How often do I (we) pray, “God strip me of everything that keeps me from you?”  What if that means he will put you into financial ruin?  What if that means he will take away your job/intellect/school?  What if that means he will leave you physically disfigured?  What if that means you would lose your family/friends?  What if that was (whatever else you think you can’t live without or have change in your life)?  Would you still pray?

5 Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus: 6 Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, 7 but made himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, he humbled himself and became obedient to death - even death on a cross!

What does this say to me?  For me it requires that I question myself on every decision that I make.  What does “selfish ambition” or “vein conceit” really mean?  I’ve pulled together some references, but it’s very clearly anything with selfish motives (even if they are “good” and can seem God-glorifying).

I think of this song by Mainstay, Take Away, where the artist says, “Ruin my agenda, holy as it never was.”  I know that I try to claim that my plans and agendas are holy and of God, but they are only me attempting to fool God and manipulate Him into my agenda.  For some reason, I like to set forth on things that most people will think are good and godly, yet I know that I’m only doing it for their praise and that my God isn’t really all that trilled at all.

I also think of those preachers who only want to grow their church just because bigger is better - it’s somehow validates their worthiness as a pastor.  Vein conceit comes to play when I think of people that manipulate others in some way.  It’s this idea that my idea and way is better and I don’t respect your idea as on equal footing as mine.  It’s this conceit rooted in vanity (or pride) for whatever reason - age, intelligence, physical abilities, etc - just our abilities.  I consider those (our abilities) vain - only because everything is given by God out of grace.  For we deserve nothing and have nothing except by the grace of God.  We are no better than anybody else because we simply can’t weigh the value of traits because all of them are given at His discretion; who are we to judge value?

James speaks of “selfish ambition” as earthly, unspiritual and demonic “wisdom” (James 3:13-16). The Lord himself warned against seeking first place (Matthew 20:26-27), desiring power, prestige and wealth (Luke 14:10). Jesus called his disciples to a life of self-sacrifice that gives priority to God’s kingdom and righteousness (Matthew 6:33).

From The Complete book of Everyday Christianity

As a work of the flesh, selfish ambition is present when we define ourselves by our achievements, rather than by our character. For many men, and increasingly for women, the choice of career represents an “idealized fantasy of who one is or might become . . . the medium through which these dreams are enacted and judged” (Ochberg, p. 3).

Symptoms of this selfish ambition are relentless striving with an inability to rest, discouragement at the lack of recognition obtained for one’s hard work, predatory competition (even in Christian leadership), use of the present situation (and people) as a stepping stone and an “endless itchiness for other possibilities” (Schnase, p. 17). The Bible leaves little room for exalting human achievement and constantly points us in the direction of exulting in God’s achievements. But our motives are always mixed, and a theology of grace accepts humanness just as it is. At the same time it points to something better. Because ambition is not uniformly evil, it is a risk worth taking.

Somehow, I need to check my motivations consistently and have my friends relentlessly question why I live my life the way I do.  I’ll have to agree with Socrates when he says, “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  So, I invite you to examine my life each and every day.  For, I give myself too much slack.  Plus life is way more fun examined and alongside great friends.

So, if that’s not it, then it’s got to be something else.  And as I see it, it’s very clear that Jesus simply asks for the man’s full identity to be rooted in Him alone.  It wasn’t commandments/obedience that were keeping him from eternal life, but it was his security he derived from his status, power, riches, and expected longevity.

This is why I love the gospel. It’s always about give up everything; lay it down; forget yourself, your money, your past, your future. Jesus goes on to say only a few verses later “I tell you the truth, no one who has left home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the kingdom of God will fail to receive many times as much in this age and, in the age to come, eternal life.”  Basically, I see Jesus saying that we have to give up things of great value - even things that seem like very good and beneficial things - to fully devote ourselves to him.  (But when?  How?  What does that look like?)

