January was hectic. I went to my seminary for a week-long winterim intensive class, Biblical Foundations of Leadership. (Book recommendation: Courageous Leadership, by Bill Hybels) I stayed in the guys' dorm, because it was about half the price of the Super 8 in town, but I had forgotten two things: College guys are 1) stinky, and 2) loud at night. Still, I did okay. The class involved me sitting in lecture taking notes for about 8 hours, then doing two hours of homework. After that, I had a little time for reading - I wound up buying Church Planting Movements (by David Garrison), a textbook for another class going on at the same time, and reading it. (Highly recommended!)

After that week, I had the first week of classes to teach - and that's always hectic, with students dropping and adding classes, and getting everything ironed out. Wrapping that week up, I headed down to IHOP-Atlanta on Friday for a weekend conference for those planting houses of prayer in their towns. It was really, really good - I finally got to meet Dave Sliker, author of End-Times Simplified, and got to talk to Kirk Bennett, an old acquaintance from when I used to live in Kansas City. I was encouraged and challenged, but the net result is that I'm pretty worn out.

Today was a day off - I woke up this morning to something like four inches of snow on the ground, so (knowing Georgia) I just went back to bed.

Thank goodness for snow!

And for level-headed Southerners who know good and well the only thing to do in such a case is cancel classes!