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Bedtime Stories

Since the Saturday after Thanksgiving 2007 not a single day has gone by here on this blog without at least one posted entry. That’s 163 days in a row, so why stop now ?  The continuous blogging streak continues.

This is Day 164, and this is the Monday night edition of ‘Bedtime Stories’. I do it for all of my thousands hundreds of fans worldwide.

TODAY was one of those rare days where it was rather slow at work, and extremely hectic here at home. We had wide area network (WAN) technical difficulties throughout the day today, so there were long periods of time in which our computers were essentially useless with no internet, no web, and no E-Mail. I like to refer to that period of time in which computers had no internet, no web, and no E-Mail – as 1993 !  😉

I pretty much came home from work this afternoon to use a computer that actually works – that is – connected to the rest of the world.

Monday is always a busy day here at home on my computer. Nowadays it’s even busier as I do a lot of post-Sunday follow-up work for my church. As usual I’m not even close to being done with it all, so the fun shall continue tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. I adore serving God’s people at Life Pointe Church. My Life is purpose-driven. I am alive.

Also TOMORROW – Be sure to check out the most spontaneous weekly series here on this blog, as it’s another thought-provoking edition of the ‘Tuesday Night Grab Bag O’ Thoughts’. You just never know what 10 items of interest could be on my mind on any given Tuesday night.

Have a safe, peaceful, and relaxing Monday night everyone, and until we chill-out again here on the blog remember this:

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Life Pointe Church Sunday Morning Tossed Salad

1.  Before we get to Sunday morning at Life Pointe Church at Flagship Cinemas in the east of Homestead I must first mention Saturday at Life Pointe Church at our fresh new offices in Uptown Homestead (NW 15TH Street a half a block west of Krome Avenue). I had planned to stop by and check out the new office space and maybe even help out a bit for perhaps an hour or two. As I was getting ready to leave Richie told me to grab a paint brush and get to work pronto. 8 hours later I had wrapped-up a fun-filled day with my friends as we painted that place blue, green, and brown. I plan to move in to my new office this Thursday.  😉

2.  I came up with the idea of a Father’s Day barbeque, official ribbon-cutting ceremony, and open house of our new offices in June following Sunday morning services. Paul said, ‘That’s a good idea. Put that on your blog.’ Travis added, ‘Yeah we can do that. Tell Paul.’

3.  Venus D. came up with an interesting idea for Mother’s Day next Sunday morning, and she got Tere and Patricia to join the bandwagon and rubber stamp it (naturally). She wants all of the LPC dudes to dress up in full tuxedos next week so that they can wait hand and foot on each Mom and then escort them into the main theatre. I vetoed the idea, suggested an equally degrading idea for Father’s Day, and then Anne J. playfully hit me like nobody’s business !  I’M SAYIN’ !

4.  ‘The Fortune Cookie Message Of The Week Club’ (TM) has inspired this month’s message series at the LPC. Pastor Travis spoke on fate and destiny. The future is definite. Your future is changeable. God polishes your missteps and causes them to work in synergy with His best hope for your Life. Your path is determined by your next actionable decision. God is omniscient; therefore, He knows how it all turns out. He calls us to Himself for redemption.

5.  Pastor Paul bookended Pastor Travis before and after the message with communion before and time set aside for completing our connection cards after. The connection cards are an extremely valuable tool for keeping in touch with us and ensuring that we have your correct information on file. It also lets us know how we’re doing as a church family. You can utilize the connection card to write down your comments and prayer requests. You can also use it to request additional information about becoming a follower of Jesus, getting baptised, serving, and then ultimately becoming a member of Life Pointe Church. Use the connection card regularly no matter if you an occasional attender of our services or a long-time member. We need to constantly hear from you. The connection card is an excellent form of communication between you and your LPC staff.

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My Favourite Commercial: The Ginsu Knife

In this week’s edition of the always interesting ‘Top 5 Saturday’ over on my buddy Phil’s blog he counts down the 5 most notorious, famous, and infamous inventions of the infomercial era.

The infomercial era on television dates back about 30 years. If you’re old enough then you may remember those classic 90-second commercials from way back then for the Ginsu knife. Those long-form commercials are widely credited to be the inspiration behind the even longer-form infomercials (of 30 minutes in length) that took off late at night on the tube during the 1980s.

Let’s take a look back at this Ginsu knife commercial from 30 years ago in 1978: