A Good Get-away

    Since my retirement Joyce and I have taken a winter trip to get away from rain, snow, and cold of Ohio.  These get-aways are similar to summer get-aways to the beach.  Last week was this year' get-away.
    My friends laugh at my get aways because I am always taking a book or a project with me.  To them my get-ways seem like another day at the office.  The only difference is that I am wearing a bathing suit.  This should not surprise you.  I told you in a sermon that I am a Type-A personality often on steroids.  My get-aways are when I have the time, without interruption, to read, think creatively, plan the future, and let my administrative imagination run wild.  The beach, summer or winter, is  the perfect getaway for me.
    This past week I worked on two projects.  One of them was to prepare a presentation for a group of Lutheran pastors.  The assigned topic is, The Augsburg Confession Yesterday And Today.  I will use "Tradition" to describe the place the Confession has in defining what Lutherans believe.  I will use a communication model as a way to form a dialogue between the 16th century Confession and today’s church.  And, I will use a key planning question to identify about what is not in the Confession but should be.  The presentation is on the 22nd of March.  I will be putting together a PowerPoint design to communicate what I want to say in words and images.
    By the end of last week, I began to think about offering this presentation to the disciples at Epiphany.  I think that Epiphany has many disciples who are deeply interested in the teachings of the church.  I also believe that the discussion might be fruitful and lively.  To determine the practicality of such a presentation, I am using this blog to determine interest in such an adventure.  If twelve disciples at Epiphany (12 is a holy number), I will offer this presentation at a time to be determined.  Let me know if morning, afternoon, or evenings are best.
    It was a good week.  The creative juices flowed even if the weather was cloudy and cool.
Pastor Pete