I’ve been in Texas for a few days with family. The holidays are always a great time to connect. One of the unique things about “home” for me is… the rain. If you know anything about Beaumont, Texas you know it stinkin rains (I don’t think we’ve seen the sun this week…). It’s grey and dreary… and… depressing. Living in Florida really makes you miss the sun.
As I’m wrapping up 2009 in this rainy place, I’ve thought a lot about the storms of 2009. Honestly, in many ways, 2009 has been a year of rain for me. In fact, there have been moments I wondered if it would stop. Rain. You can’t control it. You can’t make it go away. It’s just… rain.
Perhaps in your life there’s been some rain. Maybe ‘09 represents “flooding” in some areas of your life. How do we deal with “rain”? This weekend at C3 Church we’re beginning this new series, “Rain.” We’ll learn how to navigate this difficult, grey, upredictable and often pouring rains in our lives. I can’t wait to see you this weekend @ C3… and BRING SOMEBODY!
Lately I’ve been toying with the idea of getting back in the gym and have even made some half-hearted efforts in the last couple weeks. However, half-hearted isn’t really how I flow, so I’ve got to go all in. Even though we’ve been out of town, we’re hitting the gym… but I’ve got to be honest – my favorite part is the post workout routine… (and how happy Angie is when she worksout )!
I love it – Christmas is my favorite holiday. This year was over the top. Not only did we celebrate the birth of Christ and all that’s possible because of God’s crazy love for us, but my oldest little girl got engaged! Angie’s blog has the actual video footage of the moment. Below is the “pre-game” – the behind the scenes just moments before Barry asked Kayleigh to be his bride…
With all that happens in life is it really even possible… to have joy? In our daily journey through struggles, chaos, and confusion how do we discover this element of life that God offers? In this series, “Joy” we’ll remove the fog and bring clarity to living a life of joy – it begins this weekend at C3 Church – invite somebody!
I hope you’re week has gone well! This Sunday at C3 Church we’ll continue our series, “Yahweh: The Deity Formerly Known As God.” Each week we’re breaking down those destructive images we have of God and getting to the reality of who He is. I’m really pumped about this Sunday because I believe we’re going to tackle what could be the most incorrect image of God we have. Addressing and correcting this one issue will totally change how we view God and his reality in our lives. Don’t miss it… and invite a friend!
Also – remember this week we’ll meet in Theater 7 (we’re normally in 10). So, if you normally attend the 10:30 service, please consider coming at 9 this week if you can. Next week we’ll be back in Theater 10.
It’s my prayer that your week is blessed big time! I can’t wait to see you Sunday (and those you invite)!
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