I can't think of a witty title

So I've just finished reading the blogs of Ashley, Adrian, Martin, Crystal, Annette, Josh K, Ben, and the un-updated Burdette trio. I'll probably read Gary's and Ann's before I go home. I wonder how many of the people whose blogs I frequent know who I am. Of course the Burdette trio and Ashley do. I wonder if Martin remembers meeting me in Myrtle Beach last year, or if Crystal remembers me from Panama City. Her son Jarek and ny son Nick used to race between the seats of the auditorium after services (I think that was 2002). I met her brother Wyatt there the following year, I think. I met Ben's dad at a Louisiana family weekend in December (2000? 2001?) I remember it was at Chicot State Park in Ville Platte, La - the only place I've ever experienced mosquitoes in the dead of winter! Adrian would remember me, but I don't think she knows I read her blog. The blogs are great not only for keeping up with what's going on in the lives of the authors, but also for getting tidbits of news about other people I know.

I see analogies between life in the church and life in my college frat. In the frat, I have over 100,000 brothers scattered across the US and a few international areas. There are ways to identify oneself as a frat member without uttering a word, and there is a sense of brotherhood and cameraderie amongst brothers, even those who have just met. There is secret info known only to the brothers, and we could discuss certain things in front of a non-member without them being aware of what has transpired. And then there are the roadtrips to various chapters. Likewise in the church I have family scattered throughout the US and some international areas. The indwelling of Christ through His Spirit identifies me as a Christian without my uttering a word. There is definitely a sense of family and cameraderie among brethen, even those who've just met. We have secret info, and we can discuss spiritual things plainly yet have others not understand. And I try to roadtrip to visit other brethren as much as possible. I'm going to KC in a couple of weeks, and LA in about a month. I'll be in San Antonio and San Diego in January and I'm looking forward to seeing/meeting the brethren in those places.

I guess the big difference b/t the two is that I haven't gotten branded for the church yet. ;-}