conjectural navel gazing; jesus in lint form

away, away...

A novice master once responded when asked about a life lived in Christian authenticity, said that to be a Christian was not to know the answers but to begin to live in the part of the self where the question is born.…He was speaking of an attitude of listening, of awareness of presence, of an openness to mystery.
- Wendy M. Wright

Have you ever thought about going out to the suburbs for a day to talk about how not to let the Advent/Christmas season get the best of you? Well, today that is what I am doing. The local Ministers' Council (That's Baptist for "union.") is sponsoring a midday retreat of sorts to help us prepare ourselves for what is the "most wonderful time of the year." Between Advent/Christmas and Easter we pastors can get pretty carried away. So, we have to learn to take care of ourselves. If Advent is about waiting and expectancy, then let's let it be about that and not about the 3,476th thing that's on our list.

Well, that is the thesis at least. So, I'll be out of the office all day. I have a 9am meeting at a local coffee shop (I love those!). And then I'm meeting a couple other pastors in the city to carpool. It should be exciting.

Y'all have a great day!

Posted by tripp at November 9, 2007 06:48 AM