The Organ of Meaning

For as much time as I spend on here, you’d think I’d update my own blog pretty often. Wrong.

I’d love to. One of my goals for the year was to post something of substance on here every other day. Didn’t happen. Not even close.

Since August 27th, huh? I mean, “Ride the Snake” doesn’t really do anything to update you on me does it? Other than the fact that I love that sketch.

The semester has started crazy, good and crazygood. It’s also been enormously hard. I’ve been working mostly at American University and have been loving working with the three guys that God has put in my path so far as well as leading a small group discussion on some of the less “fluffy” teachings of Jesus – “Eat my flesh and drink my blood if you want to go to Heaven.” (And that was just the first week.)

We’ve had fall retreat and I’ve been working on websites (hosting and designing). I am still planning on voting for Obama.

I’ve been twittering a ton and perhaps that will help me think of what I should update you on (I just want to point out that I am at 600 “tweets” even)…

• I have been doing a lot of office work at Murky Coffee.
• I have been dealing with misplaced self-value.
• Convoy of Hope DC – awesome!
• I haven’t been getting enough sleep.
• I had a wonderful day off that turned into a 6-mile walk.
• Went to Korean Thanksgiving.
• Got to Third Base with Dave and Sean.
• Fall Retreat was great – 11 students from DC. (& the aftermath.)

That’s a decent bullet-point summary of the last few weeks. I have also been reading Star Wars novels and I am not ashamed. Okay maybe I am a little.

This week I am taking a personal retreat and getting alone with God for 5 days. Me in a house/cabin alone – 5 days. Not a vacation, a retreat. Pray for me that it will go well and that I will hear pretty powerfully from God.

This month has been eventful…

School is out. We’re raising support again. Went hiking. Got bronchitis (or pneumonia). Went to Ocean City. Saw my nephew. Step brother’s kid (Payton) was born.

I feel like it’s contained more than that. Perhaps the sickness that had me in bed for 50+ hours just makes things more weighty. That and 30 miles on the Appalachian Trail.