Watching television this morning I noticed that Direct TV has a new commercial that ends with a picture of the sky and the line, "Somebody up there loves you."

December 1 is "World AIDS Day." Click here to learn more about the AIDS situation in Africa.

If you've been reading this blog lately then you know that I've been interested in the Christian underpinnings of U2. Well, this blog entry is just in from none other than Third Day -- the Christian rock band of some report. It's their account of attending U2's concert in Atlanta. For a shorter version, click here. Both U2 and Third Day are involved in DATA (Debt, Aids, Trade for Africa).

I just discovered that the wife of my church planting coach has written a women's devotional book. Here's the site. And her picture and a brief bio -- lifted from her website.:Julie has worked as an elementary school teacher and business administrator, and has been a lay leader in ministry for more than 30 years. For the past 6 years, she has served as the Director of Women’s Ministries for Eastside Christian Church in Fullerton, California. Her ministry experiences include:Leading a local Mothers Of Pre-Schoolers groupSpeaking at two MOPS National Conventions Launching a church-wide, small-group ministry for women Serving as President of her local Network of Evangelical Women In Ministry chapter for two years Serving other churches as a guest speaker, workshop leader, and retreat speaker Creating and publishing “Meet Me By The Water”, a set of interactive devotional materials for women.All of these ministry efforts have been undertaken with…

On December 18, LifePoint will be hosting our first "Live at the LifePoint Cafe." It's a time to bring in local artist and fire up the coffee. I'm really excited (stoked, possibly) to announce our two artists. Both have become friends of mine and I appreciate their giftedness and how they approach their craft.Michael Tiernan. This guy almost became a Catholic priest! His music is insightful, catchy, and good. He plays a mean guitar, too. He has been named the Male Singer - Songwriter of the Year by the Los Angeles Music Awards for the past two years in a row. For those of you who received a LifePoint enhanced CD during our pre-launch days, it was Michael's song "The Track" that was used as background music.Will Edwards. Will was our first featured artist and appeared at our Grand Opening. He's the only person I've ever met who was born…