Each afternoon, after the "labs" are over (about 1pm), a variety of "field trips" are offered.  Whether it's a visit to an "alternative" art museum, spending time at a nearby monastery, or hangin' out with the homeless of Venice and having "spacebag" communion with them (*a spacebag is a gallon box of cheap wine), there's been plenty of opportunity for stretching and learning and loving.

Compared with the field trips I've just mentioned, the one I led today may seem rather boring -- but in fact, was very meaningful and worthwhile.  We traveled into the center of L.A. to Azusa Pacific University's urban center to meet with New Testament professor and scholar, Lynn Losie.  Why?  To talk about the New Testament's witness to what "discipleship" is meant to be, and how modern Christians have tended to redefined it.  Dr. Losie is one of the New Testament editors for the Word Biblical Commentary series, contributed to the Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, and is a pretty cool guy.

We shared theology and table fellowship with one another, and finally headed back to Venice Beach well-fed and content.