As I was getting ready for bed, I picked up a book that categorizes Bible verses according to their subject.  I looked and read the verses under the subject of being content (going along with the theme of my post earlier).  Look up Philippians 4:11-13 and let me know what you think!

Summer kicked in the same day it always does in my town: July 5th.  These past two days have been beautiful with clear skies and the warmth of the sun.  My mind wandered through the experiences of past summers.  I pondered one experience in particular that happened a few summers ago.  The lesson I learned from the experience has proved to be invaluable over the past few years.
Imagine doing 300 dishes.  That's right.  Over 300 dishes.  It would take almost 3 hours to finish all of them (and that was with a team of people).  Welcome to service crew.  I was with a group of high school students spending the week working at a summer camp doing whatever needed to be done.  I got deeply frustrated (though I didn't let it show) about how much work we had to do.  I thought that summer camp was supposed to be fun.  I climbed a hill for quiet time one day and when I came off the hill I had a different outlook.  It occurred to me that it wasn't all about me having fun but about those I was there to serve.  I learned to make the most of the situation and to be content with what lot I was given.

The Dishes

I have found that being content gives me a sense of peace in whatever situation I am in.  How do you continue to be content in your life?  What keeps you from being content?

I'm currently watching a lecture series called "The History of Christian Theology".  One of my favorite parts of the series happened in yesterday's lecture when the subject turned to typology (a way Christians read Scripture).  Typology is looking for pre-figurations of Jesus (example: Jesus as the temple) or of other things (example: Israel being a pre-figuration of the church).
Here are some of my favorite typologies:
Jesus as the Passover Lamb
Jesus as the Temple
Jesus as the Rock from which water sprung to quench the thirst of the Israelites
wood of the ark as the wood of the cross.
What is your favorite typology?