Yesterday eve was the dialogue. As part of their 'Diversity Week' the University of Prince Edward Island encourages people of different faith traditions the opportunity to come together, in a spirit of peace, goodwill, and humility, to explore in a little more depth, what each tradition believes regarding a particular subject. This year the subject was 'Peace', based upon the scriptures of the Bible and the Quran. It was a good time, and apart from one young Muslim getting a bit carried away, everything was handled very respectfully. It was an honor to take part and hope to have the opportunity to be apart of more events like this in the future.

School is crazy busy. I am currently into about a dozen or so books, writing papers, researching for numerous other papers, projects with accompanying presentations coming up, midterms, etc etc etc. It's really mind-boggling when I sit and think about it; good thing I don't have enough time to actually do that!!

Currently, in my Modern Christian Thought class, we are studying The Antichrist by the renowned Friedrich Nietzsche, who lived in the latter half of the 1800's. He is a complex figure, and I am enjoying his philosophy, if not his theology.

I just finished a draft of a review of Paul Waldau's book The Specter of Speciesism: Buddhist and Christian Views of Animals. This is for my Buddhism: East and West class (wish I'd have had this one under me belt before Cambodia) which I am enjoying immensely. Although I was at odds with some of his Biblical interpretation, I definitely found an author who's been added to my reading list. The review is approx. 12 pages, and I will likely post it on here after its graded. I think animal rights is something that more people need to be aware of, especially from a theological standpoint.

I am also working on research for papers dealing with the modern day relevance of the imitation of the life of St Anthony the Great and one on Thomas Aquinas' relationship with the nonhumans (or animals).

Supplementing all this academia is our involvement with Christ on Campus, a Christian group at university striving for revival at UPEI and Charlottetown. We are always brainstorming creative ways to make the Gospel known, and you can see a few of them on our 'Evangelism' blog.

All of this is towards a purpose. A purpose of the Divine. An answering to His call. That is what makes it all worthwhile, that is what makes it bearable, that is the reason for all the time, and finances, and work. All for a people we have not known yet. But He has. He has His hand on them as we speak.