So my last post was a little bit vague and cryptic… my apologies. There simply are some things that you can’t say out loud (or even on your measly website). I met a guy last Thursday night while I was in Estes Park… we met at a restaurant not by something that I organized, but by God’s providence (more evidence to that than I could even begin to describe here). It turns out that this man is the head of a Center for Worship at a very reputable university. By Friday morning and after a night of prayer, I was being informally interviewed for a faculty position and things were looking great. I spent the whole day (practically) with this individual… and was then informally interviewed over the phone by another faculty member during lunch. When we left Estes Park, we were quite certain that we would soon be flying to this school for the final and more formal interview process with the idea that I would move and begin teaching in a matter of just a couple of weeks… Nothing about me changed from that time to today, but more people were added to the decision-making mix and… well… another individual decided that my age and lack of experience (hmm… I didn’t know that actually being a college professor at a very reputable university previously wouldn’t cut it) simply wouldn’t allow for my hiring. The thing is… being passed over this late really means that they aren’t going to hire anyone… so nobody seemed better than somebody (me) in this case. I’ve got to say that I am quite devastated… I wasn’t out looking for this position and then had it presented to me (and it was the PERFECT position for my skills, training, and my heart for ministry all wrapped into one) and within a couple of days of giddy anticipation, had it jerked out from under my feet. I was just fine before this became an option… So, if you wouldn’t mind continuing to pray for me and the family, I would still really appreciate it… having trouble clearly seeing the purpose of all of this nonsense.