April 20, 2007

  • I was looking back over my old blogs yesterday and I was surprised to be reminded of some major events in my life of which I had completely forgotten the timeframe.  I was never one to keep a diary but I’m now guessing that, in my case anyways, there is some value to writing down your thoughts once in a while.  I also noted that I joined xanga on 3/21/2001 so my sixth anniversary has just passed unnoticed.  I find it hard to believe that it has been that long.

     

    As I went through my subscriber list I also saw some names that stood out as old friends and some I couldn’t remember what kind of relationship I might have had with them.  Some are still around and some have left xanga for greener pastures.  I, at one time, started a blogspot web log for the times when xanga used to go down, but I was never comfortable over there and preferred to carry on my relationships here.  I guess some want to move on to the latest and greatest hot spots but I prefer the tried and true comfort that comes from being in a familiar place.  I like change, but not change that comes too quickly or too drastically.  I suppose that is why I never plan on moving!

     

    We had another Saturday Night coffee house this past week.  After all the planning for Palm Sunday Eve and Easter Eve is was nice to just kick back a bit and be even more casual.  We had a discussion on questions from a book entitled “Over Two Hundred Questions Kids Ask About Religion” or something like that.  The SN Pastor had a lot of pages bookmarked to use but I think we only got through about three of them.  People seem to really like the chance to speak their opinions about things when given the chance.  They really like the soup too!  Our next one (in May) will either feature slides from the Pastor’s trip to England to view the places Wesley walked (Methodist) or might be an open discussion depending on how quick he gets the pictures developed.  We are also planning a questionnaire to see what people want out of a service and what they think we might be doing right and doing wrong.  That can expose us to some criticism but I feel that the church is for the congregation and we need to at least consider their input before we assume that we are doing what they feel ministers to them.  At the least, it gives us a chance to explain what we do if they are missing the point.

     

    Work is work and I’m feeling I’ve complained enough about my current situation.  I have the perfect job for me and though it could be better, it could be a lot worse.  I read the news and see what is going on in the lives of others and can just thank God that I have a great and prosperous life.  I just need to give it over to God and quit trying to manipulate my circumstances.  Amen.

     

    I bought the Matt Redman CD “Beautiful News” back in 2006 when it first came out, listened to it once or twice, and forgot about it.  My wife and I were listening to it in the car the other night and I remarked that out of all his CDs, this one doesn’t seem to have the stand out worship song that the others have had.  I’m always looking for something new to do at church but I haven’t heard anything on this CD I want to do.   I guess I could say the same thing about Chris Tomlin’s “See The Morning” too.  I’ve done “How Great Is Our God” a few times but it really isn’t a song that strongly appeals to the worship in me.  That CD seems to have had a strong following though so maybe it is either my age won’t allow me to relate to his age or the lack of my having a band at SN anymore restricts my song choices.  I’ve been considering getting Tim Hughes “Holding Nothing Back” but I don’t want to spend money on another CD I won’t listen too.  Anyone have that one?  Sometimes I think I should just buy the CDs from the Passion seminars, which usually have the latest and greatest from Tomlin, Redman, etc., and forget buying their solo efforts.

     

    I’d like to buy an LCD computer monitor as my 17” CRT has me reaching for my glasses all the time but I never wear them at work where I have a 19” LCD.  I know the bigger size has something to do with it but I also think it is clearer.  I’m also in the beginning stages of wanting a plasma or LCD TV.  Our old 28” CRT takes up a lot of room in our small living room.  The entertainment system cabinet we bought several years ago has always seemed like the Tardis (extra points if you know what that is) is parked in our living room waiting for the Doctor to come back.  I could cut it down to make it thinner if I got a thinner TV to put in it.  The only draw back is the cost of the cable would be higher to get the HDTV.

     

    Well, this could go on forever so I will stop for now.  Hope to get back here soon!.

     

    Be Blessed!

     

    God IS Good!

    Go Ahead: Say It! Believe It! Confess It!

    You're Invited!!

     

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