Grateful

I am grateful for two events that happened today.

First, I spent some time with a good friend that I hadn't seen since college. We spent the better part of 3 hours sharing a great meal and catching up on life and where we sense God is leading our respective journeys. It was just good time with a brother that has the gift of encouragement and was supportive and excited about my passion for fusing my wilderness skills and masculine spirituality passions. Time seemed to stand still... I thank God for that.

Second, I just got off the phone with a mentor and friend that I hadn't spoken to in about a year or so. It was so refreshing to share with one another the joys and struggles that we observe with the church, faith and life. In short to say with one another... "we don't know" and to know that is okay. We were both able to acknowledge, as Richard Rohr says, our ability to live our lives in liminal space. It was good to hear from him about where A Place Apart is at this moment and what it is yet to be.

I thank God for the ways that my life is interconnected to gracious, honest and raw people of faith.

Influence

Been listening to way too much Steven Delopoulos lately. Even some of my music has taken a Delopolous-like turn. Fun Stuff. Check out his MySpace Page... my favorite is the song "Seasons"

Later OGBB

I've not asked my Grandpa about the Old German Baptist Brethren's Annual Meeting and if a decision had been reached regarding the use of the Internet but if the shutting down of the OGBB Blogring is any indication, then I suppose I need not ask him.

Too Good Not to Pass On

A quote that is quickly moving up on my top ten list of all-time quotes. It comes from Don Jones' book Wisdom for the Journey

A man must be feminine enough to find his soul,
and masculine enough to find his balls.