Tory Farina

Pray For Jeff

Jeff Kirby has been apart of High Point for a while now. He was the Police Officer in the "Rescue Me" series. He has been battling Leukemia at the University of MN.    Jeff needs prayer. He is awaiting a bone marrow transplant this week and was informed last week he no longer has a job. Take a look at the 9 news report... Pray for Jeff and his wife Milly. He needs healing and they need financial breakthrough.

Blogs I love to keep up on

church relevance- Solide
Dave Ferguson- His vision for church is a dream come true.
Dinno Rizzo- The American Mother Teressa- too much? i don't think so.
Don Miller- Hilarious. don't miss it.

Gary Lamb- Ballsy, goo for a chuckle and inspiring.
Indexed- Cool!

swerve- Craig is so normal and yet doing such abnormal things.

Steven Furtick- Guy challenges me like crazy... He is my age.
Paul Stewart- Best friend and smartest guy I know.
Perry Noble- Perry is arrogant and bold but I love him... man can preach.

Potential Blog- i just like it

Ragamuffin Soul- Love his stuff... all of it

My Dad- need I say more?
Scott Hodge- A guy i wish I was closer too. He is a thinker

Seth's Blog- Marketing genius... he got me to buy his book.

Stuff Christians Like- Funny and so true

Talk Box- Courtney Feia's blog... don't miss the weekly set list and other randomness from our beloved Courtney

Mark Batterson- Practical, relevant, challenging

Tony Morgan- like pepper always good to add a little

Without Wax- just found and enjoying

I don't read them all everyday but make a steady diet of them all at one time or another. They help me grow. Hope this inspires you.

God is doing... ...in my life.

Finish this sentence, "God is doing... ...in my life."

And the Two shall become 1

One updated, originally uploaded by think.tank.

I have had several conversations the past few weeks of people both single and married talking about how to make a relationship work. It seems that in our culture these days marriages are disposable like everything else. That is not how God intended it to be. His design is that two independent, powerful people would come together as 1.

We will talk about a theme that God uses towards us and how that should effect how we interact with "the one" we choose to be with. And then we will talk about What it means to be 1.

If you have been struggling in your marriage. Want to make sure when it is your time, you have a good marriage. Or are starting over and don't want to make the same mistakes. This is your series.

if you do not think relationships are important then this is probably not your series.

See you Sunday!

New Laptop

Elizabeth has a Compaq that her dad gave/lent her three years ago. It is FAT- not in the good way- has no battery and is acting funny with lots of pop ups telling us that it may implode at any moment. It is time to lay a dying dog down. I finally got her to realize, after everyone else on our team including the volunteer who designs our bulletin switched to Mac, that she needs a Mac. Here is my dilemma. Mac is supposed to roll out a new Macbook. Here is the leaked picture.

So, do we wait and hope it comes out in the next few weeks meanwhile pray that her current computer doesn't get tossed out a window or decide to permanently retire while she has a huge project that needs to be printed now? Or Do we buy the current version now? Passing up on the latest design that is supposed t be liter, faster and have a better keyboard, screen, and track pad.

Buy or Wait? Any thoughts?

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Weekend Mind Dump!

Weekend reflections:

• I am Feeling the Lord speak to me about my role at HPC… I am sensing a new refined clarity In what I am supposed to do, who I am to become and where I am to lead. I feel empowered in a way I have never felt. I am still working through this but thought I would let you know what God has been working in me.

• We had a first birthday party on Saturday. WOW was that a crazypalooza. Kids galore, drool galore and cake galore. She got presents and tat surprised me for some reason. I just forgot you get presents at a b-day party when you are one. Thanks for all who gave. She loved them. Look at what momma made Olivia... Birthdays are special at the Farina's!

• My grandparents are moving this weekend from a house they lived in for 33 years. That is a lot of stuff to wade through. I hate moving but don’t want to wait 33 years until my next move.

• I am selling my white Saturn VUE… I realized that I hate selling things that I feel emotionally connected to or that I need to get a certain price for. If people ask for way below my price I get ticked at them. E tells me they are doing what I like to do… Get a steal of a deal.

• Message on Sunday- overall I felt like it went well. I am changing my prep style and so I feel less prepared going in but rely on the word in my heart to shine through. Try and teach that in a class room. Learning feel is so subjective. I am also simplifying my message. People can not accomplish in 1 month what I challenge them to do in 10 minutes.

• I was sad to see the Olympics go. It will be four years tell  watch water polo again. 18 month until I get to see Mens Bob sled… YEEESSS!

• Football is so close I can taste it. I am expecting a big blow out with Rogers. He is a solid quarterback. Farve will be fun to watch as well. I am feeling less and less pained by his decision.

• I truly believe that it is my Job to challenge you on a regular basis to live bigger and stronger and more holy then you are currently living. My life message is summed up in  “Live Your Potential” So Go do great things for the Glory of God.

• One more week until all of the summer vacationers come back. I am so excited to see old and new faces again. One more week and we will see if I ordered enough coffee and doughnuts.

• We are making awesome strides in our set up… we have shaved tons of time and have made it a lot more user friendly.

• This month we will transition giving 10%- our tithe- to the ARC for Church planting and drop that down to 2% allowing 8% for other missions projects. It is so fun to finish out a commitment! I am also excited because we meet with the Stitts this week to talk about how we are going to launch them out of HPC and to Moldova… I am working on some slogans for there print material… here is what I have so far…

“Move Ova Moldova” “Red Rova Red Rova can Moldova come ova?” “Give an Ovation for the Moldova Nation”

• Jeff and Milly Kirby are going through a hard time. He is diagnosed with Leukemia and has been fighting it for months. They were just informed He may lose his job. Pray for them. Healing! Financial security. He is awaiting a good report so he can get a bone marrow transplant and begin healing anew. caring bridge is here...

• Volunteer signup is going well. If you haven't yet volunteered this week is not your last opportunity but this week is your best opportunity. Call, email, facebook, or comment your interest and we will get you plugged in. Live Live Connected!
• Target Registration is still available... if you want to help the High Point Kids Grow... Find it here.

God will never leave you for the Jets!

Thank you PATRICK STITT, our new missionary to Moldova, sent this picture to me and I had to share it with you. If I had a church sign and lived in WI I would put this up too.

Be honest

I have talked a lot about the song Healer by Mike Guglielmucci. The Song is amazing! It is truly from the Lord and is anointed from God. Mike has been battling cancer and wrote the song while having been given six months to live. My dad was just with his brother a couple weeks ago and his brother gave my dad the latest health report. It was just found out that he has not been fully honest with his diagnosis. Read the article here

What was he thinking... He didn't need to lie. The song was powerful and amazing on its own. I don't get it. For some reason he couldn't tell the truth. He felt he needed to lie and make up something to gain fame. His brother and wife did'nt even know.

My dad sent off an email to confirm and got a response from his accreditation fellowship saying that it was true and that they were going to investigate his medical history and then come up with restoration and or punishment.

This and another failing of a well known minister in Florida challenge me. They challenge me to evaluate my life under a microscope and cut out anything and everything that might lead to something like this. We are all capable of outrageous things. The higher you go in leadership and notoriety the greater potential of failure you have. Everything costs more. Satan wants to take you out with a greater vengeance!

Check yourself. Be known to others. Be honest with yourself.

When words can not express what you feel