another good sunday

By Church
It is exciting to see the development and maturity of our church community. We are continuing to grow with every week. Last Sunday was a good example.Jim Osbourne did a fantastic job speaking about the need to have servant hearts. And this was after playing lead guitar during our opening music!Eric Piepenbrink found our communion audio clip via a recommendation from his dad.Several people arrived early to set up refreshments, prepare communion, and to get KidPoint ready.We had a group of people pray for our worship time, for our teacher, and for the people who were coming to LifePoint.A good number of our guests were there because a LifePoint person brought them along.What a privilege it is to walk alongside such a great group of people.
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new friends, old friends, and friends in-between

By Family
While I was out "thrifting" this afternoon I ran into an old friend from our first tour of duty in San Diego. He's the father of another friend of ours and that's how we got to know him. I almost didn't say anything because I wasn't 100% sure it was him -- but I knew it was somebody I knew. I'm glad I spoke up because we had a really good visit.From there I retreated to Twiggs, one of my two working cafes. In other words, one of my two "offices." There's been a fellow who's a regular, an artist who illustrates children's books. He's lived in San Diego for about a year but will be moving up to San Francisco in a few days. We chatted for a while about his time here and his move up there.At any given time, life is the summation of our relationships. Some…
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