Highlights of the Week: 1. Crawling baby boy is all over the place and we can’t get him to sit still. 2. LEAD retreat with Andy Crouch and with Cohort 10. Also enjoyed being with other cohorts. 3. The Templeton foundation event was cool too.
Disappointment of the Weekend: Driving home from the retreat on the spare tire sucked. Took me twice as long (4 hours) and no one carries it. Need to special order it – argh. I did get to listen to some good music and some podcasts though. 2. Some ministry disappointments that I am seeking wisdom on. We need to practice courage.
Watched: HBO’s The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo and wow, not sure I can process it. From the website:
“Today, in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo, rape is taking place on a scale that is almost unimaginable. In the last ten years, hundreds of thousands of women and girls have been raped – but their suffering goes unacknowledged. Instead, they are invisible, shamed and mute. This is the story of one filmmaker’s crusade to break the silence surrounding this shocking reality, armed with a firsthand connection with the women and men she meets.”
Listening to: “Acid Tongue” – Jenny Lewis, “A Thousand Sons” – Snow Patrol, and also enjoying Songs from Jacob’s Well – Even the Darkenss Will Not Be Dark to You – Mike Crawford and his Secret Siblings. Like Jake Bouma, I picked up this cd at the Rec. Paul Conference and he has been blogging about it. All I want to add is that it’s worth the hype.
Youth Ministry has been: really good this week. We had a crappy gathering about a month ago. It was like everyone’s puppy got ran over that day. There was a fair amount of complaining and general bad moods. We talked about it and I’m happy to say that November has been a great rebound. Youth Leaders have been more intentional, students have stepped up, and I hope I’ve been faithful to my responsibilities. We did a series on disappointment (and expectation) called “Letdown”. Primary text was John 6; it was three weeks long with the last one was entitled “Is Jesus Enough”? Last night was a solid student leader’s mtg. – proud of them. Maybe the best part of my week were the personal conversations I’ve been having with a couple of our students.
Not looking forward to: Aside from the neglected homework and the monster to-do list, not really anxious.
Looking forward to: Thanksgiving with the family, 2. We are dedicated Nathan next week and I like the Christmas/Advent Season.
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