Vacation bliss is fading and real-life sets in. I have to make phone calls, finish some projects, run errands. So much for long hikes along mossy paths, kayaking in a bay off Lake Huron, and meals made by someone else. We love the family camp that feeds us so well and provides relaxing recreation in a gorgeous setting. It's hard to come back to real life.

But real life is easy to return to here in our American suburb--tame and calm compared to what so many parts of the world contend with. We read some news while we were gone, but now I'm catching up. Sojourners eekly email-zine included an editorial by Jim Wallis (under Now in Sojo Mail, "The Body of Christ in Lebanon") that pointed me to this Christianity Today article with a great roundup from several perspectives.