The line this morning on the USC/Arkansas game is 31 points. Does USC cover? Incidentally, that line of 31 is the largest margin for an SEC team in this decade. How the mighty have fallen.

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Last year, I watched a receiver for Harding Academy have the second best receiving night in the history of Arkansas high school football. Last night, I watched a receiver for Austin Crockett catch passes totalling 335 yards, the fourth best receiving night in the history of Texas high school football. Marble Falls fell to 1-2 on the year, losing to Crockett 50-37.

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Hope you enjoyed the visuals regarding missional versus typical church foundations. Having spent most of my life in typical church structures, the most obvious drawback is there is no funnel for decision-making. Activity is so haphazard in regard to mission that in the typical church, it is likely most (if not all) members don't know and can't articulate the mission of the church.

The attraction of being missional -- not just individually but corporately -- is the unswerving commitment to purpose! Being missional forces us to think locally as "missionaries" think globally. What is the culture around me? What do the local people around me value? How do we make disciples -- which is so much more than simply baptizing the lost -- and equip them, in turn, to be missional?

The missional movement has been a long-time coming that takes the emphasis off of the 3-B measurement of growth (Bodies - how many people? Building - how much expansion? Budget - how much giving?) and places the emphasis on reaching, equipping and maturing individual Christians. If that missional strategy was good enough for Jesus as he called 12 to walk beside him, it should be good enough for us! It has the Master Teacher's stamp of approval!