{"id":2332,"date":"2015-05-15T17:40:35","date_gmt":"2015-05-15T22:40:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/?p=2332"},"modified":"2015-05-15T17:40:35","modified_gmt":"2015-05-15T22:40:35","slug":"to-god-be-the-glory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/2015\/05\/15\/to-god-be-the-glory\/","title":{"rendered":"To God be the glory"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend as I prepared to walk across the stage and receive my diploma for the Master of Arts in Christian Formation, I was overwhelmed with thanksgiving to God. It has been a long journey to complete this degree, but the journey has been well worth it. I had always felt the desire and nudging of God&#8217;s Spirit to go to seminary. I first applied in 2002, but plans changed as Julio and I met and married. Then, as he was studying full-time in seminary in 2008, I just the nudge again to begin my studies. I knew it would be slow as I was working full-time, Julio was studying full-time and we had a toddler. I kept thinking the timing could not be more crazy. But, the encouragement I received from family, friends, co-workers prompted me to move forward. And so I began, with what was one of my most intimidating courses, Introduction to the New Testament with Professor Klyne Snodgrass. I loved the course and every course after it. God used this time at seminary to shape and form me, to help me fall more in love with God&#8217;s word, to equip me for ministry both in Chicago and Colombia, and to meet so many amazing professors and peers on the journey together. I often wondered if I&#8217;d graduate and now that I have I am aware of God&#8217;s constant provision and guidance all along.\u00a0To God be the glory, great things he has done.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5566.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2337\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5566.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5566\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5566.jpg 960w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5566-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5566-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5566-450x300.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5574.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2333\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5574-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5574\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5574-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5574-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5574-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5574.jpg 1224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5563.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2335\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5563-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5563\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5563-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5563-150x112.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5563-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5563-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5564.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-2336\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5564-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5564\" width=\"584\" height=\"778\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5564-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5564-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2015\/05\/IMG_5564-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 584px) 100vw, 584px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/isaza?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=2332&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This past weekend as I prepared to walk across the stage and receive my diploma for the Master of Arts in Christian Formation, I was overwhelmed with thanksgiving to God. 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