1) I’m Tired. On Tuesday/Wednesday my insomnia was in full effect. I got a good sleep last night but had to get up at 5:30am for a youth ministry meeting at my least favorite resturant, Cracker Barrel. I need a good snow owrkout like the guys in the picture below to help wake me up a little more!
Members of the Special Warfare Command participate in an annual severe winter season drill in Pyongchang, about 180km (113 miles) east of Seoul January 10, 2007. The special forces carry out the training course every year to improve their member’s combat abilities in cold weather and heavy snowfall.
2) The Office: Heroes doesn’t return for another 2 weeks but there is a new episode of The Office on tonight. Yahoo has posted some great clips from tonight’s episode. It looks like the employees so Dunder Mifflin Scranton are going out on some sales calls. Should be a lot of fun. There isn’t a funnier show on television. I heard a guy on the radio yesterday say that if you don’t get The Office you just don’t get it.
3) Sending Out An SOS: It is so easy to feel isolated and alone in this world. A couple of conversations that have happend this week have served as great reminders at how hurt, frustrated, and lonely people can be. I think about the song Message in a Bottle by the Police quite often. The song tells the story of a castaway lost at sea on an unihabited island. He decides that he is going to send the world a message in a bottle in hopes that someone will come to resque him. He waits for a year lamenting his loneliness until one day he walks down to the shore. He is astonished by what he finds there.
Walked out this morning, don’t believe what I saw
Hundred billion bottles washed up on the shore
Seems I’m not alone at being alone
Hundred billion castaways, looking for a home
Like I said, I think about this song an awful lot. As a minister, I see broken people all the time. Sting is right. Countless broken and hurting people out there. This song helps remind me to look for those messages of desperation that people are sending out.
4) Senior on Staff: I am currently the senior guy on staff at my church. Pray for not only my church but for Christianity as a whole! Maybe we could get a documentary crew in here to film a new version of “Who’s Minding the Store?” 🙂
I get to preach in a couple of weeks so I’m trying up all the lose ends on my “The Gospel According to Starbucks” message. It is progressing very nicely I must say. Can’t wait to share it with you all. Maybe I’ll do a podcast.
5) Samuel L Jackson is God: No, not a god but YHWH. Well, at least his voice is. Prominent African-American actors and actresses have lent their talents and voices to an audio Bible project called, The Bible Experience. I have the New Testament already and Old Testament drops later this year. The production value is top notch and the acting is superb. It is the best audio Bible I have ever bought. I bought the MP3 discs because they were a tad cheaper and eaiser to rip onto my computer. I’m planning on using some of the segments in a worship service soon. At least check it out. It is a great way to supplement your Bible reading and a way to hear scripture in a totally new way.
6) Have a Great Day Yeah, have a great day everyone.