And they're off!

Reily left for church camp today. She was excited. For some worldly reason, it's hard to let her go. She has been the previous two years and she also went to Michigan earlier this year so it's not something new. It reminds me of the fact that she is really not mine. Just a precious gift on loan from God. Really everything I have is like that. I just forget a lot. Anybody else? Other news... Started a new book last night. It is another one of those that pushes me into some uncomfortable areas. Basically it asks the question of the effectiveness of the church today. The points I have covered so far are hard to argue with. How much genuine transformation really occurs in the mass of people who pass through the doors every week? What's up with giving stars to kids who memorized the bible verse but ignoring, or worse, shaming the ones who didn't? I'm only on chapter three so it should be loads of fun. To be continued...