Jesus at Boarding School

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Some of you may know that I went to boarding school for my secondary school education. In the vast majority of cases, kids seem to dislike this immensely. But as I'm a freak, I loved it. Sure, I missed home every now and then...but in general...I cherished the opportunities that were being presented to me. I grew up in a small country town, and by going to boarding school, I was living in the big city at the age of 12. And by city I mean Brisbane, which was always known as a big country town anyway...though with a million or so people, it was still huge to me. I moved into an old army barracks which was the Schilling Boarding House at St Peters Lutheran College in 1986, along with 36 other guys aged from 11 through 17. Fun times for the fat kid with a poncy voice, a dislike of rugby, ~~soccer~~ football, cricket and all the other national sports of Australia, a love of the arts and a propensity to sing all. the. time. So right about about now, you're possibly wondering how on earth I loved this experience... It's because boarding school showed me what life was like for Jesus. Kinda. Now before you all think I've gone completely loopy (don't. say. a word.), let me explain. This is not some kinda holier than thou post, nor a woe is me post. Just a Jesus-as-the-ultimate-role-model-human post. A lot of my personal experience at boarding school reflected Jesus' personal experience in his life too. But I'm not going to list Scriptures to back this up; I've gotta leave some of the work for you after all. For everything I've listed here, my name could easily be put in the place of Jesus. 1. Jesus was ostracized 2. Jesus was respected 3. Jesus was tortured 4. Jesus was loved 5. Jesus was talked about 6. Jesus had girls sit at his feet 7. Jesus spent a lot of time alone 'Course, Jesus was also without sin, and I wasn't then and I'm not now. But I am redeemed, blameless, and carry no guilt. Thing is, if we're serious about Jesus being Lord of our lives, we should be able to see reflections of His life in our daily lives too. It's just gonna happen. So...do you?

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