Miscellany:

This weekend has been a long one...we made it through the Oregon Military Museum (see the picture of the crowd with the tanks), which happens to be Oregon's best-kept secret. I didn't even know it was there until a week ago. For any locals who may be interested...it's in Clackamas off I-205 and Hwy. 224 at Camp Withycombe. It's free and it's open Fridays and Saturdays from 9-5. It really is worth a visit.

We also made it through the pizza, the cupcakes, the movie (Tron) and the sleepover...I actually got a great deal of the mess cleaned up today and only struggled to keep my cool once.

So...I also wanted to point to a couple recent posts which were interesting to me...

From the slap-myself-on-the-forehead-why-didn't-I-think-of-that-files: Paul Walker's Christianity/Paganism Syncroblog post, A Walk on the Wild Side, really is fascinating reading...not only for the post but for the comments. When he realized he didn't know what to say about paganism, he did what any conversational-minded person would do and went straight to the source. The end result really is worth the read for anyone who is interested in Christian-Pagan dialog.

From the I-can't-help-but-laugh-even-if-it-isn't-funny files: ABSO Jesus # 100.

From the one-reason-why-I-don't-want-to-go-back files: The Watchman Kevin Shinn on "Becoming Churchless 101", where he compares the Sunday-morning routines of the churchgoer vs. the churchless.

Also, Pam lost her laptop while in Asia, so she's been unable to post for several days. They are still trying to track it down...please pray that they are able to do so. In the meantime, she has been e-mailing me with updates on her travels and I have been posting to her blog in her stead. She is also unlikely to be able to check e-mail or respond to comments very often...so please don't feel as though she is ignoring you if you don't hear back from her.

I'm hoping to get on with "my story" in the next day or two...stay tuned.