Best of the Best: Internet Candy

Here is some internet candy I’ve enjoyed recently:

• Kayaking in the Keys on Flickr.  Beautiful Pictures from my favorite way to explore the Keys.
• Harvard Business Review: “The Kindle isn’t Dead Yet (and other Reflections on the iPad)”
• Art of Manliness (one of the best blogs on the internet): “Weasels Ripped My Flesh”
• My friend, Chris Day turned 43 (and I didn’t tell him Happy Birthday because I’m a slacker!)
• Seth Godin: You Can See the Determination in His Eyes
• Mark Driscoll’s latest blog series called: 11 Leadership LEssons from the 12 Disciples.   My favorite entries in the series are:  Hurt before Fruit, Under Authority before in Authority, and Pray Humbly Then Proceed Boldly.
• Nelson Searcy: Who’s Answering Your Phone
• RunKeeper.  Track your walking, running, cycling, or mountain biking via GPS.
• Livestrong.  Over the past couple months, it’s become my #1 stop on the web. Want to get in shape? Burn more calories than you consume.  If you’d gotten too comfortable on the couch and are looking for a tool to kick your hinder parts into shape, this is a good place to start.

Sunday Wrap-up

Wow! I haven’t done this in a long time!  Here goes:

• Today, I shared about Spiritual Growth/Holiness out of Ephesians 3:14-21.  I love this series.  I love the Book of Ephesians…powerful stuff.
• Paul wrote to an imperfect Church then that they would #1 know Christ and #2 grow in Christ.
• Nothing has changed.  And, the prayer is still the same.
• And, the good news is that He offers us the privilege of godly relationship with one another and the chance to extend hope in Christ to the world!
• That’s a beautiful picture, my friend!…well worth the good, challenging journey.
• Did you know that for some amazing team members, Sundays at Life Pointe are a 13+ hour journey. To the people who graciously walk out what you talk out: You guys are killer!  Really, it’s an honor to serve along side you.
• The Homestead campus has one more Sunday of 9 & 10:30 am services.  Beginning Father’s Day, we’re kickin’ it at 10 & 11:30 AM!!!

• WHY? Because, the new schedule should give us two front door service as opposed to one. If you’re a 1st time guest at Life Pointe, there’s a 95% chance, you attended the 10:30.
• Also, we have a lot of families with small children. 9 AM is tough to get to.  10 AM is more than do-able.  So, is 11:30!
• This should go a long way to helping with the bottleneck in our 10:30 by giving people better options.  And, it will help us reach more people…and, that’s what it’s about!
• PLANTATION KEY?!  Who through the Molotov Cocktail on that place?!  It’s on fire…incredible.

• We’re really hoping to be able to make it to the Fall before launching a second service.  We’ll see.
• The kids venues were slammin’.
• The parking was neatly packed.
• And, the auditorium is on the verge of being too full.  That’s a great problema!
• Speaking of growth, have I told you recently about our partners in crime, Baypointe Church in Panama City Beach?  Check them out.  They had a preview service today…couldn’t be more excited Ben and his crew who are bringing the GOOD News of Jesus to PCB!
• You gave a little bit towards sharing the Gospel in that community through Ben Liles and Baypointe.  Now is the time to crank up the prayers.  They’re about to have a heck of an adventure!…honored to be connected to them in a small, small way.
• So, how did the day end? How else? Wings at Dillons.  That place is noisy, which makes it easier to eat with my kids and friends without feeling like I’ve disrupted a whole joint!
• Next week is going to be a really good Sunday as we dive into Ephesians 4 and worship Christ together.  Let’s get it on!
• But, first…let’s do another thing we were made to do, live out the Christwalk in plain view of the world.  Expect God to change lives.  Love recklessly.  There is no other path worth taking!!!