25 Million Reasons?
Did he really try to commit suicide? Terrell Owens says no...he just overdosed on pain medications. Is he depressed? Of course, I don't know anymore than you, but there was one thing that struck me about the story. I believe it was his publicist who said he has 25 million reasons not to kill himself...of course refering to the dollar amount of his contract. But we've seen this before...having lots of money doesn't bring true fulfillment and happiness to our lives. It takes more than that. Don't get me wrong...I would mind having 10% of his salary and it would actually make my life better in many ways. But in the end, the money, the stuff, the fame...all of it doesn't equal true happiness.

In The Zone
We begin a brand-new series at LCC this Sunday. During the month of October I am going to be talking about what the Bible says about living in the zone...what we might call the sweet spot of success. When I think about being in a zone, I immediately think of sports. It's amazing to watch Tiger Woods when he is in a zone. Some of my favorite memories are watching Michael Jordan when he led the Bulls to all those championships. It was as if he couldn't miss. It's a great feeling when our lives are "in the zone." It's actually something God desires for us. I believe God is going to teach our church alot this month...I know I am already learning through my preparation!

Where We Live
Here in Northern Virginia we know all about the difficult traffic, the never-ending, tiresome commutes, etc...but I ran across this interesting statistic today. Of cities with over 500,000 in population, Washington, D.C. has the largest surge in daytime growth from commuters...nearly 411,000 every day, expanding the population by 72%. Click here for the USA Today snapshot. When I hear that I wonder...what else can...or should our church be doing to reach our commuting population???

Wednesday Worship
Tomorrow night we are gathering for an intimate time of worship. Our service will include communion, music, prayer, and a testimony from one of our newest members. This is a new monthly adventure for our church on the 3rd Wednesday night of each month. We did a test run back and June and we had a great time with about 50% of our Sunday morning attendance. I'm looking forward to seeing everyone who can make it midweek!

Men of Integrity Devotional
One of the men in our church asked me yesterday for a good daily devotional guide. I recommend the Men of Integrity daily devotional. I am currently reading this on a daily basis. My wife ordered me a subscription about 4 months ago. It's a great way to get my day started. Here is a link to order a free risk-free trial issue.

Games, Games, Games...
I realized a long time ago...that I love games: sports, games shows, board games, video games, mind games...it definitely makes life more interesting.

Yesterday we played an original game show in our church service...it was a blast. (Maybe we should do an entire series of game shows.) Then I went to my son's baseball game and helped coach and keep the scorebook. Then I got home at 4:30 pm and my first priority was to check the scores for my fantasy football team...which was not so good. Finally, the night ended with another game...Skins vs. Boys...and I don't want to talk about that!

Thank God for games...and the spice they bring to life.

Hello! Welcome to my blog. I look forward to using this forum as a means to share thoughts with our church body and all who come to this spot. I will be sharing things such as:

• devotional thoughts from my personal time with God


• thoughts related to Sunday's messages


• general thoughts about the church


• perspectives on life in today's world

Hope you will visit often.