Still Here, Still Waiting for Bread

    It has been over three months since my last blog entry.
    I apologize. I was doing missionary work in the Congo and had no access to a computer.
    Just kidding.
    Actually, I have been alive and well in Plano, Texas, and have just been neglectful and, well, uninspired.
    The overriding content for my blog is on simple living. I plan to do my final doctor of ministry project on "Living More Simply in a Consumer Culture." It will be an 18-month journey, once I get approval this summer.
    But for the last four months I have been swept away by an elective project on the Daily Prayer Service. This project -- along with my transition to pastoral ministry at Grace Presbyterian and our family's move to North Texas -- has occupied all of my energy. I feel as if I have had zero time to reflect upon simple living projects in my own life.
    So alas, I am trying to get back on track with my simple living blog. It will contain reflections on how I am trying to embrace in my life what Thomas Merton calls "Living Well."
    I will share my thoughts and reflections about the consumer culture we live in, and the unique challenges facing Christian disciples who find themselves living in this culture. I will share reflections on my own daily living. And of course, the blog will contain personal ramblings.
    I make no promises about what I will write about or how often I will post, but I endeavor to be more faithful and regular in my reflections and postings.
    As I embark on this journey, my family continues to wait for our house to sell. Also, my wife continues to seek a fulfilling vocation that can add to our family income.
    If you are a praying person, I ask you to pray for our family, as we continue Waiting for Bread (just as we were in my last post in early October).
    Peace to you. Mark