Whew! Busy days, I tell ya. Good days, but busy ones. In particular, it was a busy, but really good weekend. I got to co-lead a couple of workshops for pastors and college ministry type folks on Saturday with Jason. It was fun to work with some very sincere, mostly conservative evangelical, denomonationally-oriented folks and poke and prod and ruffle some feathers, but not just for the sake of doing it - I actually hoped to help them think a bit and continue thinking after the day was done. What I really enjoyed about the day, though, was the in-between session when Jason and I didn't have a workshop, so we were just able to hang out for an hour and talk. I got some good insight into a "community of communities" (as Darrel Guder puts it in Missional Church) that I'm considering being a part of. Jason is an encouraging dude, to be sure, but I love the fact that he's got a punk rock mentality that he's submitted to the will of Christ. What an asset!

On Sunday, Michelle and I went on a worship/nature hike, and then went to a birthday party for a friend. We were treated just like family in this home, and it was so cool. I alway groove on watching a loving family express their love and commitment to one another in ways that are totally unique to them - in this family's case, they yell at each other a little, poke fun at each other a lot, but over and over, they pay attention to one another at significant levels that show how much they care.

This afternoon I'm meeting with a pastor in San Diego . . . I'm pretty sure he's going to try to get me to come on staff with him - mostly in a transitional position that is intended to become a church planting thing. I really like this dude a lot - he breaks the "rules", is all about the Kingdom, and doesn't mind when the truth offends people - and I'm sure he's got something worth listening to. Buuuuut man, I'm really going to have to have a clear direction from God if this is supposed to happen. It would probably mean a significant delay in the church planting efforts.

In other news, on my way home from work this morning I got a traffic ticket! Now, I've had tickets before, and I've never even thought about fighting them because I knew I deserved them. But I got completely ripped on this one! I hate the thought of going to traffic court over this, but I think I may. I completely disagree with the officer's judgement. Nevertheless, God, I pray that you will bless officer Dean as he goes about his work today. Keep him safe on his beat, and reveal yourself to him in a way that will refresh and renew him.