Character and Hope are Not the Result of an Uneventful Wednesday Afternoon

Two weeks ago I went on two road trips for work.  Meaning, last week was catch-up week, a week to take things slow. My plan was to pray, read, write, and do easy but pesky administrative things like write checks, update schedules, web sites, podcasts, etc. By Wednesday afternoon, most of the admin stuff and sermon writing were done. I was reflecting on …