1. What is your life verse?
Philippians 1:6 And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.

2. Give a bit of your testimony. (fuller testimony here)
You may or may not know that I come against pentecostalism & charismania pretty harshly. The reason I do so has a lot to do with my background. My parents are ones who are looking in the clouds for Jesus to come, and think that he will return during Rosh Hoshanah of this year or next (been saying that for about 3 years now). As a child, I was always afraid that when I couldn't find them, they had been raptured & I was left behind because I was such a bad person. Let me tell you the damage that this mindset creates can take many many years to heal. As a result of this, I still tend to be more of a "pan-millenialist" - no matter what happens, it will all pan out in the end (pun intended, but I'm serious, too). The most freeing moment that I can remember, however, was the dawning realization that, yes, I am indeed really really bad. I deserve to be "left behind." But, that because of Christ's redeeming work on the cross, I am saved from the fires of Hell and guaranteed eternal life. The reason why it is so freeing is that I now know that I have to rely on Jesus to get me into heaven. I won't be "left behind" as long as I remain in Him. That realization has done more to help heal the damage than anything else, and I praise God that He showed it to me!!

3. Do you have a favorite preacher?
I have a lot of favorites. I really enjoy listening to our pastor. I also like James McDonald, Ravi Zacharias, and Alistair Begg.

4. What's the best Bible study you've ever done?
The Elizabeth George Philippians study we did in the fall at church.

5. What do you feel God's calling is on your life?
"To glorify God and by enjoying Him forever." (From John Piper's book, Desiring God) I love the slight change in semantics that Piper puts forth. Somehow, it reminds me to take an active role in enjoying and glorifying God.