Sunday Night Mind Dump

We finished up Lord of the Rings today.  It was a fun message because I preached on submission.  It was fun because Dr. Phil made a guest appearance (Thanks  Dr. Phil Thorson).  It was fun because my friend Joey Seales came down and led worship with Trey today. 

Now... my rant... I HATE late Auburn football games... our attendence dropped by about 40%. We had several folks go to the game but I'm sure a lot of people just slept in because it was so late.  Did I mention I HATE late Auburn football games. 

• This is going to be a busy week.
• We have something every night this week.
• I'm excited about this new series-- ALL IN-- we start next week.  We're about to raise the stake for Journey. This is going to be the most critical time in the history of our young church.
• Unusual Sunday, we only had 1 first time guest.
• I'm watching my Red Sox beating the Indians 3-2 in the 4th inning... I can't watch the whole game because I've got to get up and go to the gym in the morning.  I hope I'll catch it on SportsCenter.
• I wished I could have gone to the Churchplanters.com practicum this week.  Just couldn't swing it this time... can't wait for the Conference in February.
• I read a post from Mark Batterson the other day about the 3 things he does with his son to challenge him to grow... I told my son, Seth about it and he was pumped about the challenge.  the 3 things were :  Physical challenge, Intellectual challenge and Spiritual challenge.  I'm lookng forward to seeing how this plays out!
• I went to "Syrup Sopping Day" in Loachapoka.  (town about 10 miles outside of Auburn)  It was a trip!  It was Redneck Heaven! I found someone who had a TV and watched the Alabama-Tennessee game.
• I'm pumped about staff meetings on Monday Nights.  We're going to see great things happen, I'm going to challenge our staff BIG TIME tomorrow night.  Leadership is not for the faint of heart... I'm learning that!
• Did I mention that I hate it when Auburn plays late games!