6.21.06

6/22/06

I can’t believe how quickly time is passing. It seems like June is almost over. The first session of sampler has already reached its mid point.

I came to a rather interesting realization today. We heard Jay Gamblin, the pastor of Buckeye Lutheran on the campus of OSU. A part of his call story centered on how he had been a part of some really crappy campus ministries in the past and how he wanted to do campus ministry differently. It got me to thinking about how many times I have heard people talk about their call stories and how they end up returning to serve in the places where they felt far from God or experienced in a particularly painful way the brokenness of the church. This thread also runs through Pastor Ruth’s explanation as to why she created this program 8 years ago.

I’m really starting to get worn down. The mornings seem to come earlier and earlier. Don’t get me wrong, I’m still loving what I am doing, but I could definitely use some time as a break or at least a chance to slow things down. What little free time I have is getting sunk into worship planning and sermon prep for Adamsville, so even my time off from sampler isn’t really time off. I knew this would be the case when I signed up for this summer, but I guess I’m just ready to slow down a little.