Had a major blow out today at home with the home school thing. It was a situation that required discipline, patience, healing, etc. It was not a pretty sight. I think the hardest thing about home schooling is that one second we have to play the role of teacher: objective, disciplined, hard driving, inspiring, the next we, the same people have to switch to principal: tough, unyielding and finally parent, supportive, encouraging, gentle yet firm… To do all three in the same situation is tough even for the two of us combined… I guess this is a common theme in our lives right now… Even in our ministry and in most of our lives we sense the same dynamic. One day I focus on ministering on a campus, counseling students, teaching the Bible, sharing about Jesus, the next I have to figure out which campuses to send people to and how to start new ministries with limited staff, get the people who want to help trained, develop a curriculum… The next I have a role in technology development or as a video editor or website designer or computer repair guy. On the last day I have to think like a minister/PR guy as I share about the needs of the ministry and the opportunity to get involved financially and prayerfully and I minster to a pastor or prayer partner or finanicial supporter. So many hats… Its hard to get momentum and any kind of focus in any roll or even in our relationships with friends, students, and church people, and yet… God still works in spite of our limitations and he continues to move mightily… what a God we serve… He never fails to amaze me.