I’m in St. Louis right now, hanging out with my boys Lee Wright & Eddie Murphy  (and Lee’s studly roommates, including one I affectionaly rechristened “Joe Flacco,” being that he is the only man I’ve ever met from the state of Delaware) and seeing Anna Cushman & Katie Baird. Covenant Seminary seems fantastic, and I love St. Louis. For such an old city, it seems marvelously well designed.  It may be my new favorite city. I mean, I spent last night eating some unbelievable sushi, going to a high-class bowling alley, and enjoying the freezing cold streets of a clean city.

Yesterday, as we tramped about the city, we ventured into St. Louis’ Basilica, which was adorned with the masterful work of Wiktor Szostalo. Wow.

I’ve also been reading Getting the Blues: What Blues Music Teaches Us About Suffering & Salvation by Stephen J. Nichols. It’s great… but more on that later.