Just saw this trailer today for a special 2 hour 24 movie coming on Nov. 23. They are using this to set up the new season that starts in January. I’m guessing they needed to use some footage from last years TV strike so they made a 2 hour movie. Either way JACK IS BACK!

Today our church put together 3 teams and sent them out into the surrounding neighborhoods to help people with clean-up from the recent Hurricane Ike storm (who would have thought we would get hit in Louisville?) We didn’t have a lot of time to plan for this and we could only make 1 announcment on Wednesday Night for the service project. We decided to cancel our Married Life Live event and go out and help people instead of focusing on ourselves.

Let me just say to everyone who helped today, I have never been more proud to be your pastor or to be associated with a church than I was today! You helped a widow, single mom with 2 kids who has been questioning her faith, and a couple who did not have them means to move a tree that was blocking them in. Today you were the church, and the representatives of Jesus Christ, thank you. It also created some great conversation in the neighborhood about a church that would help people. Great Job!

Here is a quote from a guy in the neighborhood today:

“I am a agnostic, I just started learning about God about 1 month ago. To be honest I’m not into the pews and preaching and all that shit, but I’m digging the helping people thing. I’m gonna come check it out Sunday if I can wake up”

Here are some pictures from the day (Thank you to Derek Miller for the great pics)

As we speak I am sitting in a lucheon with other pastors from the kentuckyana area. David Boggs is hosting this event at New Vision Ministry Center. It was a great idea and we should do it more often. I don’t know why pastors are threatened by other pastors but we need to get over ourselves.

The last few nights I have been watching the Democratic Nation Convention, and I have a few thoughts:

1. It’s all idealism. When you are not the president all you have to do is talk about all the things that should be in the world, it doen’st matter if you do them or not. (This is not just the democratic party, it’s all political candidates.

2. At what point do politicians forget how to clap? Is is just me or do they clap really awkward. They clap like a state overseer claps during camp meeting. It’s like they’re swatting flies or something.

3. My new baby girl cries every time they show Hillary Clinton on TV. I’m just saying : )

4. Does these conventions really accomplish anything? A bunch of people who agree in a room cheering on que, and booing when you mention Bush. I feel like I’m at camp meeting and a preacher is bashing seeker sensitive churches, it doesn’t really matter if anyone knows what they’re talking about, they just know that it’s a good time to cheer.

5. They’re is a lot of pressure on Michelle Obama. They show her face like every 30 seconds in response to every comment about her husband.

6. The speakers are so out of touch with the people on the floor. All the important people are in the box seats. They speak of the average american and they are millionaires.

I’m no politician, and I’m not a republican, just a few thoughts.

1. Everyone keeps encouraging you to have a lot more sex. I get told at least 3 times a day.

2. Everyone answers your phone calls. No one is screening your calls just in case you are going to the hospital.

3. You have to keep your calendar clear because the baby could come any moment. An easy schedule for a couple of days is always a god thing.

We are at 4 days past due and counting. We’ll let you know.

I have not been doing a lot of blogging about River City lately, because of some of the stuff going at the church I didn’t want to be misinterpreted in any way, but now that all that is behind us, I am back now with a Sunday Wrap-Up

Oh yea we have a new church website if you haven’t check it out yet you need to. We are now showing our services online and we have a new church staff blog.

“When I arrived at the church, I was armed with books and ideas on growth, evangelism, and reaching the community. Unity was the last thing I was worried about. If you’d told me to slow down and focus on camaraderie and unity, I’d have chided you for your inward, even self-centered, approach to ministry. We had a world to conquer. But it soon became painfully obvious that we were never going to change the world out there when we couldn’t get along in here”

- Larry W. Osbourne
The Unity Factor

Well wordpress has finally released it’s app for the iPhone. I am now able to post “on location”. Another reason why apple is the greatest company ever

Well VBS 2008 has begun, and it’s no surprise that Jennifer has started it off with a bang! Our theme this year is “Avalanche Ranch” and everybody is in their cowboy gear. Again River City has responded and the volunteers have shown up in large numbers. If this week continues like it started this is sure to be one the best VBS’s we’ve ever had.

Here a few pics from day 1. Enjoy!