I loathe the Yankees but I like Joe Torre, who notched his 1,000 win as Yankees manager at the expense of the Rangers yesterday. Nothing like cooling the jets on a six-game winning streak with a weekend sweep at the hands of the Evil Empire.
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Alright, somebody explain this to me about Texas weather? For eight-and-a-half months here, it never rained. Never. But in the last week, we've received enough rain to push 10 inches above the norm for the year.
Last night, everybody in our house was awakened by the impressive storm that swept through around 1:00 a.m. The winds were strong, up to 60 MPH leaving a "Chris Bridges for City Council sign" from someone else's yard in our backyard this morning. The creeks are raging this morning.
Something tells me the "April showers that bring May flowers" come in May here!
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I laid in bed with Trae last night till the storm passed by. To block out the loud thunder, we popped in the Kingdom Kids CD we received in the mail from my sister.
The Kingdom Kids CD is a neat compilation of songs by one my sister's friends that teaches children memorization through music. The books of the Bible, the twelve apostles, verses like Proverbs 3.5-6 and Jeremiah 33.3 and the 10 Commandments are still ringing in my head this morning.
Thanks, Mel, for sending us such a good CD for our kids.
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What would you say your church is known for in your hometown?
The church has always maintained a steadfast commitment to feed the hungry and that is good. The church has always held an unswerving commitment to study God's Word and that is good. The church has always been mission-minded and that is good.
But when Jesus spoke about what the Temple -- the building that housed the presence of God in his day -- he was unequivocal in stamping it as a "House of Prayer."
This weekend, our church was blessed by the commitment of over 60 men praying for over 1400 different prayer requests over the span of 24 consecutive hours. Our 24 hours of prayer culminated on Saturday morning with a prayer breakfast for all the men who participated.
I hope that going forward, when people think of the Marble Falls church, they will recognize us as a people of prayer. A people who are committed to prayer. A people for whom the statement, "I will pray for you," is not an empty cliche but the very real commitment of one and all to pray for every need and every anxiety that is experienced in times of crisis or opportunity.
