Alrighty – here are some thoughts from the week:

• I had an absolute blast on the ski trip – I always look forward to that every year

• I had an old friend from high school come to church with me today – I’m pretty excited about his life

• Marathon training is going well - the marathon is nearly 3 months away – time is flying!

• We had our best attendance at Revolution on a Wednesday in a long time – that pumps me up!

• Sean, Cory, and I got to play video games the other night for hours – haven’t had a night like that in forever – it was a blast!

• Zack finished up 19 North’s January series: Hope last night – I’d highly recommend listening to the podcast

• God’s Love – Zack had Ken Geisel share his testimony of overcoming cancer at 19 North via video and in person. He said something that rocked my world: He said, “Through the process I learned IF YOU KNOW HOW MUCH GOD LOVES YOU – IT’S OVER (YOU CAN DO ANYTHING). You might say to me, Ken, you’re telling me you went through all that sickness and fighting the fight and all you learned was that God loves you?? Yep!”
  • If we could only learn how much God loves us it would change our lives

• If you haven’t listened to Qualifying for God’s Best by Keith Moore – you’re missing out!

• Pastor John just wrapped up his series “Enemies of Purpose” – definitely good stuff - get the podcast!

• Here are the articles and blog posts I thought were worth reading this week

Until next time – Love you guys!

This video gives you a different perspective doesn’t it? I think so often we look into the lives of people who hold positions of leadership and forget that they too are human, have strengths and weaknesses, and live life everyday day just like the rest of us. Just thought it was interesting… hope you enjoy

Alright so I got this book because it is required reading for VBI. I’ve seen it in our bookstore for years and I’ve seen it on a lot of pastors desks. To be honest – the title threw me off and the fact that it contains “gems from the Greek” just scared me! On top of that it is a devotional book (I am not a huge fan of devotion books). So let’s just say I wasn’t looking forward to reading this.

Then I opened the book and actually started reading it. The result: I couldn’t put it down. I have not read the entire book (there is over 800 pages!) however, after reading about 200 pages I’m convinced that every believer needs this in their library. Every page is filled with wisdom – I’ll use this as a devotional for the rest of my life.

If you don’t buy this book and read it on a consistent basis – you’re missing out.

Final Grade: A+     Buy it here