two things
1. I am preaching tomorrow. My dad asks me every time he goes away, and I guess he finally talked me into it. If I'm going to be a pastor, I've got to be able to preach. I believe this will be my first "real" sermon, though I have taught Sunday School before. Am I nervous? Not really. For one thing, my parents church is really small right now (only about 30-40 people currently, and probably only 25 will be there because of holiday stuff). For another, I actually have a decent amount of confidence, though I'm not exactly sure where it came from. Perhaps by tomorrow morning I will start being nervous.
2. I went to a punk show on Monday with this girl from work. We went out to eat, and then we saw Reliant K and MxPx at the Crystal Ballroom. I suppose you could call it a date. And, umm... wow. I had a great time. I know I'm not the best at reading signals, but it kind of seems like she might actually like me. Which is weird, because I haven't gotten that impression from a girl who seemed so cool in a really long time (the last time I ended up being mistaken, too...but that is another story).
So, why am I writing something this personal in here? Mostly because I think it is pretty frustrating that this is (or seems to be) happening right as I'm preparing to leave Portland for the east coast. I know I have to work within the contingencies of human interaction, and yet I still find myself asking God if He might be willing to give me some insight into his timing on this. At any rate, my current plans are still to head out to Philly sometime in late January or early February.
Brian, did you get my voicemail or did you lose your phone again? I need some dates if you have them (when do you want me there? when are you moving?) I think I'm going to buy a train ticket soon. I'll e-mail you...
2. I went to a punk show on Monday with this girl from work. We went out to eat, and then we saw Reliant K and MxPx at the Crystal Ballroom. I suppose you could call it a date. And, umm... wow. I had a great time. I know I'm not the best at reading signals, but it kind of seems like she might actually like me. Which is weird, because I haven't gotten that impression from a girl who seemed so cool in a really long time (the last time I ended up being mistaken, too...but that is another story).
So, why am I writing something this personal in here? Mostly because I think it is pretty frustrating that this is (or seems to be) happening right as I'm preparing to leave Portland for the east coast. I know I have to work within the contingencies of human interaction, and yet I still find myself asking God if He might be willing to give me some insight into his timing on this. At any rate, my current plans are still to head out to Philly sometime in late January or early February.
Brian, did you get my voicemail or did you lose your phone again? I need some dates if you have them (when do you want me there? when are you moving?) I think I'm going to buy a train ticket soon. I'll e-mail you...