Junky Car Club

It is official. I am a member of the elite Junky Car Club. It is a funny little organization that would rather give to those in need than to drive a nice car. For what it is worth Heather and I have two cars. The "old" one (1993 Nissan Quest) has 225,000 miles on it. Our "new" car (1996 Geo Prism) only has 188,000 miles on it. But check out the Junky Car Club homepage junkycarclub.com

Enjoying the view?

I have read/heard many people's stories about going on vacation. I myself have been on vacation. Now just about every vacation story that you hear about will have this phrase or something similar: "It was one of the most beautiful things I ever saw." So that got me thinking. Is that really possible, or is it that we are just not looking? Then I started to think about Paul, who at the time was Saul, in the Bible when he was blinded on the road to Damascus. When he would have regained his sight, imagine all the things he would have seen! Imagine the view. I am sure he was enjoying the view. I hope you take the time to enjoy the view. Hey, why are you still reading this? Go enjoy the view already!

Bad Bloggers

Now I decided there needs to be a definition of a bad blogger. So here it is: A bad blogger is a person who has not blogged in 1 week. That is 7 days, or 168 hours. Now, here is a question that I need your help with. What form of punishment does a bad blogger get? Hmm... My thought is to create another link list entitled "Bad Blogger" and move those who are on my "Links I like" to the "Bad Blogger." Anyone else have any ideas?

Top 10 Worst Ice Breakers for a Small Group

10. Share the worst sin you’ve ever committed.
9. If you were God, who would you punish first?
8. Which person in this group do you think needs to find Jesus the most?
7. Which people at your church do you wish would find a different church, and why?
6. If you could erase any verse out of the Bible, which one would it be?
5. Share the juiciest piece of gossip you know so we can pray about it.
4. If you could have anything from your neighbor’s house, what would it be?
3. What’s your favorite of The 10 Commandments to break?
2. If you could change anything about your spouse, what would it be?
1. If you could commit any sin and get away with it, what would it be?

So does anyone want to add to this “worst” ice breaker to this list?

Being Born and Being Born Again

In John 3 we have the story of Nicodemus asking how to have eternal life. The answer of course is to be born again. Now, when we read that we immediately think of a baby. Being that I just had one of those a week ago, it got me thinking. My son Samuel does not know how to do a lot of things. Like talk, walk, or even roll over. They tell me that he can not see more than like 18" away from his face. So as parents our job is to teach him these valuable life skills.
Now when we are talking about being born again, there is a difference. It is at that moment we receive the WHOLE Spirit of God. Samuel is not ready to do some of those things. His brain and body are not developed enough to be able to do them. But when we are talking about receiving the Spirit of God, it is there. Now we might need to learn how to use it and stuff like that but it is there.
So are you using it? Or are you just letting it sit there?

Read a good blog lately?

Let me encourage you all to head on over to Patty's blog. Trust me, if it comes from Patty's mouth, or in this case from her fingers, it will be worth reading. She's a lady of great insight and a lot of fun. So check it out. Trust me, you will not be disappointed. Check Patty's blog now, and check Patty's blog often. And if you don't check Patty's blog, well, then you are just not cool. So why are you still reading this? Shouldn't you be at Patty's blog?

You want to see some pictures?

I thought you would, so here we go:

He is here!!!!!!!!!!

It's a boy!!!!!!!! Heather had a 8 lb 14 oz 19 inch boy. Every one is healthy. I'll get you some pictures soon. I'd type more but I am holding Samuel James right now, and watching the Steelers.

Sunday Random Reflections

Now please bear with me. I will probably be all over the place.

I'm really enjoying our "Get Out of the Boat" Sunday morning growth group. Good discussions, good growth.

My throat is tired after Sundays. This is nothing new for me. It is this way just about every week. Sore might be one word, but it is a little different than a sore throat.

I liked the amount of people there today. I don't remember the number, but it felt full.

The extra hour of sleep was nice for me, and people seemed more awake then normal.

Had good muffins to eat this morning .

My wireless mic cut out on me in the middle of the message. I don't like when that happens. I have a love hate relationship with that mic. There are days I love and days I hate it. Today is a day I hate it. (proud of myself for grabbing the other mic and not trying to do without a mic (see tired throat above))

I made some grammatical errors on the listening guide. I hate doing that, but it happens unfortunately.

Patty and June shared about seizing opportunities and chasing lions...that was good stuff. That was so encouraging. By the way if you want to listen to it, go to bakerstownalliance.org. You will find a player towards the bottom of the page. Just click on it, and towards the end you will hear Patty and June.

Tough call: do I watch the Nascar race or Patriots vs. Colts?

Sundays are a blur. I don't remember everything that happened. I feel so drained every week. I put so much into it. Man, does that feel good! I know that sounds weird but, just to invest yourself totally into anything. I think we are missing that in our current culture.

Monday is coming. Now normally on Mondays I spend the day doing little projects and cleaning up things and basically just relaxing. This monday...well...just check out this post from my wife http://innermostthoughtsofaveryprivateperson.blogspot.com/2007/10/baby.html. So it is possible it will be a different kind of day.

This fall stuff, I love it. It is has been really comfortable.

I have been loving hanging out with Isaiah. He is becoming more and more fun. I know I have said that before but it continues to be more fun.

This whole chase the lion study, we're six weeks into it. Wow. It is what our church needed. It has been really good. If you haven't done it yet, check out chasethelion.com

Where has Ska gone?

I am sitting here working on stuff for Sunday and had the urge to listen to some good Insiderz (ska band from the 90's). I don't know why ska fell of the face the world. Ska rules! I think we all need to make an effort to bring ska back and better then ever. Ska just puts you in a great mood doesn't it? Well now I have proven the fact that I am nerd. But is there anyone else out there that misses ska, or is just me?