is missional living in the workplace.
I’m looking forward to this school year — I’m expecting great things.
* If you ever wondered whether or not I was a nerd, this should remove any remaining doubt.
This explains some of your tweets of late relating to cross country camps and such…thanks for the update! And always good to see God working on ALL aspects of our lives
Congrats on the webmaster gig. I can see you at your desk wearing a hat with a little propeller on top.
Yes, this should explain the CC tweets haha — I’m like the unofficial assistant coach or something
JB — thanks. Still waiting for a new blog post over at http://justinbeadles.wordpress.com — Don’t be like Finn!