I wonder about the “rich young ruler” some more.  Why didn’t Jesus tell him to throw a big event where Jesus could preach?  Or why didn’t Jesus say that he should have the man use the money to build a trust and support the church movement?  Or a bunch of other good things that could advance the gospel?  And, I believe it’s because this man’s security (identity) was wrapped up in his riches.  But, I take it a step further to his achievements.  He had achieved an abundance of money and power at a young age and to give them up was unreasonable [Jesus is generally pretty unreasonable, but somehow the nonsensical lifestyle is always full of adventure, abundance, and joy].  Maybe using them to enhance the kingdom would be reasonable, but I bet the man would just find security in doing what looked good and advanced the reach of the gospel message.  Rather, Jesus cared about His character more than how many Bibles the rich man could distribute (yet another thing derive security/pride).

I see character as what is most important to God throughout the Bible - not achievement of God-type things.  I wonder why Moses wandered for 40 years, why Jacob had to wait 21 years for Rebecca, why Abraham was told to slaughter his only son (whom the promise was to come through), why Joseph was in jail for 7 years, etc.  God could have just given them their goal immediately, but he didn’t.  Why is that?

Then, this same God not only wants to develop our character, but he also tests us.  Why does he test us? I wonder.  I mean, God knows everything, it’s not like God needs to find out something about us (Does God wonder, “I wonder how he’ll handle this?”).  So, maybe the only reason for a test is so that we can see our true character plainly.  For when Abraham passed the test to kill his son Isaac, it was counted to him as righteousness (Romans 4:9).  But, God knew Abraham’s heart beforehand and what he would do.  But, I bet Abraham doubted himself - if he would actually follow through and fully trust God.  But, after he put his faith and God and saw that God was faithful, how much more confidence does Abraham have in God and himself?

So, Jesus tested Philip with the feeding of the 5000 (John 6:5-15) - He asked this only to test him, for he already had in mind what he was going to do (John 6:6). Again, why? So that Philip would see his own lack of faith.  Then we look at Jesus tempted.  I wonder about this at times, for these would have been very tough tests that Satan put before him.  For, Satan basically told Jesus that he could save the whole world from Satan’s domination if Jesus would only worship Satan.  Wow, that is exactly Jesus’ goal - to save the world.  There is a small nuance difference, but both routes achieve Jesus’ goal to save the world.  It’s just what is “good and right” as I see it.  There is the “good and right” way to achieve the goal and the seemingly straightforward and immediate way.  Jesus focused on the eternal perspective and knew that immediate gratification (no matter how tempting) is not the way of righteousness (aka God).

Where do I find my identity?  How do I handle seeing the results of the character tests God places before me (both success and failure)?  Am I willing to give up everything to seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousnesses (what is good and right)?  Do I trust him over these things I’d love to find security (money, job, intellect, physical abilities, charisma, health, youth, status, etc.)?

James 4 - 13 Now listen, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.” 14 Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. 15 Instead, you ought to say, “If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that.” 16 As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil. 17 Anyone, then, who knows the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.

Isaiah 55:9 - As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
Interpretation: We are incapable of determining God’s thoughts through human reasoning; therefore, we are dependent on divine revelation.

These verses tell me that I can’t plan for tomorrow and that I can’t even imagine that I can come up with what my tomorrow should even look like.  How depressing.  What am I supposed to do?  How do I deal with topics like:

• Retirement savings
• Emergency savings
• Decision to go back to school or not
• Moving or getting a new job
• Changing my longer-term commitments: girl, friends, family, organization, activities, leadership

When I read through the Bible I get even more confused.  There are some really rich people in there and some really poor.  There are people that gave up everything to follow a calling (but how can we be sure something is that “calling”?) and people that did great things in their positions (jobs).  There are people who are well-learned and those with no education.

I guess I get frustrated at God’s creativity.  For, I’d love to just be able to figure things out easy on my own.  I’d like be able to apply analysis and logic to situations in my life and figure out what to do.  But it’s not that simple, simply because God doesn’t want us bloat with pride by using the abilities he has given us to avoid Him.  So, it’s cool in the end that I must go back to Him.  I must not have pre-conceptions of where my future is going that I’m unwilling to release.  I must constantly check-myself.

How do I check myself?  Well, I generally ask myself these questions when coming on a decision.  Of course, I’m not so objective or perfect that I always allow myself to admit the full truth, but it’s definitely a start.

