so probably one of the best 80’s videos, great song with the highest note that average singer does not need to attempt (myself included) but they try anyways.
fuel prices : changing membership
so on my way into church today i was thinking. will the rise in gas prices incline people to change their churches? now, some already subscribe to the parish church, that church closest to where they live. but i know more and the trend has been to drive to a church passing a number of other churches. i’ve been told by church planter/growth people that a 45 minute drive one way is reasonable to expect that someone will drive to get to church.
if such is the case, do you think that saving money will compel folks to find a closer to home church community? or will this be a no brainer to keep paying, 4-5 dollars a gallon of gas (when it gets there) to attend a one to three hour period with a church community?
in other thoughts. how should the church react to people spending so much money driving and using fuel that it might impact their giving. not that the price of fuel should have to do with this dilemma, but what about the church’s witness to conserve energy resources. should we start encouraging picking up friends for church, not having meetings and studies throughout the week? doing some busing? promoting ethanol fuel? educating further on other cost saving practices?
graduation weekend : photoblog
today was graduation day for hendersonville high school seniors. some of my pictures seeing my third set of graduates from hendersonville.
prince caspian : pre-screening
caught a pre-screening of prince caspian tonight courtesy of the folks at interlinc and youthworkermovement. i didn’t know what to expect past the first 5 or so minutes. so i was interested to see how i would or wouldn’t appreciate it.
i am not an expert in this book like others i dwell on the missing length of depths of various conversations, like that of the fab four with the beavers in lion witch and wardrobe. so for you purists. i probably will let you down.
so i share my feelings through the movie.
- it got long at points.. not sure exactly when or why, but it happened more than once.
- edmund was the character transformation that i liked the most of the fab four. he had a sarcastic charm that i can appreciate.
- there was a lot of fighting.. not sure if that was a good or bad thing, i just noted a lot of fighting
- the ending was rather slooow.. maybe after 2 plus hours i was tired of sitting. or that 32 oz medium drink they comp-ed us had me needing to pee really bad.
- if you know the book, the kings fight was really good (but again, more fighting)
- i was just waiting for prince caspian to break out in an "excellent"
was it better than lion witch wardrobe? eh, probably not. but, it is hard to beat that initial allure capturing the narnia world. glad the worlds are back in order.
saying yes too much : open thread
so i have this illness, it is called "yes." i say yes too many times, to too many projects or positions. sometimes it has given me some real benefits, other times not. it has me thinking, what are good guidelines for making "yes" decisions to participate in or take on new endeavors?
my initial guideline thoughts
- am i actually passionate about this?
- does this give a benefit or is it a act of grace?
- who/what does it take away from?
- am i actually a good person for this, or am i just the only person the asking person knows? do i know someone else who would be better suited?
what other guidelines might be employed in saying "yes" or "no"