Sunday Reflection

This is my new weekly concept, stolen, of course.  I am going to review, in my own mind, what happened over the weekend.  I saw Dale Schaffer doing this, and think it is great.  I think Dale is becoming my own personal victim, I am "borrowing" so much from him lately.

- "Don't Go to Church, Be the Church" was a success.  We had positive reviews from all three groups.  I am stoked that we spent some time loving our community.  This is what church is about, I think.

- As far as the cleaning group, I was surprised at how few people were out.  I think if we do this again, we should bring signs to plant in the ground.  Something like "This park cleaned by Norwood Church of the Nazarene."

- I wrote an article for the Norwood Times about our day.  How cool that we were allowed to do that!  

- citizensforabetternorwood.blogspot.com also allowed me to guest post last week about our weekend.  Check it out!

- LSU lost by 30, Wisconsin by 41, Red Sox lost Game 2, Patriots by 20.  Rough weekend for me.  

- I discovered the new Google phone coming out soon on T-Mobile (which Charryse and I have).  I am hoping that having that smartphone (which I hope to get before the end of the year) will help me remember all that is going on in pastoring.  I haven't missed an appointment yet, but I have been surprised how loaded up my pastoral calendar has been getting.  I hope this phone with its calendar and organizational tools will help simplify/organize my life.  Carrying around a big, old calendar is not working for me.  And I am terrified that a man purse is getting close to necessary w/o the phone!

- Mackenzie is crawling, pulling herself up, standing.  Walking is not far off.  I didn't know that a 15 lb. peanut could do this stuff!  (Oh and there is a tooth!)

- I am enjoying our Wednesday night services.  We are studying Acts.  Great, great book!

- This Sunday is Missions Sunday at our church.  Finances are tight, so we are going to have to count on donations beyond tithe in a tough economy to meet our budgets in that area.  Pray for that, if you would.

- I am stoked about our next Sermon Series.  We will be doing "The Elephants in the Church."  It'll be tough on me to talk about the stuff we don't talk about.  But, they are truths that need to be spoken.  Should be great!

- Thanks for listening to me.