After a jam-packed week, I have the day off today. But we've got a special event at our church called "Friends & Family Day" featuring comedian Kenn Kington. This guy is hilarious. When I went to his website, I saw that his 3-year-old daughter had been diagnosed last year with leukemia. Why is it that laughter and tears are so closely related?
After the service the church is holding a picnic, then we'll be attending a small-group Bible study where we are discussing "The Truth Project" -- a video series taught by Del Tackett.
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I got an email from a regular reader who said the religion page was a "home run" yesterday. That's what I always strive for but some weeks you just want to hit the ball and get on base. I did think I had a good package yesterday with stories about Joe Eszterhas' spiritual awakening, an inside look at China and religion, a nonprofit group that tries to keep teens off drugs, and an interview with Michael W. Smith's son Ryan who is trying to raise the bar for Christian filmmaking.
Now it's on to the next week's page. Never time to rest...
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Last day of the Olympics -- caught some of it last night including the men's 10m platform diving, which was a shocker when the Australian beat the Chinese favorites to win Gold. Tonight is the closing ceremonies -- I've got to Tivo them because I have a meeting. If they're anything like the opening ceremonies, you won't want to miss them!

Sylvania, Ohio
Aug. 24, 2008