Sure there's controversy and debate.  Sure there's frivolity and fun.  But there's more.

The stakes are high.  The people are real.  The pain is real.

And I am a witness to all of it.  This is for keeps.  One life.  One shot.  Let's do it.

It's time for us who say we care about the lost and dying.........to live in the real world. Instead of waiting for our loved ones to be thrown into hell and begging us for a fingertip of water, let's give them the living water of Jesus Christ now.

Any Questions?

I appreciate a good discussion on worship, although I am by no means an expert.

There may be some insight to be had in a recent press release from George Barna's website regarding the "Worship Wars".

Call it a "Techumenical Movement."

More later...

I've been doing a lot of introspection today.  Stuff happens, makes you think.

Before I start, let me say I'm not looking for pity.  So don't go there.

There are days that I worry about people discovering what a louse I am and losing what respect they had for me.  Then sometimes I think I wish everybody knew what I louse I am so I could find out who my real friends are and what redeeming qualities I actually have that keep them around.  Or maybe it's just love that keeps real friends around.

Well, anyway, I told my wife the other day that if I ever wrote a book, it would list her in the dedications for "loving me anyway."  Eccentricities, goofiness, screw-ups, balding, overweight, inconsistency, poor judgment, etc., blah, blah, blah.  I have to end the list here, because I still (for now) have a reputation to protect.  I can't give away all of my dirty secrets at once, you know.

God loves us anyway.  That's what grace is about, I suppose.

Prayer: God keep me from hurting you intentionally.  Keep me from giving in to the pull of my flaws.  Help me to see what I can do for you, even after my failures.  Help me work with Take what's left to do what you have planned for me.