Awake

I really really really want to go to this...

Oh MAN. I was just visiting Dallas Willard's website because a friend from Biola "became a fan" of his on Facebook and I also "became a fan" because, well, I AM a fan (and currently reading The Divine Conspiracy with plans (that I formulated only last night) to re-read The Spirit of the Disciplines) and so I was perusing his website and upcoming speaking events, WHEN LO AND BEHOLD, a Journey conference is schedule for this summer! Holy crap! Ok, that may not be the appropriate response to a conference on spiritual formation, discipleship, and the spiritual disciplines, but whatever, HOLY CRAP! One of my fondest memories of Biola was the Journey conference that took place there when I was a student. I still have the hemp-tied booklet that was given out to all attendees. Coincidentally or not, I have, very recently, started reading and re-reading Nouwen, Willard, Petersen, with plans to break out Foster. To have the very words I read be expounded upon by the authors themselves and to discuss these things and take (and give) encouragement from others in the Church sounds like something to good to pass up, yeah?! Where do I sign up?! (Oh, here, by the way.)

The only teensy tiny little hiccup in this great and amazing plan of mine to attend this conference is the date and the location. The date may be too near when a certain someone is expected to arrive and it's in, well, San Antonio, which is kinda far away (though not as far as it seemed to be, before I actually visited).

So I'm gonna pray about it and hopefully receive some clarity on the matter before the Early Bird Registration Deadline of February 1st. :)

Link: 2009 RENOVARÉ International Conference THE JESUS WAY Registration