• Am I rationalizing/justifying my actions? (Are there excuses or self-assurance with sensical reasons?)
• Am I scared to do it and it is in alignment with God’s truths (probably should take the risk)?
• Do I have peace that after (and usually before) that I’ve acted righteously and in complete and utter humble submission to God?
• Is this good and right?

Does this resonate?

So, with these encouragements and a renewed energy and passion for life, I am excited to take the quarter-life crisis head-on. I will be traveling to Ethiopia to diagnose and treat as many people as I can (for free) (I also get to learn and practice basic nursing techniques). I will then head over to Thailand for a couple weeks with a friend to experience part of the continent that I’ve tried to get to for 5 years. I may have an opportunity to work in Korea (long-shot) for 6-12 months as well. I have starting taking public transportation so that I can reduce daily stress, but also focus myself on bigger, more fun, dangerous, and noble things. I realize that the constant daily activity is keeping me from writing a thrilling story with my life.

With that, I conclude with something like the roasting that was given to me by a great friend on my birthday.

Why Jason Lund is Astonishing

Historical Accounts: Chosen

Born on June 3, 1982 to Dick and Mary Lund, God chose Jason to be born into a family with loving, fun, problem solving parents.
Jason was also chosen to have amazing problem solving skills he uses to repair cars, build pig roasters, fix beds, construct computers and help friends deal with trauma.
Jason was chosen to be BFSS (Big, Fast, Sexy, Strong). Big enough to ride a motorcycle, fast enough to be a state track champion, sexy enough for a girl to put a garter belt around his thigh and strong enough to survive a cinder block assault.
Jason was chosen not to sit still. He is always active, always helping, always improving, always giving joy, always on consulting.

Historical Accounts: Fearless

Jason is not afraid to inspire his parents to love Jesus more.
Jason is not afraid to love.
Jason is not afraid of committing to a 30 year mortgage.
Jason is not afraid of hazing.
Jason is not afraid of being pushed in the fire by Jim.
Jason is not afraid to challenge people.
Jason is not afraid to give a girl her own cookies back as a Christmas gift.
Jason is not afraid to tell girls he doesn’t like them, won’t sleep with them.
Jason is not afraid to go on 3 dates in 1 night.
Jason is not afraid to meet a ton of new people.
Jason is not afraid of the unknown future.
Jason is not afraid of Africa.
Jason is not afraid to lead a small group on dating though he had never been in a Christian relationship.

Historical Examples: Strong Friend

Jason bought and maintained a house to create a place for real men to experience real discipleship.
Jason mentored college students from American University and inspired Chi Alpha at UVA on his return speaking tour.
Jason refuses to speak poorly of Kristi Lauren, Catherine, Jennifer or Janna (ex-girls).
Jason forgave Phil, when Phil offered to set up Jason with Christine and then changed his mind and dated Christine.
Jason actually maintains platonic friendships with girls after they have the “we’re just friends conversation.”
Jason continues to seek out the opportunity to spend time with old friends who live far away by dedicating vacation time.
Jason will hunt down anything for any friend from anywhere on Craigslist.
Jason lends his skills, possessions and time to all his friends.

I think of The Rescue by Cross Movement that goes like:

I’m glad I’m dead / nobody loved me but my mother / Look again my brother / the waiting room’s full of brothers and sisters you’ve touched / they may not show it all the time / but they love you very much

I realize that at times of uncertainty and doubt, I sometimes doubt whether anybody really likes, loves, or cares about me at all. But, I realize that this is merely a false attack by the Evil One. I know that I need to ignore these lies, but also that I need to remember that, even so, my identity is rooted in Christ and not in the affection of others.

Go ahead and take a look at the result. It’s even in the standard Deloitte format, the deck (aka presentation).

After departing from The University and moving to the Washington D.C. area, I quickly attempted to get involved in a church and small group. However, I wasn’t satisfied with the small group I found, and remembered what Pete told me before leaving - that I should “look to lead.” My good friend and I began a discussion group, which, at first, consisted of friends. I would choose a challenging and unconventional topic to discuss each week, and would present multiple perspectives, whether Christian, secular, or another religion. This went on for a little over a year. I had the opportunity to challenge the beliefs and values of those from whatever world view/religion. There, I had the opportunity to challenge the beliefs and values of people from varying religions and with myriad world views.

