BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!

Its been a while since I wrote anything, even though i promised an update, sorry about that!  Boy is there a lot on my mind, lets just start, with now... I got 0wned by art history midterm, I had everything to study ready my book, my comp, good music, and sat in the library for hours doing nothing!! Its something I still wonder WHY didn't I STUDY?!  Everything was right there, junioritis? I really don't know!!!  And then there was the computer operating systems class, but some reason, my mind started tuning out everything and starting pondering about the things irking my heart recently, and golly there is a looooooooot.  Lets start with...

Unity
: The lack of collaboration between campus ministries for some reason really bothers me.  The only time I see ministries come together is interfellowship night at the beginning of the year, and thats just a buffet of ministries for hungry freshman to taste and feast.  If indeed, we are Jesus' body, if indeed each ministry represented a different organ or body part, then I feel like we've dissected each organ out and dismembered his body and splayed it out all over the campus (kinda like brave heart).  Maybe that's a bit gruesome example, but you get the point. I must acknowledge that its probably unfeasible to form some mega college ministry , although that sounds kinda cool, but the very presence of the different cultures, politics, philosophies and methodologies inevitably lead to different ministries and groups, I must ask, do these differences merit a valid excuse to lack of unity and collaboration? In contrast, shouldn't our common mission of Loving God, Loving others, preaching the gospel be reason enough to atleast dialogue and foster interministry, interdenominational, intereverything relationships, and in turn may foster unity, a greater sense of community, and more importantly, a more effective position to carry out our mission? Shouldn't love compel us to move beyond our comfortable isolationist mentality and to reach out regardless of denomination or creed? Perhaps I am being too idealistic and naive, but when I witness thousands upon thousands coming to conferences, conventions, rallies, revivals, hearing the echo of a thousands voices in the unity of one voice and one praise, seeing the entire Edge praying for the leaders and one another at retreat, I got to ask, why not for UCI? why not for the entire UC system? why not for all universities?  why not for all nations?  Ultimately, though starts with you and me. Are we in unity with ourselves? with God's Spirit? with His word?  In this case, everything does indeed flow inside out.  Perhaps that explains the isolationism at the level of ministry, somewhere that flow stopped.  My intention is not to discourage nor complain, but I just feel rather bothered by this, and I am guilty of it as well.  In reality, I have no merit to judge ministry or anyone, I am as complacent, apathetic, and lazy as anyone, and most likely more than anyone!  Which will bring me to my next article "Intentional Intentionality" until next time, please post your thoughts, criticism, comments!!