Giving it the old college try!

Ah, back to the freedom of writing style!
For those of you who are perhaps unaware, I am now attending college to become a minister. I thought it was a good idea at the time...you know, work more hours, get less pay, deal with constant conflict among your congregation...it's my dream job! :)
Actually, back in realityville, I am going through this collegiate experience to grow spiritually in a way I never could on my own. And it's working like crazy! What I have discovered is that Bible college is no walk in the park. I know nothing compared to the volumes of Old Testament memorized by my professors and classmates. My writing style, while cherished by you faithful readers, is unappreciated in an academic setting (even if the professors secretly love it!), and I am now trying not to be so entertaining. I have spent my entire life resisting the urge to be boring, and the task of using words to be clinical is like losing an arm. Oh, well, at least I still have you! (This is quite tongue in cheek. I'm loving every minute of it, clinical and all! I love a challenge!)
And for the spiritual growth? Lucky you, God has given me a new project that will be in the works for the next several months. A new novel, which will hopefully impact your belief system and challenge what you know about the world around you. I know the prospect of it has impacted me, and it's coming from my sanctified imagination! I have begun mapping the story, but it will not be ready to read until sometime in 2009. It is going to require some serious focus from me (because I have so much free time for that), and needs to be bathed in prayer. Any takers?
So that's what's been keeping me busy. But I promise to you that I will be more faithful in blogging more for you. You never know when a good story will hit me! So check back often, and I'll see you again. Soon, I hope!