"why do we fall, bruce?...so we can learn to pick ourselves back up." (preaching the gospel of kevin)

i "preached" yesterday morning at church for the first time in quite a while. i airquote preach because i am never comfortable using that particular term. i don't know why. i guess it applies to what i did on a fairly consistent basis over the course of my six years at huffman, but it has always struck me as one of those words you get the privilege of using if you've dedicated your life to, well, preaching. i guess we all tend to "preach" whether we know it or not. it could be the gospel of jesus christ at times. it could be the gospel of espn. it could be the gospel of shopping. it could be the gospel of videogames or movies. it could be a combination of many different "gospels". another line from batman begins has jumped out at me a lot the last couple of weeks. "it's not who i am underneath, but what I do that defines me." in this season of giving (and buying), it won't be hard to tell what "gospel" we are preaching. i guarantee you it will be directly related to how we spend our disposable income and time. i hope that, as i journey through this season (this season that on many levels i am still dreading), i will be comfortable knowing that my "gospel" is one that jesus would be proud of.

off to a lunch that is much too long coming...

back later...

sooner this time.

happy birthday, joseph!