I was living out the driving principals of my life - seeking first God’s Kingdom and righteousness. Consequently, I next realized the need for a base where those perusing Christ could be encouraged, live freely, and know that they had a sanctuary to continue to fight the cause of Christ. The Embassy was born in July 2005. It is a house of guys striving to live out their individual call to be “ambassadors” (2 Cor 5:20; We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us…) for Christ to the Washington D.C., area and to the world. One of the guys , a banker, is actively working to bring relief to both Christian and non-Christian Burmese through missions work. He is also working on developing a Congressional Bill for economic sanctions on Burma to end the oppression. I’ve been humbled that God would allow me to watch the lives of my housemates change because of my obedience to follow His call on me to create a refuge for His children in this city. I strive to lead the house by fostering authentic friendship and by challenging the guys to change their world each day. Several of the guys have started up Bible-study-type meetings at their places of employment, and one of these places is known to be openly hostile to the Gospel. In addition to the guys in the house, I also challenge the guys in the small groups I lead to do the same. I have had the pleasure of watching these friends learn God’s truth intellectually and take it into their being, their identity. In only a few short months, one guy went from not caring about God at all to faithfully trusting in all God has for his life. He has also developed a heart for the homeless. I’ve known him to walk by a homeless person on the street on his way to a dinner party and leave mid-party so that he could buy the man clothes and food. He realizes God’s blessing on his life in such a way that he now gives money to a homeless shelter any time he neglects to thank God for each meal he is given. He explains this by saying “If I’m not grateful, I know somebody else will be.”

God has also blessed me with opportunities to live out the passions He has placed within me. I know God has blessed me with the ability to solve business problems with the use of technology – hence my current job of IT consulting. After going on several missions trips, I realized that I wanted to bless people in ways that align with my gifting. God soon gave me an opportunity to do just that. He led me to a lady who wanted to start a small internet café business in Uganda, to provide for the needs of local orphans. The café would serve as a source of revenue for the orphanage as well as a base in the nearby city for the orphans and the organization. The café would provide the children with clothes, food, an education, and hope in God and their future. Not knowing what I was getting myself into, I pursued the opportunity, and two months later I was in Uganda learning, meeting, teaching, developing, and overcoming difficulties.

I will continue to live out the truths of God that have brought me here and look to impact the part of the world that God has entrusted to me. I will remember that obedience is always better than sacrifice and that I’ll never know what is on the other side of obedience, which, I’ve learned, is God’s love language. When I see God and tell Him my life story, I know that it will not be boring, mundane, and comfortable (a.k.a. uninteresting), but will be filled with adventure, heroism, and God’s kingdom brought to this earth. I will “Chase the Lion” and be on the offensive against the principalities of this world (the Evil One). I will find my strength only in defining myself as one who only has value because of Jesus, and for no other reason. I will challenge, ask hard questions, confess, impact the world, live a life of integrity, and bring God’s kingdom to earth while living out my freedom from oppression from society, the church, my family, or anything that hinders me from passionately living out God’s call for my life, today.

Pictures: http://jason1365.dyndns.org/picviewer/view.php?Cat=2007%2FAT+Backpacking
Starting at 3:30 PM Sunday at 29°F we hiked for 3 miles rising 1500 ft with winds generally between 20-30 mph.  Ice covered everything for most of the journey; very beautiful.  The ice added much to the journey.  First, it was wonderfully beautiful.  I thought it just really amazing how God takes the pretty much dead and broken forest, covered it with ice, and then just setup the lighting (aka the sun) to reflect creating a sparking landscape.  The ice that had fallen from the trees (due to the wind) completely littered the path and forest ground.  This made it seem like we were walking through a major spill of a Ready Ice truck for the journey.  We reached camp at 25°F where I failed at starting a fire (far too windy).  After dinner, the three of us sat in our sleeping bags chatting for a couple hours each with a cigar, pipe, and our share of the fifth of Jim Beam.  We went to bed around 21°F.

