Last week I went to New England to take care of a few things I missed in April. I had a pleasant dinner with Solomon and Jane Kim on Tuesday, and with Eddie and Annie Park on Wednesday. The Parks are learning how to manage a house full of three boys, but Eddie is well-established… Continue reading June 23, 2015 — New England New Campuses
June 15, 2015 — Orientation, Mexico, General Assembly
Wow, a lot has happened since I last wrote! On June 1 I flew to Atlanta for RUF New Staff Orientation. This year I have two new campus ministers and six new interns. Brandon Haan is taking over RUF at the University of Minnesota, and Nick Owens is beginning RUF at the University of Delaware.… Continue reading June 15, 2015 — Orientation, Mexico, General Assembly
May 31, 2015 — Summer Conference, Week 3!
Actually Summer Conference Week 3 ended over a week ago. We've just been spending the past week catching up from three weeks away from home. The last week of RUF Summer Conference was as good as the first two. For me it was a little more rewarding. More of the men I supervise were there,… Continue reading May 31, 2015 — Summer Conference, Week 3!
May 17, 2015 — Summer Conference, Week 2!
We survived! Actually we did more than survive. Last week we had a wonderful RUF Summer Conference with over 1200 students. It was different. Most of the ministers and many interns had to stay on a property a mile away and we ran a shuttle back and forth all day. Meal lines were long. It… Continue reading May 17, 2015 — Summer Conference, Week 2!
May 8, 2015 — Summer Conference, Week 1!
Today is the last day of the first week of RUF Summer Conference. Last week Ruth and I plowed through a long list of office and house projects in preparation for being away three weeks. Last Saturday we flew to Panama City Beach, FL. On Sunday we drove to Pensacola to worship at Circle PCA,… Continue reading May 8, 2015 — Summer Conference, Week 1!
April 28, 2015 — Family Sadness
It's been a challenging and unexpected month. My last post was on April 6 from College Park, Maryland where I had gone to visit Chris Garriott and his interns at the University of Maryland. We had a pleasant dinner, during which Ruth called to say that her father, Douglas Feaver, had died. I canceled the… Continue reading April 28, 2015 — Family Sadness
April 28, 2015 — Mexico!
After my father's funeral on April 16 I stayed in Maryland and spent some time with my brothers that night and the following morning. Friday evening I had dinner with a man who is considering joining our ministry in Mexico City. He is a gifted individual who could be the answer to many fervent prayers… Continue reading April 28, 2015 — Mexico!
April 6, 2015 — Working from home
After my trip to College Park last Monday for the meeting of the Mid-Atlantic RUF ministers, I spent the rest of the week at home. I worked through some office matters and attended to house projects that get shelved while I'm traveling. For example, while taking branches to recycling in the trunk of the Honda,… Continue reading April 6, 2015 — Working from home
March 31, 2015 — Vermont, Philadelphia, College Park
One of my Facebook friends posted this: "March... In like a lion, out like a carnivorous lamb that roars and has a mane." I'm sitting here in my dining room looking out at a sour sky. Last Monday I had a pleasant, sunny drive to Burlington, where on Tuesday the New England ministers had our… Continue reading March 31, 2015 — Vermont, Philadelphia, College Park
March 22, 2015 — Atlanta
Last week at this time I was flying to Atlanta for the semiannual meeting of the RUF oversight committee. It was a good meeting, and I enjoyed jogging outside in the 75° sunshine. I did not enjoy that somehow my phone did a factory reset while jogging, wiping out all my data. Everything was backed… Continue reading March 22, 2015 — Atlanta