This week flew by. I’m not sure if it was the Christmas prep (from the church stuff to the shopping stuff) or the snow day, but the weekend seemed to get here pretty quickly.
Our kids’ Broadway Showkids performance got bumped by the icy conditions. The kids handled it pretty well. It’s been rescheduled for a night in January that is right in the middle of our Leadership Advance. We’ll have to do some juggling that night.
We spent a good chunk of the past 2 days playing SpongeBob Life. Levi gave it to Sadie as an early Christmas present. I’m not much of a gamer, but Sadie kicked my tail at least twice. Today she beat me, Kim, and Levi. I’m not saying she cheats, but she was the banker and the card distributor. She does come from a long line of cheaters (on her mother’s side of the family…sorry Gram.)
I had a good talk with Pastor Dan yesterday. We talked a lot about redefining my role at Calvary. I’ve felt a lot like the guy at the circus who spins plates…middle school, high school, leading worship, the pastor of the 11…it’s not a sustainable way of life.
This morning I had the opportunity to sit down with a small group of the leaders for our 11:00 gathering. We talked about how each area of ministry is going, what the needs are, what’s been going well. Overall, I believe that things are moving along swimmingly. We’ve filled the place to standing room only already, just 7 weeks into the experiment.
I have been reading The Divine Commodity (Skye Jethani) to review for Zondervan. I don’t know when it hits the bookstores, but it’s been interesting reading. I’ll post a review later this week. Maybe.
Finally, here’s a link to a great 5 minute clip from Penn (of Penn and Teller). Take a look, and tell me what you think.
2 Comments
Lara · December 31, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Are your kids in Singing on Stage? We were hoping to get Parker signed up, but haven’t yet…
What has your experience been?
I hope your holiday is going well. We are having a very restful one…forced rest now, I have a cold and sweet Keaton has pheumonia. Yuck!
Happy New Year!
Randy Riesterer · January 1, 2009 at 7:12 pm
That link was powerful. He was truly touched. I kinda sensed that he was a bit shaken too.
I think it reminded me that despite what people like or want, I have a duty… No, an obligation to share the good news with them, to come out of my comfort zone and be a servant to them.
We hold a life saving, vital piece of information. keeping it to ourselves, whatever the reason may be, is truly unacceptable. Thanx for the link Stac.
-Rando