happy summer!

Hello, people!

Just a little word from us on the last few months...

I (Lindsay) started the first part of a series of 3 practicum semesters in spiritual formation this past semester and enjoyed every minute of meeting with my two students. This is just the beginning of sitting down and practicing spiritual direction one-to-one through prayer, listening, and reflecting.

Randy had a very intense quarter filled with 8 units of Hebrew and a preaching class. He enjoyed both topics, we both got through with good grades and now he's in Israel for 12 days! What he loves about this stage we're in is that the classes he takes and the Dikaios Project go hand in hand. Most of what he's learning (and me too!) is directly applicable to the development and editing of our Biblical Justice course.

In Israel, he is taking a class on Peacemaking, specifically focused on the conflict between Israel and Palestine. We are so excited for this opportunity he has to glean from literally the BEST scholars in this topic right in the middle of where serious issues are still being handled in the Middle East. I can't even begin to imagine how this class and experience will enhance and give perspective to the Dikaios class session on issues from that part of the world, let alone our worldview and lives.

The beta-testers we had this spring all reported back with great feedback and positive stories of how their students were impacted by the Scripture, discussion, and teaching they were able to give through the class. Next year, we will continue beta-testing while making more revisions, edits, and adding components to enhance the class in it's depth, versatility and ability to reach more students.

We love that young people who are hungry for God and/or seeing justice in the world can now better understand how related these two are and begin to live out their spirituality in a more practical and socially responsible way.

We pray God is showing himself to you in new ways this summer!