I got a free workshop...

on the plane from Ed Lamance.  Darlene's youth minister growing up.  He really stretched my brain about spiritual warfare. Such a mysterious blessing that we met and were able to spend 3 hours from Nashville to Birmingham to Dallas. I feel like he really gave me some hope, encouragement and ideas for dealing with very difficult issues we all face in life. It couldn't have come at a better time. I could write more about it but it would fall short of what happened in our conversation and his teaching. He drew diagrams on the vomit bag. (a metaphor in itself:-) One take away was the warfare that a Pastor sees and how important it is to pray and call it our when the pastor is confronted with it. I feel compelled now to pray differently and with much more passion for the people in my church and for me personally as I try to do the hard work of leadership.