Near the End

We have made it to our last full week in Iraq. I was never very interested in prophecy about the future, but lately I have been thinking a lot about eschatology, or the study of last things. Today, I thought about the last time I will change the sheets on the bed here, or the last time I do a PT run down “Sniper Alley.” I wonder if today is the last time that the rockets come in, but given the way things are in Basra right now, I somehow doubt it. I did start working on my last sermon today, titled “Lessons from my Babylonian Exile.” When I figure out what those lessons are, I’ll let you know. 


  1. Kevin Hall

    PT runs down sniper alley? Jon Stewart said last night it hardly seems like a race if you’re running for your life.

    By the way, in my eschatology, you definitely make it home.

    Safe travels and see you soon.

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