I write you now from a Starbucks in rainy Clinton, Mississippi. I was allowed today to attend the funeral of a close friend’s mother along with the majority of my Forge classmates from this past year. Now, we are waiting out a pretty persistent rainstorm that’s razzing all the drivers on I-20.
And confession: with this, [...]
Entries from July 2009
July 28, 2009
Out Is Not What It’s About
July 12, 2009
May Shrink In Wash
Well, the staff switched out this week. And the transition was fairly smooth. The only drawback is that between folks getting ready for Rush and being RA’s and taking classes and such, the second half of the summer just means less staff. We’ve joked a lot about how our director’s 3 year-old son quotes John [...]
July 5, 2009
Ebeneezers are the worst
You know what an Ebeneezer is, right?
That line in “Come Thou Fount” used to confuse me. What the heck was that? We were making a Christmas Carol reference here? Scrooge in a hymn?
No. It’s a rock of rememberance, literally. An object that helps you remember an important moment in your life, your experience with God.
I [...]
