5 Things You Should Be Doing For The Church (part 1)

Lately, I have really been seeking what God wants from me as a Pastor and even more importantly what does He want from His Church. As I've been praying and seeking His Word, I've come to the realization that God desires us to get up off of our rear ends and be His Bride, His Followers, HIS CHURCH!

So what can you be doing for the Church? This is both for your local church as well as the entire family of God. So you should be...

#1. Praying for People

Confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and produces wonderful results -James 5:16

I really think that James is very clear when he says that we NEED to be praying for people. I believe this is not just for fellow Christians, but definitely for those who don't believe. Why? Well it is clear that there is POWER in prayer and the results are going to be wonderful or as one translation puts it the results are something to be reckoned with.

I Love Movies

One of my favorite things to do is to pop some popcorn, snuggle up on our couch with my wife and relax, entertaining ourselves with a nice movie. We also love going to see movies at the theatre.

I tend to be an extreme critic of movies that I see. For instance the latest installment of the Harry Potter (and the Half-Blood Prince) film is good, but not great. This has a lot to do because it is missing a lot of key action elements and most likely has to do with the PG rating. However it was good.

There is one director/producer in particular that I have been following since I was a wee lad. This probably has to do with the fact that he directed my favorite movie as a kid, Batman. That's right with the original movie Batman of Michael Keaton, aka Beetlejuice aka Jack Frost (for the younger crowd). This director/producer is Tim Burton.

Mr. Burton has produced a wide variety of films with sort of a dark twist. Movies such as Edward Scissorhands, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Corpse Bride, Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factor, and Sweeney Todd just to name a few. One thing that Tim has really done well is put his signature on his films. This signature tends to be a dark, over exaggeration of characters, film shots, and even music. However, one other signature tends to be with the actors he works with. You can almost always find Johnny Depp in Tim Burton's films, or even Helena Bonham Carter and even more recently Alan Rickman (both of which can be found in the Potter films).

All in all I thoroughly enjoy Tim Burton's dark, twisted, and highly entertaining films. I look forward to his next film set to release in 2010, his take on Alice in Wonderland should be quite interesting. Of course it will be, with Johnny Depp taking on the role of the Mad Hatter it is sure to be an experience.

be back soon

i know i haven't been a faithful blogger, but I am going to get better. I've been learning some great new tools and been revamping a few things and so I am taking a few days (possibly weeks) to re-do everything. SEE YOU SOON!

Love My House

It has been so awesome to be a home owner. Definitely a new experience and I've been loving doing little fix ups and creating a nice yard. Cyndi and I started putting together a list of things we've wanted for our house if and when we get some money.

Things like:

• A Lawn Mower a thanks Mom & Dad!
• A Snow Blower (yes, it will snow this winter)
• A Big Screen TV
• Organizers for the Garage
• A Dining Table a thanks Mom & Dad!

Obviously there are some more, but those are just a few. God has truly blessed us! I love that my family is going to grow in the Lord and we have our house to do it!

Side note: our very good friends The Moschella's will be welcoming Charlotte in about a month! Oh, and Happy Birthday Jamie Engler and Courtney Moschella!