After a decent night’s sleep, giving credit to Mr. Jim Beam, we awoke at 17°F.  We learned this morning that it would have been a good idea to sleep with both the stove fuel and water.  Also, as part of an experiment, I slept in my bag with only long-johns on while the other guys slept with several layers of pants and coats.  I was warm the whole night long, while the other guys were cold for parts of the night.  However, after some internet research, it looks like the only thing to substantiate the “sleep warmer when naked” statement is the fact sleeping with damp clothing can be chilling, clothing can restrict circulation, and too much clothing could actually compress the bag – causing a loss of insulation capacity.

What a great day.  We started the 12 mile hike at 21°F.  After the sun rose, we pretty much hiked around 30°F throughout the day.  About 5 miles into the day, we came around a bend to have a medium sized deer jump up to our right only 10 ft away.  It then flashed its beautiful white tail and jumped around 10 ft away and looked back at us.  We admired the deer for a few minutes, talking to it, etc.  As we began to walk along the deer tracked us to our right about 15 ft away.  I was actually a little concerned at this, because I don’t expect a deer to walk alongside of humans.  This is just not normal behavior.  After another 30 ft of walking, the much larger deer appears to our left – only 10 ft away.  We speculated the mother – no antlers and much larger than the first.  We didn’t seem to be in danger even though the three of us were directly between the two deer, so we talked to the mother and admired her for a moment before we proceeded with the rest of the day’s journey.

Now, apparently an incredibly rare experience.  We are walking along the mountain; I’m leading, with Chris 20 yards back and Tim another 30 yards behind him.  As we are walking there is ice falling from the trees consistently, so I’ve tuned out or dismissed most sounds around me as merely ice falling.  I hear some noise above me on the mountainside.  I look up and see the fallen trees sparking in sun.  I dismissed the noise as a larger piece of ice falling from the trees.  About 20 yards later, I hear a noise again and look up to not see anything.  As soon as I’m turning my head away, I hear a loud crash and quickly look up; attentive.  “Wow,” I think to myself.  There is a black bear only 40 yards up the mountain from me.  I have no time to think or react or anything.  The bear is moving incredibly fast.  As it is barreling down the mountain, I think to myself, “I have no gun or knife or anything.”  By the time I can think this, the bear is crossing the trail only 30 ft in front of me.  I am completely tense and speechless.  I wanted to tell the other guys to hurry up to see the bear, but I didn’t want to do anything until I felt the bear was safely away.  Once the bear is 75 yards below me, I call to the guys to hurry if they want to see a bear.  Chris runs up and I’m able to point out the black mass moving in the valley.  Once Tom gets there, the bear is no longer in sight.

I had one very clean look at the bear, when it was directly in front of me on the trial.  I’d have to estimate it was about 400 lbs.  This confirmed the fact that there is no chance of anybody outrunning a bear.  In the time it took Chris to run up to me, the bear has practically gone down the entire mountainside.  While relaying the story to Tom, I found out that in all of his experiences he has never seen a bear.  And, after getting home today, I learned that Phil’s dad has only seen two adult bears in his 32 years of spending time in forests for two days a week.  Wow, God has totally blessed me with a fantastic camping trip.

We reached camp in the evening to the pleasant surprise of a firelog.  What a wonderful relief to a 12 mile hike.  We were able to start up the log and let it dry off the other limbs that we found to eventually create a large fire.  We sat around the file chatting and drinking some Glenlivet 15 Year Old French Oak Reserve.  We went to bed and got up at 25°F.  The hike back to the cars (9 miles) wasn’t very eventful.  However, I did learn, with 3 miles left, that adjusting my pack to my body really makes carrying it much easier.  I should have read some of the instructions.

Overall, the trip was awesome.  It was very cold and very windy.  It was beautiful.  It wasn’t easy.  We were/are sore.  We learned.  We saw some fantastic wildlife (aka the bear – too bad that was mostly me).  We shared – food, stories, tasks, weight, etc.  It got to relish in how great God is – such beautiful creation, so diverse, highly creative, and incredibly intricate.

I can’t wait to do this again with some other friends in couple months.

Some topics that came up:
Zygote: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zygote
Xylem: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xylem
Anamalia (Kingom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Species): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_families
Black Bear: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Black_Bear
Brown Bear: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_bear

Did you know that currently, 77% of Uganda’s overall population are youth and of that, 30% are orphans?

