Winding Down

And so summer is thundering to a close, whether I like it or not.

Camp Judson's summer season has ended. I'm glad to be done with the kids--frankly, I'm drained and exhausted. But, I'm bittersweet because I know I didn't minister to the kids to the best of my ability and I didn't do by job to the best of my ability, and I didn't enjoy the place where I grew up and thought of as my home as much as I could; I was faithless many times. Yet God is faithful despite my faithlessness (thanks Westminster Confession and Lord's Supper at Hillcrest this past Sunday for that power reminder of truth).

As I write this, I'm sitting in the Tech Booth at the Youth Temple in Ocean Grove, NJ working as the Technical Director for the Leadership Summit sponsored by Willowcreek Church. Ocean Grove is one of the satellite sites for this summit and our job is to synchronize the satellite feed of all activities in Chicago and broadcast them on the big screen here on the East Coast. Honestly, this has been fun and fresh volunteer work with some of my very best friends mixed in with a vacation at a seaside resort. I haven't the highest opinion of Willowcreek or much of contemporary/pop-evangelicalism and I have mixed feelings on Tim Keller (who is speaking at the moment) and his programs-oriented style. All the same, he is the only Reformed preacher this Summit is broadcasting, and he is a man with a love and passion for the gospel "from whom much wisdom can be gleaned," according to Ligon Duncan. And if it's good enough for Ligon Duncan, it's good enough for me.

Plus, I get to wear a headset, namebadge, and operate a lot of fun looking control panels with lots of blinking lights and buttons. Worthwhile? I think so.

Soon, I will return to the haven of academia and Christendom which I love. I'm excited; there's much to be done and much to consider and much to tackle. I've got plenty of hesitation, not the least of which is serving in an RA capacity, learning Greek, taking over a conference, securing funds, participating in a small government, planning life, changing churches and denominations and doing all the aforementioned well.

Grace, anyone? Praise God it abounds from Him.

Still need to finish that silly paper from May Intersession. Too bad one can't drive and type at the same time.