Saturday Round-up

• Going to the Races – My inner redneck will be in full force tonight. (also, see last year’s nascar post)
• Interesting flap with Mark Driscoll.  Some group of Christian knuckleheads are organizing a protest at his church on Dec. 3rd because of his comments following up the Ted Haggard controversy.  Driscoll is a straight-talking urban missionary.  There’s nothing like a little controversy to fuel the growth of a church. 
• I cannot wait for our Christus series.  It kicks off with free tickets to the Nativity movie.  Already, I’ve heard of one family that is bringing a couple dozen people…great day to look forward to.  My friend, John Smulo from Elk Grove, CA will be speaking about the "Present Tense Jesus" on December 17th.
• We are getting ready for an upgrade of our theater setup.  By the beginning of December, you will see a nice transformation of our lobby.  By mid January to February, we are…well, you’ll just have to wait and see.
• Church Rater and ChurchHop- two really intersting websites for pastors and church attenders who no longer see church through the lenses of an unbeliever.  Thanks to Michael Foster for the link to ChurchHop.
• Kourtney has been hilarious.  Yesterday she informed Kelly that "Hola" was Spanish for "hello" and "Abracadabra" was Spanish for "go fly away."  Check out Kelly’s latest pics of Kourtney at dance.