Things I didn't know a year ago

In no particular order...

• I didn't know that this past year wouldn't be my last with UCCF.
• I didn't know that there would be so many encouragements at the University of Cumbria.
• I didn't know that CUs could be included in fayres as part of a 'well being week'.
• I didn't know how fun it could be hanging out with 16- and 17-year olds at Myerscough College.
• And I didn't know that you could study motorsport engineering there.
• I didn't know what it felt like to sing Mis-teeq in public.
• I didn't know what it felt like to be in a motorway service station at 4am.
• I didn't know that refereeing a football match would have such consequences.
• I didn't know that knowing an aggressive atheist as a friend can be mightily rewarding.
• I didn't know that studying church history could be so good for the soul.
• I didn't know that an evangelistic event in Lancaster would lead to someone hundreds of miles away becoming a Christian.
• I didn't know how welcoming students can be to people that are nothing like them.
• I didn't know that we were not going to be able to exhibit at the NUS conference.
• I didn't know how messed-up this world really is.
• I didn't know the extent to which you can rely on God as the God of all comfort.
• I didn't know how difficult it was re-affirming the gospel of grace to a lapsed Christian when you've been hurt by the actions of their lapse.
• I didn't know the extent to which the death of loved ones so profoundly affects people.
• I didn't know that Christians could divide over such petty issues.
• I didn't know that I'd love my wife more now than the day I married her.
• I didn't know that I'd learn to like the book of Proverbs.
• I didn't know that it was possible to make so many analogies to Blackburn Rovers to illustrate spiritual points in Bible studies (cheers Nick).
• I didn't know the extent of the height and depth and breadth and width of the love of Christ (it's something I'm still learning...)