Weekend Mind Dump!

• What a weekend... We wrapped up our "Prodigal Son"/ "Waiting Father". I was having a hard time with the message. I knew what I wanted to say but it just wasn't coming out on paper right. I went to bed on Saturday praying, "Lord help me now to talk about you in a way that will radically change someones perspective about you forever." I woke up the next morning thinking I would go over my message again and felt like I shouldn't. So I printed it and just went for it. I felt like it was one of my "best" messages. (Don't take this the wrong way... I rarely feel like I spoke great.) So when I was done and Orion and "The House Band" broke into "Prodigal" by One Republic. HOT!!!!! It blew the doors of the place! 
• One Big Burly Biker guy was crying at the end in the Lobby and was so taken by what God had done he Hugged me so Hard He hurt my back. I went home and was hurting all day. -I gotta say it was a good hurt! beautiful Pain!  
• Another girl in the Lobby Said, "when you talked about the father being different than our earthly father... That got me because my dad is not very nice and doesn't listen." I got  little emotional and said, "God our father always hears you." BAM! we both started to tear up. i hugged her.
• My Pastor... Pastor St. John  was in the house to see what we have been up to at High Point he pastors 915 pastors in the state of MN. He was very complementary. I respect him a great deal and have learned a ton from him.
• Let me know what God spoke to you during this last series. Leave a Comment.
• Elephant in the church is next. Thanks Mark for the idea. This is going to be a fun series. Hitting on some Hot Topics of the church. Next week is the Grey Elephant. What does God say about Drinking, Dancing, Movies, Tobacco and Poker. Come next week and we will Shed some light on the "GREY ELEPHANT.
• My Church fantasy team is in a slump. As the GM I put the coach on notice if we go 6 loses in a row he might be canned as it is I am 4 and 5. My other league I am 6 and 3. I definitely take an Internet in teams I would never enjoy watching if I have a player on their squad. Its a fun diversion.
• Things I am listening to... New... Augustana, Snow Patrol, Hillsong, Keane, Ryan Adams, Bloc Party, and more old... Vega 4, and more.
• I listen to a lot of music. It is important in my opinion to hear what is out their and going on. So much of culture can be expressed from our music. Think of what Elvis Presley meant to my parents generation. Now think of what Pink and Death cab for Cutie mean to ours. Christian or secular it is all a prayer. Think about it. If they are lamenting about life or praising God I picture God in heaven listening and responding as if he would to a person crying out to him directly. Music is raw emotion. Just my take. I am careful not to fill my mind with dirty, vulgar or hateful music... but I am also careful to give a lot of different stuff a spin at least once at least for a little while.
• I may have a lead on packer tickets for Sundays game. YES!!!!
• Pray for Jeff Kirby... things are not looking good. Pray for comfort and wisdom.
• I am gearing up for a late night tonight to watch the polls close. I am going to go out and get snacks.
• "Jesus was innocent but he was not naive"
• I bought a pair of $150 shoes fo $8 bucks yesterday
• I am changing my schedule to be more "in the community" so watch for me :)

Comments

[Tim]

Tory,
I luv ya, but come on. Elvis being compared to pink???