Yep, I know it's been a long time since I last blogged. Sorry about that. In the preceding weeks I landed a job at the Albany Community Hospice as a Bereavement Coordinator. Also, I am serving as interim pastor at Pine Cliff Baptist Church near Camilla, GA. Both of these opportunities keep my schedule full. The Bereavement Coordinator job has really brought death close to home for me. After all, I deal with it on a daily basis. The experience has brought me to a new level of understanding death as well as appreciating the grief that comes along with it. More on that later.

For now, I came across a recent article by Tony Snow, former White House Press Secretary. Many of you know he has cancer. He shares some of his story and battle with cancer and how his faith in Christ plays a key role in this moment. I hope you will give it a read. You can find it at:
http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2007/july/25.30.html

Here's a paragraph:

God relishes surprise. We want lives of simple, predictable ease—smooth, even

trails as far as the eye can see—but God likes to go off-road. He provokes us

with twists and turns. He places us in predicaments that seem to defy

our endurance and comprehension—and yet don't. By his love and grace,

we persevere. The challenges that make our hearts leap and stomachs

churn invariably strengthen our faith and grant measures of wisdom and joy

we would not experience otherwise.