What I Enjoyed This Week –
1. My niece Lina! I mentioned this last week but my sister and brother-in-law welcomed this beautiful little girl on August 30th. 5lbs 13oz., 19in. Healthy, happy and Nathan and I are headed out Wednesday to meet her. (Susan will be enjoying a little break as we are away. She will devote her time to cleaning out our gutters and re-shingling our roof ;-)
2. Susan’s pregnancy is going well. We have had a number of doctor visits and “Baby G” is doing just fine inside. I have to say my wife looks fantastic at 8 months and while I feel bad that sleeping is uncomfortable, eating is tough, chasing after the 1 year old is frustrating, this has been a beautiful time, especially since we thought it may never happen.
3. Hanging out with my friend Brian and fiance Lille. Brian is an old college friend, the author of Pop Surf Culture and one of the most interesting people I know. They were in NYC and stopped by so we could spend a little time together. We ended up in Hoboken enjoying lunch at a Sinatra shrine called Piccollo’s. My hope is that they end up moving in NYC.
4. Rev Gen. You can check out my posts about the specifics but all in all, we had a great time. Highlights inlcude watching Jon Foreman (Thanks TNye) from backstage and sitting next to some of my sharper students and good friends for the Derek Webb set.
Seminary Update – starting back up this week. First class with cohort fav – 
Derek Cooper – “Jesus and His Mission: Book Study on Mark”.
What I’m Reading – Karl Barth (but way behind for this independent class). Some other excellent books for school, The Challenge of Jesus by NT Wright, A Rabbi Talks with Jesus by Jacob Neusner, and Jesus and the Disinherited by Howard Thurman and still on Doug Pagitt‘s A Christianity Worth Believing.
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