Christmas Presence

In just a few days we will awake early Christmas morning wipe the crusty sleep from our eyes, and scurry to the place where wrapped goodies have been placed.

We tear open each gift like a dog sifting through the earth trying to uncover a buried bone. After the wrapping paper settles and the boxes are folded back to be used again another year. We try on every article of clothing, and test every gadget. 

We hurry out the door the next day to spend our gift cards, and to return any unwanted gift.

Corporate America, mom and pop shops, and you and I the consumer have made Christmas more about the presents we receive than the presence we feel. We crave the latest gizmo constructed by Steve Jobs and his cronies (s I type this on my I-Phone) more than we crave the hands which constructed the very world we live in. When the Christmas gifts of 2007 are long forgotten about, out of style, worn out and broken the presence of God that we barely sought after, looked to or focused on will never go out of style, wear out or break. 
Let this Christmas be a time when you seek after the presence of God, and not the presents of men.

RUSH Hour

RUSH Hour The phrase rush hour refers to the time of day when most of corporate America punches out of their 9-5 job. But for many of us, rush is not segmented to a certain time of day. No, we live a rush life.

I write in great concern that those of us who live a rush life, don't have time to... fill in the blank. Time to care, pray, face to face conversation, relationship, and fun. We live a rush life. Rush hour gives birth to a lot of angry, frustrated people trying to get nowhere fast. I think it is time to slow down and take notice.

I know I am preaching to myself first. The guy who lives on coffee and no sleep. I promise to take time out and smell the roses, listen to that song, and read that book.

Don't be in a such a hurry... That you don't realize what is happening in your world. Just this past week someone shot up a shopping mall in Nebraska, killing innocent lives. I know a guy whose wife works right where it all opened. And Sunday some duranged individual went into a local house of worship where he shot and killed people.

We can get so busy and in a rush that as long as it doesn't effect me I don't care. But what if that was Somerset and what if that was The Apostolic Church. News flash: that was someone's mall and church.

R.U.S.H.
R U Serving Him?

Hanging with Wayne Francis

To all my best friends...

Today I leave for St Louis to hang with Wayne Francis and other cultural transformers. We will converge for a series of meetings to come up with ideas for the 2008 Commune-ity meeting in Cincinatti, Ohio. Impact Student Minsitry - we are rolling in full force to this meeting. I have a challenge with one of my comrades, Brandon Shanks, to see who can bring the most staff.

Last night, we had an awesome fuel service. Called & Chosen rocked it out, and we were lead to worship by Page 5. The message was delivered by Brandon Flynn who pointed out some really cool stuff.

Brandon referenced the Word of God when it stated that we are to seek first the kingdom of God and all these things will be added unto us. The point was that the instruction was to seek that you didn't even have to find and all these things will be added. Cool thoughts Brandon...

I'm out-tune in next time...

Welcome to our site...

May 7 2007 is the first time I have ever blogged... Hi to all my best friends-what an awesome weekend we had. ALL_In was crazy. The Royal Tailor Band from IBC was off the chain, and my man Brent preached an awesome sermon on Saturday asking the question Where is Your Heart? Pastor Warman killed it yesterday with two amazing sermons: The Shadows, and The Wind, The Whale, The Gourd, and the Worm. What a weekend... A lot going on today-have to get ready for Impact class tomorrow. We will be discussing the suject of relationships. Check back often for updates and more random thoughts...