{"id":822,"date":"2007-06-15T12:30:56","date_gmt":"2007-06-15T19:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbcbeacon.wordpress.com\/?p=698"},"modified":"2007-06-15T12:30:56","modified_gmt":"2007-06-15T19:30:56","slug":"jen-shin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/2007\/06\/15\/jen-shin\/","title":{"rendered":"Jen Shin"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Jen Shin<\/em><\/p>\n

Whenever I go back home, my parents always ask me when I will be heading back down to SD. I don\u2019t know why they ask because they know I\u2019ll answer \u201cSaturday night or early Sunday morning,\u201d to which they jokingly respond, \u201cLighthouse isn\u2019t the only church out there.\u201d And though I wholeheartedly agree with that (even if they\u2019re joking), I am so thankful that God has brought me to LBC and for has grown in me a tremendous love for this body.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m overwhelmed with God\u2019s grace and faithfulness in how much He has changed me over the past four years. I came in freshman year, wanting to get plugged into a good church, but didn\u2019t immediately commit myself to it (mostly because of silly pride issues in not wanting to ask people for rides). Growing and being challenged to live a more holy and pleasing life before God wasn\u2019t something I came in desiring or even having much of a concern for. That quickly changed as I was consistently challenged with the truth of God\u2019s Word through Pastor John\u2019s and Pat\u2019s preaching and the messages I have been hearing at CCM.<\/p>\n

I have to say that since coming to college, especially to our church, a lot of my growth has been in understanding, living, and proclaiming the gospel. Though there are many truths that can be put to practice from Scripture, I\u2019ve realized that nothing is apart from the sweet message of Christ. It really is the one message that we can never move on from. My hero and older brother in Christ, C.J. Mahaney, writes, \u201cIf there\u2019s anything in life that we should be passionate about, it\u2019s the gospel. And I don\u2019t mean passionate only about sharing it with others. I mean passionate in thinking about it, dwelling on it, rejoicing in it, allowing it to color the way we look at the world.\u201d To love, to serve, to strive after holiness, to persevere through and endure all that is here \u2013 God makes these all possible in my own life because of what He has done. What\u2019s even greater is that the more I understand the gospel, the more I understand the true nature of God, to which I am even more thankful to be able to call Him Abba.<\/p>\n

It hasn\u2019t been easy, but I\u2019m clinging to what I know is true – God\u2019s character and the hope I have in the gospel of Christ.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s funny how much my \u201cplans\u201d have changed. I came in as a biochemistry major pursuing medicine and now I am working toward getting teaching credentials in English and Spanish. Really, it doesn\u2019t even matter now what I will be doing career-wise. I\u2019m just thankful that I get to be with my church family for at least another 1-2 years. =]<\/p>\n

Favorite Food<\/strong>: Korean and my momma\u2019s cooking<\/p>\n

What is your favorite Bible verse and why<\/strong>: I have two. Psalm 19:14 because this is what I meditate on to remind myself of how I should honor God, especially in my crazy hectic thought life. Philippians 1:20 because I have the same eagerness and hope as the Apostle Paul when he wrote that he wanted his life to be characterized by boldness for the gospel so that Christ would be exalted in him whether by life or by death.<\/p>\n

What is your most memorable moment in college<\/strong>: Being able to witness two very special people come to know Christ and change drastically. Praise God!<\/p>\n

What will you miss most about college<\/strong>: College Life and FNS.<\/p>\n

What do you look forward to the most about graduate life<\/strong>: Singles ministry! Not being called a grandma for sleeping early. And my new housemates – Cindy Chu and the Yi family! =]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Jen Shin Whenever I go back home, my parents always ask me when I will be heading back down to SD. I don\u2019t know why they ask because they know I\u2019ll answer \u201cSaturday night or early Sunday morning,\u201d to which they jokingly respond, \u201cLighthouse isn\u2019t the only church out there.\u201d And though I wholeheartedly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":469,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[92],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-graduation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/469"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/822\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lighthousebc.com\/beacon\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}