Sorry for my lack of cyber communication. I've been reveling in my present surroundings, especially the company, and living here instead of with you all who are out of reach. I've missed you.

Just a quick update:
My Location: Hillsdale, MI - bumming on couches and floors
My expected departure date for England: Oct. 3rd
Summer Highlights: falling more in love, emerging from family stuggles with understanding between us, gaining five pounds on imported cheese and chocolate (yum...), discovering the beauty of worship in the Kabbalat Shabbat liturgy (finding a face for Judaism), telephone relationships with some of my dearest friends, seeing my drug addicted brother off the streets and in rehab and my other brother's determined search for a livable faith.

Living a Christian Life:
"A man will have to give account in the judgement for every good thing which he might have enjoyed and did not." (J.T. Kiddushin IV)

I've been preaching the gospel this morning. A gospel that grounds itself in love and the fullness of humanity. It doesn't negate life, it doesn't define itself by what it doesn't do. It is a calling to discipleship and becoming the fullness of God's image, fully human.

Now... Where can I send her to find out more? Where are there other Christian college students in this city who will not choke out this seed by teaching the gospel of fear and death? I am disgusted with the self righteous damnations of the other Christians she has known. We make the name of Christ a reproach among the nations. Why does God let us claim his name? How can He suffer the mutilation of His name?