Weekend Linkfest
We had a very busy weekend. I hadn't slept much last week, so Friday I went to bed at 7AM and got up at 4PM. I took Nathan up to his Grandparents where he spent the night for the first time ever. It went quite well. I came home, went to bed at 11PM and got up at 6:30AM.
Saturday we went to the DNA of Relationships Seminar which was pretty good. Gary was a bit jet-lagged, so his delivery wasn't perfect, but his content was quite powerful and inspirational. Greg and Michael where quite entertaining and informative. Many of the concepts where similar to teaching that I had heard at other seminars, but it is always good to bring those ideas back to the forefront. Seminar speakers usually have to bring some interesting and humorous stories with them in order to keep the audience interested. The more of these stories you hear, the more you will be reminded of these concepts by other events in your life.
The event was at Real Life Ministries in Post Falls Idaho. Last I heard, they where one of the fastest growing churches in the country. Their building is scary big. I know several people who go there, and I listened to their radio broadcast for a year or so, and I am convinced that they are growing for the right reasons. They do not avoid the tough topics, or sugar coat anything. They teach the Gospel in a very straightforward and deliberate manner. They work very hard at caring for their people and getting people involved in ministry. I have also attended a baptism there, and they do a very good job of making sure that everyone in the building understands exactly what it represents. Their attendance has grown from 50 people to over 5000, and They are only 8 years old.
We had dinner with some Friends at the White House Grill. It was pretty extraordinary food. Inexpensive as well. Hope you like Garlic! Also better have reservations.
Today we started the day going to church. Liferoads is starting a 4 week series on the heart of David. I am pretty sure that it is going to be a great study! We are having a huge neighborhood outreach/church cleanup project next weekend. The weekend after that the African Children's Choir is coming to Spokane.
This evening we had our Financial Peace class. I would recommend that everyone take this class or another class like it. If you try to pick it up on your own, you are likely to get it totally wrong. Nearly everyone in our culture has it wrong. We still have a lot of work to do, but at least there is a plan.
Sundays are always pretty tough for me. I get up at 7 and go to bed at 7 or 8. Rarely do I get any sleep.
