Here's what's goin' on with me right now:

• I'll be committing my father-in-law's ashes to the deep next week, and two days later, my mother-in-law (who has been contending with terminal cancer) will be having a life-threatening surgery to remove a very large, pain-inducing tumor.  Your prayers are always deeply appreciated.

• Only four weeks left before I'm at Northern Seminary in the Chicago area, attending the 2nd annual "Ancient Evangelical Future" Conference.  It's not too late to register, so c'mon!   Be part of two amazing days with the likes of Scot McKnight, participating in amazing discussion times together and being refreshed by some extraordinary ancient-future worship.

• A new friend -- Carlos Dawson -- joins our church's ministry team today as our Pastor of Spiritual Formation.  Carlos is a recent graduate of Asbury Seminary, and has been part of the ministry team at Consolidated Baptist - a vibrant congregation in Lexington, KY. Eighteen months of searching and praying and interviewing and searching and praying has truly paid off.  God is good!  More later...