A few things...

First...

I just finished the Pentateuch - it took about 4 weeks. I had calculated in my "Intensive Bible Reading Plan" that it would take about 3. So, I'm not too far off course. Tomorrow I start in Matthew and read through Acts. I'm excited about that! I don't think I've ever read through the Gospels at this pace before.

Second...

I weighed in at 224 today! Woohoo! My weight loss has definitely slowed in this second phase of the diet, but ultimately I'm still losing so I'm okay with it. The book says about 2 lbs per week is reasonable. I'm not sure I'm quite on that mark, but oh well. 12 lbs down since I started about a month ago!

Third...

I went to the Pastor's Class on Wednesday at the church I've been attending, and much to my surprise, I am less interested in this church now. Why? Theological reasons. It's not that the pastor taught any bad theology, I didn't agree with all of it, but there was nothing I would consider "false doctrine" or dangerous in any way. He ascribes to the Reformed tradition, which in general is very solid. But I guess it boils down to the fact that I'm sort of reconnecting with my Pentecostal roots, and I feel like I need a church where there is room for expression of those beliefs. I like very lively and expressive worship - where people feel free to express their worship however they like. ('Free' is an important word here, I guess.) I want a pastor who is both Biblically sound in what he teaches, but who also is not afraid to be passionate & animated in his preaching (I don't like preachers who 'perform,' but who genuinely get excited about what they are preaching). I want a preacher who is going to constantly challenge his church to live the way God commands, who isn't a fraid to be bold. I want to see the gifts in operation in the services. I want to be at a church where the people know how to seek God. So I guess I'm "on the market" again...

Last...

I start work on Monday! It will be nice to have something to do again - probably a lot less blogging come Monday! haha! It will also be nice to be making money again.

The for-real last thing...

I found a really nice house for rent online. It's actually a rent-to-own type of house. I'm going to go check it out soon. I really need about a month or more of paychecks to really get caught up on some stuff before I start thinking about that, so who knows if it will even be around then, but currently, I'm pretty excited!