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Month: February 2008
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Super Bowl XLII – In Real Time
(All times in PM, Eastern Standard Time)
6:11 – Giants on the field.
6:13 – Patriots on the field.
6:26 – Giants win the coin toss.
6:30 – Kickoff; 1ST quarter begins.
6:45 – Giants Field Goal; 3-0.
6:58 – 1ST quarter ends (after 28 minutes).
7:01 – 2ND quarter begins.
7:01 – Patriots TOUCHDOWN; 7-3.
7:53 – 2ND quarter ends (after 52 minutes).
8:25 – Kickoff; 3RD quarter begins (after 32 minute halftime).
9:00 – 3RD quarter ends (after 35 minutes).
9:04 – 4TH quarter begins.
9:10 – Giants TOUCHDOWN; 10-7.
9:39 – Patriots TOUCHDOWN; 14-10.
9:56 – Giants TOUCHDOWN; 17-14.
10:05 – 4TH quarter ends (after 61 minutes); Game over.
GIANTS 17 PATRIOTS 14
1. If the movie theatre were a giant desktop computer system then Pastor Travis is the Windows XP shortcut to get in to it. He arrives, he disappears for a moment or two, and then he reappears in the main lobby to open the door for the rest of us.
2. The ‘Kids Life’ registration desk has some fresh new competition with the new-and-improved Information & Sales tables that are now (un)officially known as the ‘Life Pointe Church Visitor Center & Gift Shop’. We sported an exciting new look and vibe this week, and it’s just the start of some more wonderful changes that shall be coming soon.
3. The maroon LPC ‘CHURCH ROCKS !‘ tee-shirts continue to multiply all throughout the main lobby and within the Sunday morning services. It’s the fashion statement of the season. You’ve just gotta get one if you don’t already have one. Come and visit us at the LPC Gift Shop for a good deal !
4. We now know that the next message series that starts next Sunday morning is entitled ‘(un)christian’ – subtitled ‘confessions of a recovering hypocrite’. It could be controversial. It could be radical. But Jesus was both of these. We need to refocus and return to what Jesus was all about. We’re inviting 60,000+ households – our neighbours all across South Miami-Dade County – to experience this message with us. Save some room for our new visitors. Let’s welcome them to our church with open arms.
5. Dr. Grant McClung was our special guest speaker this morning, and he spoke powerfully and wisely with us about being counter-cultural and living a conduct that is worthy, differently, carefully, with Love, and in Light. President Ronald W. Reagan told Mr. Gorbachev to ‘tear down this wall’ back during the Summer Of 1987. Jesus Christ destroyed the walls in our lives and directed us to live differently and change the world for the better.
Ephesians 2:14 (New Living Translation, 2ND Edition):
For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.
Sky: Mostly Cloudy
Temperature: 67°F
Relative Humidity: 94%
Winds: Calm
Barometric Pressure: 30.22 Rising
My thoughts:
1. It was back to basics this morning (after last Saturday morning’s walk around Monkey Jungle) – my 25-minute / 1.3-mile walk clockwise around the perimeter of my neighbourhood.
2. As I walked the beat I thought about the symbolic walk that I have taken to get to this glorious point in my Life. A new believer that I met last night at my Life Group fellowship asked me why did I turn to God when I did. I told her quite bluntly that I was tired of sitting at home and being a mannequin. I wanted something more as I entered my 40s. I’ll be sharing more with her if she continues on with our Life Group through the next 3 months. For the first time in my Life I am truly happy. It is no longer fake happiness. It is genuine. I now realize that although I may be alone at times I will never ever be lonely again. He is always with me.
3. After everyone else went home I lingered around at J.T. and Anne’s home last night for another two hours. I had a great time sharing just a small portion of my unhappy past life with the two of them. The me of yesteryear would have never even considered the thought of sharing my Life with anyone else. God is truly amazing. He has given me a new Life. One of my favourite verses in the Bible is 1 Peter 1:23 (NLT): ‘For you have been born again, but not to a Life that will quickly end. Your new Life will last forever because it comes from the eternal, living word of God.’
4. Back to the physical walk of this morning and two dogs on a leash did not appreciate my presence as I walked by them. That’s fine. I didn’t care too much for them either. The ducks and the chickens were out and about in abundance this morning. They stayed away from me. I stayed away from them. One time I was chased by an angry duck. I’m sort of scared of them now. I used to have nightmares about them. ‘When Good Ducks Go Bad’ – next on FOX !
5. I may have little to no upper-body strength but I am truly proud of my strong legs. If I were a professional athlete (in another life) then I could possibly be a field goal kicker on a football team – or maybe a soccer player. How about a kickboxer ? Nah I’m going too far now. I’ll just leave it at that.
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