On August 3rd I am going to Uganda to start a project that will enrich local communities, rescue child soldiers from bondage, provide orphans with an education and basic healthcare, and give the orphans hope for a future free from poverty.

To achieve these goals, local Ugandans will run an internet cafe to generate a sustainable revenue stream allowing the profits to be used to support the orphanages. My role on the project is to start the internet café, train the employees, and provide business and technical consultation to stabilize the business.

I share this vision with you because I realize that success cannot be achieved without the support from my friends. I would like you to participate in this endeavor through some of the following areas:

• Prayer: If you have a relationship with Jesus, I’d love to have you pray with me.
• Advice: If you have insights, wisdom, concerns, or questions, please contact me. If you have ideas for business in developing nations, regional contacts, or economic models for sustaining this type of work, let’s brainstorm.
• Financial Support: My financial goal is $2,500 for my trip with any additional funds going toward the $13,000 start-up cost of the internet café. If you would like to help fund the trip, business, and orphanage, please send your tax-deductible donations made out to Antioch Allocation by:
  • Mail: Antioch Allocation
    6 N. Montague St.
    Arlington, VA 22203
  • Paypal: Credit Card / eCheck

I will share my experience at http://uganda.jason1365.com and keep it updated with new insights and issues as I continue on this journey. Thank you for considering to partner with me to change the lives of Ugandan orphans through business development.

Over the past couple of years, I have come to realize a couple things about my life –

1. First, God has created me with passions and purpose. I see more and more that my purpose is to pursue these passions within me.
2. Second, I desire to help those in need – those afflicted, those rejected and forgotten, the poor and needy. Why God gave me this passion, I do not know. However, I cannot deny my passions or purpose.
3. Third, I have become frustrated with the mentality that somehow God cares about religious stuff and not where or how we spend each day. Working in business development/improvement and technology is another aspect of life that excites me every day. I very much enjoy my job. However, I have begun to think that God, business, technology, profit, faith, employment, and innovative ideas should all come together in some beautiful way. I’m not entirely sure how that looks yet, but I know that I will strive to create this sort of environment.

So, when a friend passed on a message to me that a woman wanted to care for the orphans of Uganda through business development, I saw a perfect opportunity to act on my passion and start to fulfill my purpose. Of course, I’ve never done anything like this and I’m naive enough to push forward on developing a business in Uganda. As I see it, a missional business in Uganda can have profound impacts on the local community. A missional business could be defined as a business with the desire to honor God and serve others by giving themselves away.

I’m excited to think about the amazing opportunities this provides for the orphans and local residents:

• The orphans will have internet access.
• The profits will support the teachers’ salaries to provide the orphans with an education, hope in the future, and knowledge of God’s greatness.
• Orphans can learn technical, business, and ethical skills by working in the internet café.
• The orphans will have work producing goods for the coffee shop integrated in the internet café and running that aspect of the business.
• The internet café can be used for community training.
• Starting an internet café (a business) and stimulating the economy is what Africans both want and need right now.

This step of faith through my Ugandan venture is showing me some major issues in my life. One of which is the fact that I began to think that I could somehow succeed on my own abilities. For a while, I believed that I was smart enough entrepreneurially and technically to be able to do this on my own. However, because God is good, he let me know that this endeavor would go nowhere as long as I thought that this was my project, my goal, and my success. I am realizing that my self-centeredness continues to get in the way of pursuing my passions and purpose. I’m learning that my purpose is to not only pursue my passions, but to pursue them knowing that it’s because of God’s sovereignty that anything at all can be accomplished.

Ultimately, I hope to grow and be able to see myself as a man who serves his God and those people that I am burdened for, a man who pursues passions to live out his purpose, a man who realizes that God wants to be a part of every part of my life, a man who abhors selfishness and pride in my own life, and a man who cares for the people of the world.

I hope that you have been able to take a look into my life and my heart. If any of this excites, frustrates, or confuses you, then let’s take some time to talk about it. I’m always looking to hear input because I know that I miss things and mess up frequently. Please consider partnering with me on this and future endeavors to enrich our world. God is good to bless those who bless others in profound ways – ways in which words cannot describe.