I ask this question as I realize that my desk at home and at work slowly degrades to a more cluttered state as the week has progressed. I wish that instead of making entropy the norm, God had said, “Let everything tend towards order.” Just think of the time we would save—we wouldn’t have to sort papers or stack them (they’d do it automatically), our coffee cups would automatically be full, and everything would be in nice, neat right angles to each other. Yeah, that’s nice.

It has been an insanely busy week for Renée and I, and the moments when it isn’t insane, we stay as far as away from computers as possible (that is, in the next room). I have been struggling with trying to figure out multi-threading and socket communication in Microsoft’s .NET framework this week, since I am writing an application in C#. Unfortunately, I’m not having too much success. Renée has been designing faster than a speeding bullet. TGIF—especially since we have the time change this weekend! Don’t forget!

Tim Hurst and I have been hanging out a lot together lately (well, that is, every Tuesday for several hours). Right before that, I meet with Kurt from church. So, Tuesdays are really great spiritually-filled days o’ fun. (Renée meets with Mary while I’m meeting with the guys). It has been a huge blessing for me to learn from these men, as well as to offer some wisdom to them.

As of late, we (all of us) have been studying about Paul telling others to “imitate” him. The question posed to me was, “Can you tell someone to imitate you?” Uhh, no. “Well then why not?” Blank stare, no answer.

Why can’t I tell someone to imitate me? Is it because I am doing something wrong? If it is, then why am I doing it wrong and not right? My prayer over the past couple of weeks has been that God would reveal to me those things in me that are preventing me from telling others to imitate me. Of course, Paul (and consequently, I) am not wanting to tell others to imitate me because I am perfect or because I know it all or even for my own glory. Rather, I want to glorify Jesus by telling others to do what I do because I am living a life submitted to the Lord and am on my way to holiness. Yes, I mess up, but to be able to have others follow in the way I have will be a testament to God’s grace in my life, and ultimately will credit the one responsible, namely the Lord.

Other than that, Renée and I are seeking donations for the “Help-Mark-And-Renée-Buy-A-New-Information-Delivery-Apparatus” (aka “Help-Mark-And-Renée-Buy-A-New-TV”). Wanna help?