A New Old Friend

Today was the last class for World Religions. We took our final test and I felt pretty good about it. I was almost coasting through it because we had covered the material two days earlier. I haven't had an academically challenging class since the philosophy class I took in August. I did learn some cool stuff in this class, though, and I picked up a few interests that I'll be looking into more. I'm already reading more meditation practices and I'm hoping to up on the Dead Sea Scrolls and a couple other things down the road.

Tonight at chapel, one of my grandparents' friends came to play guitar and speak to us about his time in federal prison back in the 70's. He was very engaging and funny. The songs he played sounded straight out of the 70's and could have been done by Dylan, Carole King or Willie Nelson. They were pretty catchy, too. I think the things he had to say were actually absorbed by the guys. Some of his stories were captivating for sure. I had already read his book and was really excited to meet him in person. I'm looking forward to reading some more of his stories and sharing our Christ walk through correspondence.