For me sabbatical is really not about vacation. It is an intentional shift in rhythm to restore and guide.

To that end this year I have planned several restorative/ guiding events into my schedule.

The first was the first session of our fall men’s conference.

I arrived at about 5:30 to the smell of pizza cooking in the parking lot. I was just settling in when “BANG”!

Sabbatical begins with a “BANG!”

I was proud of our men. We gathered around the accident and prayed as a group. Fire, Police and paramedics arrived. The building was deemed safe. The gentleman involved was checked out and said “No” to further treatment and came in and had pizza with the rest of us and we went on with the event as planned. We patched up the hole after the event, called the necessary insurances and filed the necessary reports.

The world offers distractions. Christ offers a pathway forward. We can let distractions sideline us or we can move through them to the purpose of our lives.