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.

There have been two more school shootings over the past week. One of the details that emerged from the shooting at Platte Canyon High School in Colorado brought me to tears. It was about the young student who was killed before the gunman committed suicide.Emily Keyes had recently turned 16 and was given a cell phone as a present. As the story began to unfold on live television, her father sent her a text message asking if she was OK. She replied at 1:52 PM with a short message, "I love you guys." Less than two hours later she would be shot in the back of the head as she tried to run away. You can read more about the ordeal at The Rocky Mountain News website.That would be a text message I would keep forever.There is no doubt that we live in a fallen world. We live in a…

Our next series at LifePoint is entitled, "The One Liners of Jesus." We've decided to build a talk show theme into each week's service. This will lead up to a full "show" on October 22. We're calling it The Not Really All That Early Early Show. We'll have a house band, guests, a desk for me to sit behind, and more.We've even created a website for the "show." We'll use it when promoting the series.You can find it here. Take a look and tell me what you think.