Friday Kick-Start
Hey Everyone,
So, it’s been a wild week. I typically take one day per week and “unplug” from blog world. Normally, I’ll catch up pretty easily but this week has had it’s share of detours, so I start out Friday morning with nearly 500 unread blogs in my Google Reader. So, yep - I did it again - I declared RSS Bankruptcy and “Marked All Read”.
Today Joy leaves for the weekend - she’s going down to Orlando with some of her girfriends who are running a triathlon race. Joy’s not in the race - she’s just going to hang out with some girls and have fun. I’d say she’s much-deserving of this get away. It leaves me this weekend with all four of my beloved munchkins … so pray for them! Seriously, I’m looking forward to it - we’re gonna have a blast.
Stay tuned this evening for a super-blog-post … one that is VERY IMPORTANT to me. I am going to set it to automatically release around 1:30 AM, EST … but on auto-release, my email subscription folks don’t get an email (I don’t know why that doesn’t work!?).
In the meantime, here are a few things I’ve been meaning to mention:
- Please vote for my song, “Fix My Eyes” on IndieHeaven.Com’s FanFaves chart daily. As of today, it’s at #29 on the charts and rising.
- I just watched my friend Mandy’s video, in partnership with Brent’s wife, Tam … it’s on the new MTTV Video Blog … and is hilarious, so check it out and encourage those gals.
- Travis and Chris hit homeruns as always with their media and print-related work for our current sermon series at SSCC, “Just Breathe”.
- Worship this past Sunday was amazing. I need a dedicated confessional or text-fessional to describe it, but I think I waited too long.
- There is a “revival” happening in Lakeland, FL - over 8,000 people attending every night. Lots of salvations, miracles, signs, wonders, healings. I’ve not been, nor have I watched it on God.TV, but I understand you can see it every night. I have a LOT of thoughts in my head about this type of thing, and I need to write them down … but I can sum it up by simply saying, “I believe, Lord help my unbelief”. More on that later.
- EXTRA (added about 30 minutes AFTER publishing this) … Perry Noble had a great post called “Five Phases in Dealing with a Critic” … I just had to share this post, as I’ve experienced all FIVE of these phases within about 72 hours this week. Dang, I can relate!
So Mandy & Tam’s tips on MTTV said keep your blog posts short … this is still within one “screen”, so I hope I’m doing OK … any constructive criticism, ladies?
Fred
on May 9th, 2008 at 8:54 am
I think short blogs are pretty boring, but since yours was a ‘blog love’ I read it…
Yes, I absolutely LOVED Sunday… truly a GREAT morning all around!
Though I’ve already blogged my thoughts on this ‘revival’, I was discussing it with our friend Mack, and we agreed on one thing for sure: we could most definitely joing together and pray for revival to come here, to Glynn County, Brunswick, & Saint Simons Island. I want to see people meet the real Jesus, and have their lives changed by Him.
Amen!
on May 9th, 2008 at 9:05 am
glad to have you back today!
i have checked out MTTV and was introduced to mandy’s blog this week…very interesting, especially on wednesdays!!!
perry’s post was awesome, though i didn’t give it a plug it is printed out and in my stack of keepers for future reference!!!
enjoy the weekend!!! my wife, kasey, is working this weekend so i get molly all to myself…i understand your excitement, or atleast 25% of it…
on May 9th, 2008 at 9:31 am
Shannon, thanks man!
Jon, thanks for the welcome return. Wacky Wednesdays are insane at Mandy’s blog, but Wednesday is typically my ‘unplug’ day, so I miss out.
Enjoy Molly!
on May 9th, 2008 at 10:20 am
BEAUTIFUL job of keeping it short!
but, remember, we ALSO said not to listen to bloggers who haven’t been blogging for a year.
so.
yeah.
YOU are the blog king. go for it!!
on May 9th, 2008 at 10:35 am
Thanks, Madame Queen!
on May 9th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
Re: the revival- I’ve felt the same as you, Fred. I know, though, that I won’t be able to say definitively what I feel about it until I see it for myself. But, as the Word says….no, COMMANDS: Test the Spirits.
Re: Perry Noble’s post- Did anyone else besides me notice that those five phases of dealing with criticism all coincide PERFECTLY with the five stages of grief? An interesting point that I pointed out there.
Re: This past Sunday- I love those days where everything just falls into place in worship.
on May 9th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Haha! the MTTV queens are awesome!
Regarding the revival, I’d love to hear your thoughts. I watched one of the live services the other night. My issue is not whether or not God is able, but more about whether the teaching and claiming going on has anything to do with God.
on May 11th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
The Todd Bentley dude who’s leading the “revival” in LakeLand, FL is into some very unfortunate stuff (I’m trying to be as nice as possible!). He’s just up the road form us and our church and has been affecting a lot of people in the area. If you want to know what I mean by “unfortunate”, just check out this clip on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exb53K2v4pk
Does God heal and deliver? OF COURSE! But look to the Word for an accurate picture of what it’s supposed to look like. Study HOW Jesus and disciples healed and HOW they cast out demons…