The solution to small groups?....

Thanks to Hannah for sharing this.  If a group like this doesn't work for you... stay tuned...

What if....

An interesting question was presented at more than one class I attended last week.  It's a question that has popped up in different forms from different sources over the past few months.  I'm going to ask my "version" of it here:

                "What if there was no afterlife?"

More broadly, what if we could determine definitively that there is no heaven and no hell when this life is over.  What if we went back to scripture and we were able to determine, with absolutely certainty, that there was no afterlife and Christ was never referring to one.  What would the implications be for you?

I Won't Say "I told you so, but..."

I hope you had a great week last week, I know we did.  I have to say that this trip to the Pepperdine Lectures was one of the best.  We had a great time fellowshipping with friends old and new.  The VBS program was a total hit; the kids in our suite loved it and were eager to go back everyday.  One of my favorite things was sitting around after a particularly inspiring class and sharing with family and friends.  There was definitely a spirit moving through the classes and I was amazed at how certain ideas seemed to resonate over and over.  I really came away feeling renewed, but also challenged.  I think God is calling on the church for big things in the future and it is an exciting time!  If you missed the lectureships, make sure to talk to someone that went.  We will have many of the classes available by CD in the coming weeks that can be checked out from the office.  Exciting things are happening people, stay tuned....