Institutional Christianity...sigh...

Well, it won't be any consolation, but I'm getting sick again too...and Lori has kidney stones...sigh...

I get the whole grace thing. You'd think that in a Christian institution there would be more. Clearly, it's more INSTITUTION than it is CHRISTIAN.

Take God's word to Joshua, though: Be strong and courageous!

You may be the only voice of reason some of these kids hear. You've already impacted one freshman's worldview - and you know you keep mine challenged and fresh.

Not long ago you wrote (I think on barneyisfat blog) that when the world sucks, you can still find hope in the reality of Jesus' atoning death and resurrection. Let it be true for you this weekend.

I'll be praying for you - Lori will be praying for you. Rachel will be praying for you. Elie...will run laps around the house, but she'll be thinking of you.

Get some rest. I won't be blogging at all this weekend (I know you wait with baited breath for my every post - or is that with bait-like breath...heh...just kidding, don't get 'rhoid rage on me, now...) I have a conference tomorrow and a pile of stuff to get ready for worship on Sunday. I MIGHT get to it the blogs on Monday (but I'm taking an online class and spent a bunch of this week doing that).

Oh wait, it's not all about me. Sorry.

We're praying...