It's now Wednesday evening, June 24th. We leave on Sunday evening, June 28th. Between now and then, I have to pack, prepare the teaching materrials I will be presenting on the trip, etc., etc., etc. My main concern right now is that the dental issue that I've been contending with doesn't "blow up" (in the words of my endodontist) either before or after my trip!!!

A Postscript:  It certainly did blow up!!!

This is a test of the capacity of blogspot to create interesting materials.

I leave in one week on the JCRC-sponsored clergy trip to Israel. This is the first time I'll be travelling with Christian clergy to Israel, something I've dreamed of doing for years. I'm very much looking forward to it.