Excuse me for interrupting your weekend. There were just some bits of 300wordsaday business and notes that I wanted to take care of.

1. Back in June, Rich Dixon and I offered 5 sets of books to be given to names drawn from people who commented on a post. You commented, Rich’s wife Monte drew names, and Joel, Frank, Tammy and Mike should have books (and Stan needs to reply to my email.) Rich also said that out of the suggestions and conversations, they have a name for his project: Rich’s Ride: Together on a journey of hope. 

2. Last Saturday night, our small group talked a bit about doing a time audit, every fifteen minutes recording what you are doing. I said, “if you do that for twelve hours, you have 48 data points. If you do that for a week, you have 7 times that.” And then I said, “what would that kind of research show?” Lisa said, “It shows you how you are wasting your life.”

It blew me away.

3. This week I read Mudhouse Sabbath. Lauren Winner looks at several spiritual practices, like prayer, grieving, and fasting. She tells of her conversions, first to being an Orthodox Jew and then to being a Christian. She talks about her Jewish life taught her well in these disciplines. It was a quick read. She writes with honesty and vulnerability.

4. A powerful article from someone who lost a child. Two Minutes to Eternity | LeadershipJournal.net.

5. I’ve submitted a proposal to speak at #140conf small town in September. They ask what you want to talk about. I said:

3-continent parish.

How a pastor from a town of 1000 gives daily spiritual help to people across the world for $30 a year. and twitter.