I took this picture from the car a couple of weeks ago. I’m thankful to live in a place where we can see God’s beauty everywhere.  

How can anyone deny the existence of God with a sunset like this?

I saw this over on ChurchMag, and I couldn’t resist. I just had to share it with you.

So, which one do you think I am?

I talked about Facebook and Twitter on Sunday during my message. Here is a creative video by Igniter Media telling the story of Jesus using Twitter. Enjoy!

Have you seen the prayer from the Nascar Race last Saturday night in Nashville? It’s created quite a buzz and I’ve had some good conversations about it. Check it out below and then I’ll share a few thoughts.

For what it is worth, here’s what I think

• It cracked me up the first time I heard it. I actually had a pretty good laugh watching it.
• This pastor obviously knows the crowd he is speaking to. He speaks their language and obviously has watched Talladega Nights.
• The people who are most offended seem to be the people who are most religious.
• I guarantee that his church will have a much bigger crowd this Sunday. I’m praying that he will take his responsibility seriously.

I have another confession to make. When it comes to the Starbucks experience, I am a complete idiot. Jennifer loves Fivebucks Starbucks and one of the first things we usually do when visiting a new city is find one. I usually go in, take one look at the confusing menu and try to talk myself out of running out the door.

I still can’t remember the grande, tall, short, skinny, fat drink sizes and I never can find what I want to order on the menu board. It seems that everything I like is a special secret item that you have to ask the barista about. I am not a coffee drinker so I have to find stuff that doesn’t have coffee in it. Unfortunately, they never list any of it in terms the average person can understand. Why can’t a Vanilla Bean Crème Frappuccino Blended Beverage be called a vanilla milkshake?

I guess they like creating a culture for insiders. Kind of like a secret society for coffee snobs. But for me, I would just prefer to order without feeling like an idiot.

This video really cracked me up. I’ve seen several people share it over the last few days, so I thought  I would pass it along. Satire has a way of loosening our defenses so we can hear truth, and I think this video does a good job of that. We must be careful to check our motives and not fall into the “coolness” trap.  Let me know what you think.

This is what happens when we cancel church services! The youth ended up at our house and had some fun on Sunday. Add in hot chocolate, fresh homemade cookies, and snow cream, and you can tell we had a great time. Thanks to Ben for taping and editing the video.  I didn’t make the video, but when you’re my size, you gain some serious speed and get some serious air over the bumps. I’m still feeling it.