Saturday, August 23, 2003
Our Wednesday night BBQ gathering in the park was interesting this week. We had a very uncharacteristic weather system come in and sprinkle us with a little rain - just enough to get the grass wet and make it feel really muggy with the August heat. It felt more like Mississippi or Houston than San Diego. Thankfully, the park we meet in has a big gazebo thing, so we just hung out under there for the evening. We had a good discussion that ended up touching on the concept of the Christian ghetto. We unpacked what that looks like and why it can be so problematic. I'll be eager to see how the next few weeks unfold with our little group - some of our folks are headed out this weekend to go back to college in other parts of SoCal, so we'll be smaller. But I'm excited about the ones that are staying around - we'll all be local, and I'm hoping more open to making commitments to one another to do life together.
