This and that...

• Am I the only one who had never heard of Don Imus before last week?
• Am I the only person in America who hasn't watched American Idol?
• I went and bought another stinkin' book last night - even though I have a stack 'o books to read a mile high. I bought Dan Kimball's 'They Like Jesus But Not The Church.' I read one of his other books, and used to read his blog daily. I like Dan - he has actually responded to comments from me; and I can relate to him well. I like his "vintage-ness." I am curious to see if this book has much to say in my "situation" though. He lives in another world (California), and I don't know how well my rural midwestern world will align. But... ya never know.
• I also bought two new Bible Study options. I got a dvd study from a series entitled "Deeper Connections." I got The Prayers of Jesus--DVD: Six In-depth Studies Connecting the Bible to Life. It looks interesting, and had a good review HERE.
  
• I also bought the What The Bible Is All About 101 Old Testament: Genesis - Esther study, by Henrietta Mears. I'm not sure why. There are four different studies - each of them 13 weeks. I can already hear people groaning when I suggest something this long. Call me stupid.
• I don't know why I keep buying different studies. I have a million already. But I see something new and I think, "Yeah, that one looks interesting. Maybe others would find it interesting too." I honestly don't think the problem is the studies though... I think it's me. I seem to make the 'good news' boring, or worse yet, bad. Man... I just have no confidence in my teaching ability.
  
• I often wish I were more of a theologian, or scholar. But I'm simply not. I really didn't even gain a basic knowledge of the Bible until later in life. There have been a few people who have told me, or heavily insinuated anyway, that this disqualifies me from being a pastor. I don't know. I think a pastor ought to have a pretty good grasp. But pastoring is not the same thing as being a theologian or scholar. At least I don't think. Maybe I'm just a fool. Certainly, I am. A fool for Christ I can only hope.
• I need to finish "Pilgrim Heart"; then I wanted to read "The Dangerous Act of Worship" by Mark Labberton. But I wanna get started on Kimball's "They Like Jesus But Not The Church." Sometime I want to get back to Kerouac's "On The Road." And... and... and...
• I haven't even thought about the fact that I'm supposed to be on vacation next week. Probably because it's not really a vacation. I just needed to be gone for the weekend to do a wedding, and therefore needed to take a week off. Nobody's fault but mine. Just saying...
• I am a ramblin' man today. Sorry. Time for a cold meatloaf sandwich. Perhaps my favorite kinda sandwich. Jane is a mighty fine cook. Good thing.

later. (seems weird that I used to sign off every post with "peace. revolution." Hmm.