Mind Dump

*My oldest son turned 16 today. I am very proud of the young man he is becoming. God has blessed him with so many opportunities. I am convicted of taking him for granted and not praying for him (and my other two fantastic children) that God would continue to do for him what was said of Josiah, "your heart has been kept tender."

*Sunday was great. It just had one of those vibes to where you could tell the Holy Spirit was noticeable.

*It was great to see people make amends with the church and get traction in their walk w/Christ.

*Sunday School was fantastic. I love the fact that we have people who don't mindlessly tow the traditional line when it comes to cultural issues. I don't think Jerry Falwell would always enjoy our class and with due respect to Bill O'Reiley we aren't culture warriors.

*It amazes me that without fail when we have an Evangelism Explosion Class during the week we get a visitor(s) on the weekend. Rarely is it anyone we have visited. If we miss a class, that weekend we won't have any visitors. God loves to bless the Great Commission!

*Monday my oldest son got his driving permit. 16 years have passed so fast. Nevertheless, you raise them to have a life of their own. Driving is one of the milestones.

*I scare myself. This week I checked out Giving by Bill Clinton. What's even scarier is I have found some good food for thought. I have developed a curiosity in the Grameen Bank which is mentioned in the book. It is a micro-financing approach for the very poorest of people.

I have really gotten into Project X from webserials.com (not live link).
What I find interesting about this is the small scale. A 5 minute chunk posted every week. I love the way this kind of platform illustrates a democratic leaning. No longer do corporations have a strangle hold on everything public. Music, film and even churches are experiencing a second life by embracing the indie, democratic, non-corporate opportunities that have arisen.

*I'm officially a geek. I have done the freebie grade of Classmates.com. With the exception of one or two people I have not seen any of my classmates since I walked out of Millard High School Gym May 30th 1986 (which was my 18th birthday) on graduation night.
Here is a response to my bio on Classmates that mentions the former feather haired, head banger is now a gray haired pastor...
"Wow your profile shocked me (LOL). In a good way though still trying to picture you standing up there delivering the Sunday Sermon. Who would of thought..."


*It's been a good few days.