Today is sermon day. It started at 5:30 with a 7 mile run up the canal. Had a kink in my neck because bambino numero tres got in the bed at some ungodly hour and likes to sleep perpendicular.

So we spend the whole night in a "defensive sleeping mode" trying to avoid getting kicked where the proverbial sun don't shine. In any event, the run was good, but every time I looked to the right I got light headed.

I've got less than a month to dust off another 1800 pages of reading as well as write a few papers for my two week residency at DTS. The good news is, I'm learning a ton and applying it to my current situation at Compass.

Today I'm meeting with a church planter in Peoria who has started a multi-cultural church. He's a good guy, and has shown faithfulness and tenacity in the work God has put in his heart. I need to hang out with guys like this, as it keeps me inspired for our own church plant/multi-site plans.

The oatmeal is cooking, and the Perpendicular Sleeper is up and needs help getting dressed. Adios.