A few more thoughts inbetween papers that I have to write for tomorrow nights class.

A highlight of the trip was hanging out with the Levis' Table folks and having Dave Nixon take us on a tour of the Vineyard Cenral campus. They have an a Catholic church building, a priests quarters and a nunery. They have remodeled the priests quarters (Brownhouse) and the nunery (Whitehouse, where the Nixons live). The hardwood floors are beautiful!

Dave spoke to us about what intentional community looks like: praying the psalms together, sharing a common purse, developing a spiritual rhythm to life and helping each other be faithful to God's call. It sounds cool and it is. It probably isn't for everybody, and Dave even said that they don't look at their lifestyle as more spiritual than any other.

It was also cool to renew our friendships with the Levis' Table crowd. Geographically, they are the closest people to us that are doing this relational thing. We look forward to hanging out a lot more with them in the future.

I was deeply moved by the weekend. I can't say that it was a life-changing experience, but it was probably more important. It was a confirmation of what God has been doing in our lives. It was reassurance that we are not alone and not crazy. It was a time to meet new friends and revitalize old ones.