Home from Scandia

I have spent the past 3 days at the Evangelical Covenant Church in Scandia, PA, where I did a School of Evangelism for them and Bethlehem Covenant in Warren, PA. Scandia is a country church, seemingly out in the middle of no where, yet they have a great pastor, James Swanson, and a really vibrant, growing ministry there. 632 miles round trip. Also got to have some fantastic Mexican food with my beloved friend Brad Bergfalk, who is making a mess of things at Zion Covenant Church in Jamestown, NY. Mas Negro Modelo por favor. They don't have high speed access in Scandia yet. I found it frightening how 'wired' I am. I had to catch myself about six or eight times ... "Oh you can down load that at .... uh ... hmmmm .... it might take you six days but you could down load that." I clearly could not go back to having dial-up very easily. That would be excruciatingly painful. I checked my mac.com email once while I was there and it took over an hour. No mas. And how would I ever do ministry with high speed access? I must google about 75 times a day, and even more when I really need just the right picture. Monday is always a big google day as I begin searching for a new career after going through that pastor let down after Sunday. Lord have mercy on my unfaithful heart. But I am pointing people to resources, offering resources of my own and searching for resources for others every day. All that, let alone managing a fantasy football team and keeping track of Anglicanism around the world and how it is falling apart. I am destined for for a machine that goes with me everywhere, even Scandia, and keeps me connected but my cell phone only got a bar and a half there. I felt like I was working without one of my arms the past couple of days. And I just hate when the other owners in my fantasy league get to the waiver wire before I do! Aaaarrrrrgggggghhhh!!!!