Happy Summer Vacation

This is a post for all of you who do not like to read theological treatises.

Today our good friend and roommate Uche moved out. This has left a void that no one can fill...except Scott Ryan, who will be taking over Uche's rent and the vacant first-floor room.

As for me, I've been working. Since Tyler is having lasik eye surgery (is that what it's called?), I have taken his shifts at work, so I'm working six days this week. Besides work I am preparing sermons--one for Pentecost Sunday (and I'm going to follow the Liturgical calendar and speak on Acts 2:1-13f.), and Galatians sermons for later in life.

I've also been reading a lot. I'm about half-way through Pilgrim's Progress (I really love that book, and I usually don't like fiction). I really need a 'Hopeful' in my life--that character really speaks to me as he encourages 'Christian' to press on, even amid stupid mistakes 'Christian' makes. I've also been reading Don Carson's Becoming Conversant with the Emerging Church, D.A. Anderson's Multicultural Ministry (for my class this summer--hopefully it provides great incites for urban church ministry for my future), and John Owen's The Death of Death in the Death of Christ.

Other than that...I stopped and saw Ray and Dean on Sunday after church. I tried to skip a little so that they would see that Baptists can have fun (don't worry...no dancing). I played the drums a little with them while they jammed and talked a lot about religion. All brothers and sisters, please pray for their repentance unto life.

I've also been getting get encouragement from my brothers Aaron and Mike. If you two are reading, may the Lord bless you as you have been a blessing to me. Well, back to work, dinner break is over.