Alright well last post was 18 days ago and that's about how far behind I was in bible reading when I picked back up again today and now I still have about a week to go. The snow really threw me off and these past two weekends I haven't been at my house and just a lot of stuff but at least I'm on track now. Well since I am still a week behind I have something else to blog about, Winterfest, which our youth group got back from yesterday. Its a long trip to Gatlinburg on the eastern border of Tennessee but definitely worth it, with the amazing theme this year and the always headlining speaker Jeff Walling. Well last year I didn't necessarily enjoy the theme but this year I thought it was awesome. It was the Veil and about taking it off, taking down the barrier of sin that separates us from God just as Jesus did when the curtain ripped in the temple as He died. And I never noticed the significance of a curtain ripping until I was reading about it being sown not to long ago in daily bible reading and I realize how different it was for everyone to be able to see the Ark. And I guess that is the difference between the Old and New Testament, the new testament I think is less strict but still shows how to live out the Torah "I have not come to abolish the Torah but to fulfill it" said Jesus. Sadly even with 6000 people the worship is always weak at these events and I think its a sense of apathy brought on by the touristic/materialism of the city but none the less I love it. I am wearing the bandanna they gave us to represent our veil to school and hope to use it to help me lead a better life. Now with Winterfest out of the way we are looking at 110ish days till Uplift so bring it on youth group trip season.
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