Mike tagged me and so I thought I would therefore list five things you probably don’t know about me…
1) I love naps, hate mornings and live for late nights…although the late nights and naps probably go hand-in-hand.
2) I am a trained percussionist who played in a college Stomp-like percussion ensemble while in high school.
3) Related with #2, I traveled to Europe with the Canadian Honor Band in high school.
4) I watch too much TV…not so much movies anymore, as I agree with others that we have hit another Golden Age of Television with shows like: The Office, 24, Prison Break, Hero’s, House, etc.
5) With help from my uncle and dad, while in high school and college, I fully restored a 1962 Chevy II to original condition.

I haven’t seen this show yet but knowing the tale of Jay’s parents and a bit of his story and ministry, this would be interesting television to say the least. Jay’s story and family situation is unique; his parents are Jimmy Bakker and Tammy Faye.

I think Jay is a needed prophetic voice for the Church with a message of acceptance, forgiveness and love – a message that Jay is in the unique position to give.

I thought since it has been way too long since I’ve blogged that I would do a bit of a summary for you on my live over the last few weeks:
1) I am falling more in more in love with my MacBook…I actually think I love it way more than I should.
2) I got the iPod I wanted for Christmas with money I received as gifts and it has already been a useful tool in my ministry allowing me to listen to sermons and books as I drive or fall asleep at night.
3) I have a few days off before I go back to work and look forward to enjoying some much needed rest and relaxation although I have a truck load of reading to get through.
4) I am finally almost caught up on emails…
5) I am excited about the next Small Group Pastor’s DeConference coming up in March. The website will be up in the next few days: www.deconference.incipiosermo.com
6) School is about to begin in the winter semester and I am taking a class in Hebrew and in Pastoral Leadership…it is going to be a busy few months.
7) My sister was here from Taiwan for Christmas and although in her busy social schedule we only saw her for a short period of time, we already really miss her.
8) I’ve been listening to Michael Crichton’s book NeXt on my iPod and it has already been prompting me to think through ethics in regards to genetic advancements and engineering.
9) We watched an Inconvenient Truth last week on DVD and have been convicted to do more for the environment. Our planet is changing and it is changing fast!

It is about the time to report on the completion, or rather incompletion, of the crazy process of trying to read 30 books and the Bible in 90 days. I did succeed to get through about half…a fraction of what I would have achieved other wise. This is one of those times I simply bit more off than I could chew. In the last four months, along with my Bible reading, I read about a book a week which isn’t outstanding but nothing to shake a stick at…

So it is now time to move on so that I can begin the process of school again and all that means. I actually took a great class on the Gospel of Matthew last week and will begin taking Pastoral Leadership and Hebrew starting next week during the regular semester.

Shalom