Hunting ( for churches that is....)

Lauren and I have finally decided to hunt in earnest for a church that we can join. The small Presbyterian church we have been going to in Farmington Hills incorporates a little too much politics for my taste. I don't think an ecological and social justice agenda ought to be pushed in church. I also don't think that a right wing agenda ought to be pushed. Simply put, let me decide how religion shapes my political views.

Lauren has her own objections that focus mostly on the the demographics of the church. Like many churches, it seems like there is a lack of people our age that we can connect with. There are a lot of people in the 60-80 year range and a lot of people in the 30's with kids range. The only time I think I've seen someone in their 20's was Christmas.

So, on to the hunt. Lauren and I have decided identified a few churched to go and check out. Today we are headed to a Presbyterian church in Northville which is slightly larger than the church in Midland,MI my family attends. One encouraging sign is that this church actually appears to be growing so we'll see how today goes.

Lazy Saturday

So I'm sitting here in my living room in the sunshine thinking about how nice it is to simply enjoy the quiet. Lauren is napping in a chair across the room and I'm not too far behind. About the only thing that would make this better is a good book (which I am lacking at the moment) and a dog lying by my side.

Lately I've been wistfully thinking about the mountains. I really need some wide open spaces to go and wander about.... I'm getting restless again. Here is a picture of what I need to find and explore....unfortunately its over 3000 miles away....

I took that while on my honeymoon with Lauren. Now I seem to be captive to the urban (suburban) environment with little in the way of prospects to explore wilderness. That probably won't change while I'm in graduate school at U of M but I amgoing to need to find an outlet at some point.