End november 2007 update

Good morning. I'm here at the Sidewinder, again, thinking back on the weekend...gratefully. I don't know what time will be at the bottom of this post, but it's almost 9am right now.

There are a few things going on right now that are worth sharing with the world...

First, Thanksgiving was a wonderful time. We had a Wednesday and a Thursday meal. This has been a time for us to draw closer together within the Northside community. Last year, out table packed out with relatives and passing strangers--like 25 people or more, during that long weekend. This year, it was two meals with our local church people... That's just the way it worked out, and that was great. There was enough stretch in the day for me and Danielmattt to spend turkeyday morning filming me skate on wet leaves and puddles...

Our Sunday Morning was an intimate breakfast and worship time. Many have traveled, and the Trues are still sequestered with baby isaac. Imagine that. One of our couples just had their baby this week, then Thanksgiving with all kinds of gentle blessing, and then Sunday Morning Breakfast among just a few of us...

Now, on Sunday Night, Chris Deering and I went up to INdianapolis to share musically with a youth ministry. I did some free-flow worship music, and accompanied Chris on a couple of his acoustic versions of his excellent hip-hop music... I personally preferred his full-on hip-hop versions, with back-up tracks... Chris is actually very good. No kidding.
In a generation where everyone's a "rapper", its nice to be around Chris' developing talent and clear message.

While Chris and I were gone, the "Jesus Meeting" on Sunday Night--that is our open meeting, for all comers--the Jesus meeting was great. I love it when, in my absence, the ministry of the Holy Spirit through the Body displays the reality that the church is led by JEsus, not by men. There was a lot of sharing on Peace, and we had Angie in town.

Angie is our dear friend of about 18 years. She lives in Kentucky and works at the Galilean home. She helps people, every day. She is like... she's kind of like a mother theresa kind of sister. she'd laugh or cringe to hear that, but she's a single woman who has devoted herself to Jesus, iin service of the disadvantaged... She's a heck of a lot younger than Momma T, but she's on the same track: Jesus. Her wisdom, and authentic christian religion are a true help to us, every time she comes... I'm sorry I missed her, and our new friends who came to visit with Jesus that night.

When you have families, with kids, and four new marriages, 2 kids born in a few months, another born just over a year ago... When the church is like this, the emphasis shifts, naturally and supernaturally, to the establishment of these families in godliness and love... the emphasis of our community finds expression in equipping HOMES of LOVE, starting with Self, Marriage, Family, and bleeding out into the neighborhood and workplace...

As a pastor-guy, this is pretty wonderful to experience... I am often "put right", restored, by this life together... And another wonderful thing is the neighbors, who are also house-church-ers. Wow. We love you guys. Peace to you.

praying for unity. walking in peace...