| Resigned'Tis True. This morning I informed Bayou View Baptist of my
intentions to leave later this year. I've been accepted to
participate with The World Race
in 2007. Check them out...it's awesome. I'll be in at least
11 countries (probably more) beginning in January. I'll be gone
until the end of November. I've served BVBC almost 12 years (and
it will be more than 12 by the time I leave). I've had the
privilege to be a part of so many lives. I feel good that I'm not
leaving BVBC or the students here in Gulfport just to go to another
church somewhere. It's a really big world out there and most of
it has never heard about Jesus.
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| Live- from StudentLife CampWe're at Shocco Springs for Student Life Camp 06 with Worship Leaders Downhere and speaker Adam Robinson. On Tuesday (tonight) and Wednesday night around 7:30ish the worship services are being broadcast live at www.studentlifelive.com.
You can read a summary of each days' activities and maybe even see a picture of us at www.influencestudentlife.net. One of our "jake's" was on stage this morning during celebration.
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| Attention GHS UpperClassmen. Remember when BVBC used to do Free
Homecoming Pics? Well- you can stop by my house on Kendall Avenue
anytime between 5ish and Midnightish for FREE PROM PICTURES.
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| Tonight on Letterman- Harry Connick, Jr. said this about his 3 daughters: "When my girls are old enough to start dating, I'm gonna tell the guys they can do anything they want with my girls- absolutely anything. But here's the catch...whatever they do to my daughters, I'm gonna do to them!"
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Yeah...that's snow...not sand!!
Ok... so I'm in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park hiking and
camping with the intention of spending some quality time with
God. Most of my prayers end up sounding something like, "Oh
God...will this trail ever end?"
So...no huge spiritual breakthroughs while I'm up there.
Well...actually, maybe there was. I think I have a new definition
of a Disciple. It's really pretty simple. A Disciple (one
who follows Jesus) is a Discipler. In other words, maybe you're
(and me too) not really a disciple unless you're discipling someone
else. We know that right? Growing the Kingdom is about
Multiplication. Want to double the size of your church or student
ministry? Everyone lead someone else to Christ.
But here's some other cool God stuff. When I got home tonight
someone had stuck a newspaper clipping to my door informing me that
John Grisham's Rebuild the Coast Foundation had given the MS Coast
Community Foundation $800,000.00 for Katrina Relief. I guess the
clipping was to let me know that the MCCF might be a good place to send
a proposal in my efforts to get our $80,000.00 for Makeover Mississippi
(see www.makeovermississippi.org).
Anyway...I'm going through a weeks worth of mail when I notice a letter
from one of the several "foundations" I had sent my Grant Proposal
to. And guess what? Enclosed was a check for
$80,000.00. Yep...I went to the mountains searching for God and
He was waiting for me in my mailbox! Makeover Mississippi is
fully funded and ready to get going!
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