my ol friend

Whats up everybody?

Well here is , finally, blog numero dos.
I want to thank everybody who read and even responded last time, the date is coming closer to start this Saturday night service, And I'm really looking forward to it.

I think God is giving me at least a clearer picture about what sup.. good stuff, but i still do need all your input please on what you think I service should be like...

i'd ask questions like these:
why do we call it a service?
is it for everybody?
what is the cost of going (not talking monetary...") although hmmmmm cover charge??? bouncer? ladies night????? naaaaaaaaaaaa

well, lots been going on... in my life...
a great friend got married to a great new friend.....
i caught up with an old friend that i really missed.... good stuff..
my new best friend started walking....
made a new friend, a REAL new friend this week... pretty awesome
I'm frustrated about not seeing many of my old friends

talking about friends.... here is a challenge for ya.....
now this is more toward maybe if you been following Jesus for more than 5 years....
but anybody can play!!!! ha

look at your phone.... stroll down all you contacts..... hmm nice long list.....
yea...
now how many of those people (beside work contacts) do not follow Jesus????? hmmmm
(well.. no this is not a way to go evangelize them... good grief no!)
but is your phone full of christian buddies??? or not?
is your world full of people, your clique, your peeps, your dogs' ....nice Christan people...
i dunno what that says about ya..... maybe nothing.. but if it is..... then whoa.....
might be living in a bubble no? playing it safe??? i dunno.. just thinking...
don't hate.

ok, that challenge played a lil better on my head.
but the point is this: if your only association is with christian peeps... well, heck, Jesus didn't do that.... so why us?

i was thinking about my old buddy yesterday... i miss him. we talk once in a while.. and when I am on the phone with him, my wife always knows. there's just this certain bond... connection i have with him, the stories we share.. are priceless.... i don't know if he is following Jesus. probably not... but i dare not even try to stop loving Him. hes the best.

talking to my new bud, it was kind of made clear to us, that it was easier to be transparent, and not be judged by the people outside of the Church. how our old "drinking buddies" of sort and of old, are the ones that truly know us, and the Christian circles we run in now... well they are pretty fake, full of men that are scared to reveal who we really are.
so sad and twisted i know.. but we vowed to change that in own way, and it started with that conversation. So was born a new friend.

ok, well -pretty busy here
still praying about the Saturday service, please post up your ideas
also, just finished recording an audio podcast that ill be posting soon, its pretty cool, got pastor Abel to even say a couple of things in there, ha....



so its been real. its been great.
love you all, if you need anything from me, just call.. or write... or follow, or tweet., or post, or text, or jeeeeeeeeeeez. do whatever you want to!!!

josh