Tired out and stirred up

Well, we're back. It was the most intense weekend I've had for a very long time. I essentially didn't stop from the time we got there on Friday morning to the time we left Sunday evening.*

I think the weekend was a success. There was a great vibe around the place, and people both had a lot of fun and also were massively challenged by the Scriptures. It was really great to read the txt messages that came in and see how young people were wrestling with the difficulties that God's word was putting their framework under.

There is definitely room for improvement, though. I really think that 2011 can be even better, and with Al Stewart preaching the start's already been made.

More thoughts to come.

*Not entirely true. I did formally resign from the committee for a period of 10 minutes to go for a swim on Sunday afternoon.

On being young

You learn things right after you need to know them.

Older people, especially those with reputations as being important people, are scary.

So when I deal with an 'important', older person they don't meet me. They meet me scared.

And on the phone is worse.

Later Edit: After you've hung up it's hard to call again and say, "Yeah, I really should have been more assertive and I'd like to ask you to clarify x and give me more info on y, and I have a perceptive comment about z that may change how you look at it."