I confess, I didn’t read this post yet. Erik and I just wanted to say that we think your profile picture is stellar! Erik wants to know if it was taken in Singapore. He insists that it is because “there are buildings.” Naturally this was followed by a sarcastic comment from me about how only Singapore has buildings.

We wish we could have been at that Cochrum/Sheldon dinner. We’re missing the presence of the three of you in our Singapore lives.

I was thinking of 2 other categories that factor into the question you posed: Hungry/Full, and Hurting/Encouraged. I’ve noticed personally that when I’m hungry for the Lord to work, and encouraged by Him, then that vitality and spring-like quality abound. On the flip side, when I’m full of my own desires or even full from seeing him work, and hurting spiritually, I’m as free as a sunken ship.

Most of the time I’m a combination of those, but I’ve noticed a combination of factors that go into how well I’m doing at pointing others to Christ.