FYI

FYI - this site has not been abandoned...I'll be back with the new year.

Blessings,
PB

The Sunday Shout-Out: A Week Late and a Dollar Short, Edition.

Sandy and I were introduced to the ladies tea the same weekend that we were introduced to First/Hilltop Assembly of God. The weekend that we interviewed for the youth ministry position here was the same week as the tea. It was held in October back then, and I think was called the Friendship Tea. I remember that Sandy sat at the table of Gail Muhl and I made some kind of salad that had fruit in it back in the kitchen with Pastor Pete. Before then I did not know that you could put fruit in a salad. I also did not know that sandwich and cucumber could be used in the same sentence much less the same dish. Anyway, Sandy and I were both impressed and I guess that the powers that be were satisfied enough with our interview that they invite us back. It's twelve years later; we are still here and the tea (Christmas Tea now) is still a big deal, a really big deal, a really, really big deal. It never fails to impress me how quickly the sanctuary is transformed into a tea room. The detail, creativity and beauty of the individual tables, still continue to impress me. But what is most impressive is the all hands on deck mentality to putting the tea on that makes it the memorable event that it is. Not to mention the $9,500 that you helped raise for our Compassion CSP tin Ethiopia hrough the event. It is just one of the things that makes me proud of being a little part of what God is doing a Hilltop Assembly. So, if you had any part in last weeks tea this shout-out is for you even if it is a week late and a dollar short.

Blessings,
PB

Ducks In Rows

I just read something that made me ask myself some questions:

• Am really I doing the things that God has called me to do?
  
• Am I participating with His vision for my life?
  
• Am I looking for the day-to-day opportunities that God gives me to "show forth His glory" through my obedience?
  
• Have I done anything this week in response to Gods active call on my life that I was not already doing last week, last month or last year for that matter?

Or...

• Am I fiddling while Rome burns?
  
• Am I arranging deck chairs while the Titanic sinks?
  
• Am I just getting my ducks in line?

I ask these questions because, "Getting your ducks in a row is not nearly as powerful as actually doing something with your duck." - Seth Goddin

Blessings,
PB