Charlie Brown Priorities

This is one of the best cartoons I have seen in a long time…

Multi Cultures

Over the last five years, I have been amazed at the ethnic diversity of our congregation.  We never talk about it or make a big deal about it.  We started diverse and we have kept the same beautiful variety.  I think it set the tone when our Bishop appointed a Hispanic, a Black, and a white (2) to our deacon board.  He subtly pronounced our intentions of equality.  What is so cool is that he didn’t even try to do it.  It was simply natural.

I often get asked by other pastors how we accomplish our diversity.  I don’t have a definitive answer for them.  Other than we try hard to love, accept, and use all people.  I have been raised in PromiseLand all my life so I don’t really know any other concept.  Our church in Austin has the same ethnic diversity.

What is interesting to me is that quietly we are erasing the cultural divide locally.  While others in the national spotlight give speeches about how we need to do everything, the ‘common folk’ of San Marcos are actually showing the world how to do it.  You (of PSM) are a great example.  We don’t expect everyone to be like each other (melting pot), but we honor each other, respect one another, love each other. 

I want to ask those of you in the church… How has being a part of this church changed your outlook of other races in a positive way?  Have you always gone to multicultural churches?

Those of you that don’t attend our local church…I don’t think we are perfect.  We have room for improvement.  BUT, there is some incredible fruit blossoming from this place.

=robin

5th Birthday Celebration!

I just got a text confirmation that Randy Phillips will be with us on Saturday, June7th.

So our tentative schedule for that weekend will go like this:

Saturday, June 7th (6pm): Randy Phillips, John Ragsdale, and Jacob Lowery (an Awakening Reunion)

Sunday, June 8th (9am and 11am): Bishop Kenneth Phillips

This will be a great time for us all. It will be the Lowerys will be moving the following week. So, that will be their official last weekend.

This will be a “don’t miss” weekend

-robin

12 years ago

A little piece of history for you…

I was preaching a “children’s revival” here.

How about those pants and vest????

What if you were wrong

Okay, I am going to say something about this…

I have not heard Jeremiah Wright’s entire sermons, but I am thinking of watching a couple of them. From catching a few clips online and on satellite radio, I have heard some ‘powerful’ and provocative speech.

I hear his supporters saying that he is speaking prophetically. When you study the prophets of the Old Testament, they were not status quo, government supporting preachers. Interesting thoughts to think what an Old Testament prophet would say about America today.

You might want to put more thought into it!

This from the Fort Worth Star Telegram

FORT WORTH — An aspiring record label owner is singing the blues after he was arrested last week for allegedly trying to pass a $360 billion check at a Fort Worth bank.

Employees at the Chase Bank at 8601 S. Hulen St. grew suspicious after seeing all those zeroes (10 to be exact) and called the check’s owner. The woman said the suspect, Charles Ray Fuller, 21, of Crowley, is her daughter’s boyfriend and that he did not have permission to take the check or cash it.

While inside a patrol car, police say Fuller blurted out that he is starting his own record label and had been given the money by his girlfriend’s mother to help him start it.

Apparently breaking into the music business does not come cheap.

Being Popular

If you want to be popular, draw a crowd, or have a lot of people like you, is it all about pleasing them and not you?

I know the first thing going through most people’s minds right now is…”be yourself”  “be authentic” that will draw people in.  Will it?

‘Pleasing others’ sounds fake, but what about ’serving others’?  Denying yourself.

Popular sounds like a flimsy word to most adults.  We think of high school and not being popular, not liking that, therefore trashing the word.

Maybe successful or appealing is a better word.

Think about packed out restaurants, best selling movies, sports teams with packed arenas, full churches, popular political candidates…

Who is it about?

random thoughts going through my head today…

=robin

Kennady Laughs A Lot

Kennady Loves to Laugh!  Here we are on the porch.

Strange Bird

This is what you call a strange bird. Four years ago, this bird first showed up at our house. We noticed him because he kept flying into our window. Not just once or twice. All day for weeks. The next spring he returned.

Last year, he was missing. This spring he returned and everyday he flies into the window. About 3-4 hours a day.

Why?

Nothing Verbose

I have nothing much to say today.  I love you and will see you tomorrow right here with an interesting home video.  until then, God bless You.

=robin