- I hope some of our people were able to give their guilt to Christ to live lives of service.
- The music was good, this week. No major glitches, which is good. Missed our drummer. I still think a lot of people seemed to have powerful times of worship.
- I read a passage from "The Shack." I read the book last week, and was surprised by how much I liked it. Was it perfect? No. But, it did a good job of helping us break past the things that hang us up in the church: individualism, politics, economics, lovelessness, God as something that s/he is not. I recommend it.
- I am planning to ready "Crazy Love" (Francis Chan) this week. I also want to finally finish my Brad Meltzer book as well as Galloway's book on Innovative Transitions.
- This week is Halloween on Friday night. This was one of my favorite events in my first year in Norwood, so I am excited about it again. Last year we cooked hot dogs as well as handed out candy. The adults loved this as they often hustled out of work to get their kids ready, forsaking a meal. It gave us a nice chance to talk with neighborhood people in a very "non-threatening" way. I hope for more of the same this year.
- We are having "Harvest Fest" this week at church. A Bluegrass band is coming. We may or may not be outside (weather permitting). We plan to invite everyone at Halloween. Should be good. The plan is talk about Practical Atheism - believing their is a God, but not living like it.
- Angel Food was great this week. A total of 13 volunteers helped out. We gave out $1,800 worth of ordered food. Should be even bigger next month. I am amazed, though, that with a ministry of this level that we have a new wrinkle to iron out every month. Nothing major, just something new every time we expand.
- I think Angel Food is really starting to impact Norwood.
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