Casey Cease

My trusty ESV Bible

The above are books that I have been reading during my retreat. I have a tendency to remain in ‘seminary mode’ even after the semester is over, which means that I read a few chapters from each book and then move onto the next. However, it also means that it takes a bit longer to finish the books, but it helps produce a fine stew of productivity and inspiration for writing.

As far as writing goes, I have written a manuscript (which I don’t normally do) for my sermon on the Life of Peter for this weekend at Crossbridge and have developed a few other sermon outlines for the summer from 1 Peter, 1 John, Romans, and the Gospel of John. I will be spending my time next week putting ‘flesh’ on those sermons and getting them ready for the summer camp season.

Steph, Braelyn, and I had a great time here together. It was restful and fruitful. We are excited to see how the Lord will use our little family this upcoming summer.

I’m sure Steph will be posting more pictures of our trip soon on her blog. I hope to be blogging more soon.

We arrived at our friend’s lake house late Sunday night after church. After the first two days Steph and I have been blessed with time to rest, talk, swim, pray, read, and study.

I covet your prayers as I am preparing to preach at 7 weeks of youth events this summer. If you would like to partner in praying with us specifically you can stay up to date by viewing my calendar and let us know that you will be praying with us (I’d be happy to provide specific requests if you are interested). As we retreat, we are reminded how powerful prayer really is.

I’ll post more later about the trip and what all God is teaching me. Thanks ahead of time for your prayers!

I just completed my first I-Term ever, which was awesome and I should have been doing my entire seminary career. One week of class, a paper following, and then 3 hours of credit!