Randomness

I know it has been a while since I posted But I thought I would post a few random thoughts before I head out to eat lunch with my wife.

Thought number:
1. Thank God for "Global Warming" imagine how cold it would be without it.

2. It is really nice having your wife work in the same county you live in.

3. A good curveball is hard to hit in baseball, but even harder to hit when life throws one at you.

4. 5th graders are heathens (mine included) but God still loves them.

5. Most adults are heathens too, but God still loves them also.

6. Can fire freeze, I think I will go out and build one and find out?.....Yep, it sure can.

7. Diet--is it a coincidence that the biggest part of the word is DIE?.....Nope, I don't think so.

8. If the world judges the Church by the signs it puts out in front of our buildings, is there any wonder people think the church is full of geeks. "Don't give up, Moses was once a basket case." That just screams "GEEK" to me.

Well I hope to get back to blogging on a regular basis. Got any random thoughts give me a comment and let me know.

Shalom,
Randy

Will the world stop spinning in 2009?

Can you believe that this is the last day of 2008. As hard as it is to believe it is true. 2008 was a tough year. We lost some really good people this year. Boots Blocksom, Bud Chestnut, and Johnny Miller. The memory of their love and faith will stand as a testament to their commitment to Jesus.

The biggest story of the year locally has to be the great flood of 2008. Seeing three feet of water just outside my back yard is not a sight I care to see again. If I see another sand bag it will be too soon.

What will happen in 2009? I have no idea. My guess is that the world will keep spinning, Washington will keep throwing money out, like a parade float throws candy. And Hollywood will keep making movies.

As for ECC in 2009? We are going to once again become an Acts 2:42 community. We are going to devote ourselves to Jesus teachings, to fellowship, to the breaking of bread, to prayer, and to praising God together. If we accomplish those things this year, then God will be glorified, the body of Christ at ECC will be strengthened, and Jesus will be lifted up.

I hope you will join us in 2009 and make this year, a year we become an Acts 2:42 community.

Global Warming?

Snow in Vegas? Global Warming? Hey Al Gore, help me understand this theory please?

How do you pray?

Ever feel like prayer is a one sided conversation?

Maybe it seems that way, because too often it is.

I confess this is a struggle for me, I think that every second my head is bowed and my eyes are closed I need to be saying something. Maybe, what we need to sit back and allow Jesus a few words. I am know that there are times, He has something to say but he can't get a word in edge wise.

Will we ever learn that prayer is a conversation and not a monologue?

Holy Is the Lord

This is going to be our invitation song for the the month of December. Chris Tomlin is one artist that is very quickly becoming an all time favorite of mine.

The New Dollar Bill

I am thinking that this might be a good idea , especially in light of the recent finical distress.

Randy's Ramblings

Talk about busy weekend. I sometimes wish that there were 3 days in a weekend.

Saturday ECC had the Living Faith food and clothing give away. We gave food and clothes to 26 families in the North Daviess area. That means that 101 people will have a better thanksgiving because of this ministry. What was really awesome is that in the few weeks before the give away we asked for the ECC family to donate a total of 30 turkeys for the give away. The final total of turkeys donated was 36. I am blown away by that, and in the coming weeks we are going to host a community dinner for anyone who would like to come in and eat and fellowship.

I feel like the current message series the Jesus Language is going real well. Of course we think of Jesus as a great teacher and preacher, but when we look at his actions, we see that He did not just talk about what we should be doing as His people, but he showed us by example. My continous prayer through out this series is that all of the family at ECC will begin to speak the Jesus Language.

Sunday afternoon ECC had 7 folks go to the nursing home in Odon to lead their church service. It is great that we had these 7 servants go out and show the love of Jesus to the residents at Ketcham. I will be the first to admit that there are times that I dread things like that at times, but when I listen to God instead of fighting what he want, He always blesses me. (I certainly do not deserve that blessing, but thankfully He blesses me regardless of my unworthyness.)

Then Sunday night we had a huge crowd out for our Thanksgiving dinner. I don't know how many were there, but I do know that we had to set up more tables and get chairs from classrooms. Of course the food was great and we even had enough to deliver a plate to some of the senior folks who don't get out as often as they would like.

I never thought I would ever say this, but after a big weekend like last weekend, I thank God for Monday.