During the year between my 50th and 51st birthdays I will be posting lists of various categories (most/least favorite, most/least important, places I'd like/not like to go, things I'd most like/least like to do, etc.). By October 15, 2011 I should have 50 lists. Stop by often to see how I'm doing.

Friday, December 3, 2010

50 Things I'm Waiting For This Advent (Subject to Change)

The reign of God to come in its fullness

The Tennessee Titans to win the Super Bowl

A sustainable and relevant third party in American politics

A trip to Scandinavia

An end to incivility in Washington

A trip to Lambeau Field in December to watch the Packers and Bears

A trip to the Monopoly World Championships

A professional Monopoly tour—I would have to give it a shot!

Pete Townshend, Roger Daltry, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr to tour together—it’s a natural!

Klatuu’s first four albums on iTunes

To hear from the new Presbyterian Hymnal as to whether my submissions were accepted

To lose 20 lbs.

To walk the entire Little Rock/North Little Rock River Trail in a day

To stage my play “Fragments”—once it’s finished

To finish the “Dumpton Park” CD

To finish my Doctor of Ministy degree

To have a SECOND visit with the members of U2—yes, I’ve met them once before.

To preach in Bruton Parish Church in Williamsburg, Virginia

To figure out what I’m going to be when I grow up

The Presbyterian Church (USA) to return to annual General Assemblies

To find out whatever happened to Mary Magdalene

Kent Hull to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame

A trip to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio

To find my name in the index of someone else’s book—how cool would that be?

A majority of Americans to put the eradication of poverty ahead of the accumulation of personal wealth

Universal health care to be accepted as the right thing to do in America

An end to the AIDS epidemic sooner than later

Access to safe, clean water for all people

Adequate housing to be seen as a right, not a privilege

An end to global warming

To hear one of my son’s songs on the radio

To watch my daughter flourish in whatever career she chooses

My wife’s migraines to end once and for all

The peace that surpasses all understanding

Christmas and Easter to return to their status as religious festivals and not as marketing tools

Courage

More drive and determination

Less procrastination

An end to states’ dependence on lotteries as a source of revenue

More time with friends from high school, college, and seminary

To be able to eat pizza with cheese again—and ice cream

To be able to read two books a month

To get the house painted

A copy of “It’s A Wonderful Life” to replace the one that’s ruined

Two weeks in Montreat, North Carolina

A trip back to Scotland

To do play-by-play for a sporting event

To become a tidy person

To record a podcast

To interview Paul Simon

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