Garhett's at College! B-I-O-L-A !

Well, this week will be interesting - as Dawn and I took our eldest, Garhett to a week long conference at Biola University called Wheatstone. If you aren't familiar with this program - you really should check out their website or ask me about it.



This is an excerpt from their website:


"Wheatstone Academy is preparing the next generation of Christian leaders."

Wheatstone Academy is entirely unique as the only youth summer conference that combines mentor-guided discussion, world-class cultural experiences and personal interaction with top Christian scholars. The Wheatstone experience challenges and equips students for a lifestyle of passionate learning for the sake of Jesus Christ. We are commited to keeping each Wheatstone Academy conference small and custom-tailored to meet the individual needs of each student. The result is a conference of extraordinary quality and impact.



The conference is headed up by J.P. Moreland and John Mark Reynolds - so we'll see if he comes home a changed boy... er... man...



The weird part is that it was truly like we were taking him to his college dorm to begin his college career...

We checked him into his dorm room in Hope Hall - on the floor that had "The Brotherhood of Deuteronomy" emblazened on the wall.

We got our boy situated in his dorm room - then we said our good-bye's. He is on his own (well sort of, three of our good friends, Alishia, Breanna (and her husband, John) & Crystal Fry are there to keep an eye on him).

I actually think he is kinda proud to be going off on his own this week - I can't wait to discuss the merits of Aristotle, Plato and Socrates when he gets home. During his weeklong conference they visit a ropes course in Irvine, The Getty Museum, they go to an opera, see Henry V on stage, read tons of (gulp) books every day and discuss, discuss, discuss...


Dawn & I are so proud of our young man.

Garhett is currently going into the 11th grade of High School and as soon as he returns from BIOLA he will enroll via "dual enrollment" in Cypress College while completing his final 2 years of High School and upon graduation from High School (by the way, he already has enough credits and courses to graduate by "California's standards") he will have his Diploma and his Associates of Arts Degree (God willing)! Whoopie!

Then we get to really send him off to college to complete his more advanced degrees - I am so happy he isn't going on the 17 year plan to his Masters like I did.