The conference has been really good so
far. I bought the national
organization’s notebook that the conference is based on so I have some
resources to take home. I have received
a lot of good tips for getting started as a chaplain. Probably the best thing, though, is doing
some networking to have someone to call for help when I need it. We have also had a window into the relief
efforts from the disaster in West. The
organization putting on the conference is also coordinating chaplaincy efforts
there. That has been fascinating as
well.
I had lunch with my good friend Mike Wilson
and a colleague of his, Tom. They
are both professors at the seminary in Fort Worth. Mike does field education and Tom teaches
archaeology. It was a very interesting
meal. To say the least. Tom is quite the
rebel. We seemed to really hit it
off. Kindred spirits. And the barbeque chicken wasn’t bad, either.
I went to supper with a group of guys from
the conference. We ate at Cousins
Barbecue. Yep. Barbeque.
At least this time it was a chopped beef sandwich and not chicken. I talked a lot with one of the instructors
who lives in the area. He is chaplain of
a disaster relief group that meets at South Oaks Baptist Church where I used to
work. He even remembers doing some fire
inspections from back when I was here pre-1995.
The trip back to Arlington was stop and go
with traffic. Then it suddenly cleared
up. No apparent reason for the
bottleneck. I thought I was back in
Houston there for a few minutes. Today
shouldn’t be bad. It is Saturday after
all.
Psalms 86:11 says, “Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk in your truth; give me an
undivided heart, that I may fear your name.”
Father, thank you for the resolution of the
Boston situation. Bring some peace there
and in West. Amen.
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