The sheer volume of recent happenings in the life of our family precludes any thorough telling at all. So I will not attempt to be comprehensive. This is…life in a nutshell.

The Move July 26th we closed and moved into our new home. Monticello Park is an old neighborhood next to the Art Deco district, built in the 1920’s. The Deco district (part of the Old Spanish Trail) has been undergoing a smoldering revival for the last ten or fifteen years, highlighted by the newly renovated Woodlawn Theater, the “Deco B” (our local HEB), and the Bihl Haus arts center. We’ve had a chance to entertain a few of you, and can’t wait to get all our friends over.

The Music That’s right, it’s ACL Fest time again! Peter and I went up together for two days, catching the Arctic Monkeys, Paolo Nutini, Blue October (don’t bother), Arcade Fire (oh, yeah), Lucinda Williams, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Wilco, The Decemberists, and Bob Dylan and his band. All that in a mere two postmeridiens. I won’t wax as eloquent as last year about it all, but I will disclose that this year’s surprise “best in show” for me was Arcade Fire. So I went and bought their 2007 release Neon Bible.

The Group Our Redeemer community group is off to its fall start, and we’re co-leading it with Jon & Heather and Wes & Elizabeth. We honestly have the greatest group of people EVER! Of course, my Reformed brethren would remind me that all of the personality, talent, chutzpah, character, and outright coolness that our group brings (oh yeah, we bring it) really comes from the gracious character of a God who delights to give “good gifts” to us unworthy wretches. Oh, yeah, that brings us to the next point, which is that Carrie and I are going to class and working through…

The Theology Redeemer’s Intro to Theology class is our weekly dousing (not immersion, mind you) in the Reformed theological tradition. It’s rocking, but I’ve already got makeup assignments because I am on…

The Trip To somewhere you’ve never been and I can’t tell you (see me later for details).

Wow, that was cryptic. Anyway, as we slide into fall…forgive me for not writing the play by play this summer after each succeeding event.