I check www.umc.org daily. I just feel that a church this big should have something to report every day. It doesn't. Of news recently the California-Nevada conference (arguably the most liberal) is boycotting and protesting the new Survivor. I'm glad that someone is doing something.

My sister went and heard Bishop Bickerton speak at Erie First on Sunday. He talked about believing and dreaming. I flew a kite at annual conference. A few pages and delegates flew the kites to show off the new campaign. I like the new campaign and am excited about it ... but, I can't help but wonder if we are putting a band-aid on a broken arm.

My roomate gave me an organic oil that supposedly would cure my pneumonia. I got new anti-biotics and I felt better after 48 hours on the new meds. He still thinks that it was the organic oil that saved my life. Now, I'm okay with his dilusions of grandeur. That's fine. But, a friend of a friend is in the hospital dying of pneumonia (she is on AIDS cocktails right now her pneumonia is so bad - and the doctor's don't know what to do.). My roommate wants to know why I haven't adviced my friend to give her friend some of the organic oil. I'm appauled by this ... but, he is totally serious.

So, I wonder if that's what we are doing. We have found a gimmick that worked on a church (which happened to have a revival) and now we are going to do the same thing on a much larger scale. I hope that this campaign isn't an organic oil when what we need is strong antibiotics.