Sweet Tea Award 2008

In Sunday's message, I talked about "balance." I titled the message "Sweet Tea" because isn't good sweet tea all about balance? You don't want it too strong or too weak. You don't want it too sweet. You want it just sweet enough. You want a little bit of lemon, but not too much lemon. It's all about balance.

In the same way, the Christian life (according to Jesus himself) is all about balance--balancing loving God and loving people (Matthew 22:36-40). The two are inseparable.

Feeding the Hungry

I'm so proud of our small group. We had an opportunity to feed supper to some homeless men this past Sunday night, and they jumped right at the opportunity. Here are a few pictures...taken AFTER we had already served the food...

TORNADO MIRACLE BABY FOUND : Election Day STORMS HIT SOUTH

There is hope in the midst of tragedy...Thanks to God's grace.

Tornado Hits Jackson, TN

Carrie and I just got home from a movie and learned about a terrible tornado that touched down in Carrie's hometown of Jackson, TN. It hit Union University where we, my sister, and all of Carrie's siblings went to college. As of right now, 3 students are still trapped in the dorms. It is a very scary situation!

Carrie's brother, Ben, is a sophomore at Union and fortunately moved off campus this semester! (There are students trapped in the dorm where he lived, and he said the windows were blown out in the room he lived in just 2 months ago.) Carrie just spoke with Ben, and he said it looks like a war zone at the campus. She also spoke with her brother, Jonathan, who works at the campus.

Fortunately he, his wife, and his little girl are okay since they were at home about 15 minutes away from the campus. Here is a link to the story: http://www.jacksonsun.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080205/NEWS01/80205041