Filed under: Food, God, Ministry, Relationships, Religion | Tags: Man Night
Last night the men of Legacy Fellowship had our first ‘Man Night’ in about a year. We went to Pluckers for some wings. I love wings and I love hanging out with the guys. However, last night I was excited about neither. I don’t know why but I was in such a crumby mood. I didn’t want to do anything or talk to anyone. But, I am the youth pastor at Legacy Fellowship. I am one of four men on staff. I don’t have kids and my wife wanted to go Walmartin’. I had no excuse not to go and every reason to go. I pushed through my own junk and went. I talked with Jimmie and Abel most of the night. I am glad I went but that doesn’t change how I felt. Then again, I can’t allow feelings to dictate how and why I do things, especially ministry.
I don’t always want to go to every event. In fact, I don’t go to every event. As a matter of fact, just last month I skipped a baby shower we held at the church. I do believe that as a leader I have to sacrifice some of my own junk in order for God’s will to be performed through me. I desire so greatly to be used in the kingdom of God. In order for that to happen I have to show up. I have to put myself in a place that God can use me. I would much rather curl up on the couch with the remote or go screaming through the curves on FM 1431 at 80 miles per hour on my Honda 919 but I can do that on the time that God gives me for that. That other time is God’s time and I have to make myself available for His desires.
By the way, I’m still not in a good mood and I didn’t want to blog today either.
Filed under: Movies | Tags: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
While I am on the subject of movies I have to direct you to Yahoo to watch the new teaser trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. I am totally geeked today!!!
Filed under: Daily Living, Movies, Random Junk | Tags: chick flicks, Ryan Reynolds
I am going to let the cat out of the bag; I am a softie. Well, at least my wife says I am a closet softie. I am also a romantic. I like love stories. I like smart love stories like Elizabethtown, funny love stories like Just Friends and sad love stories like The English Patient. I am not a big fan of The Notebook or Pride and Prejudice (therefore I will not even provide links). That kind of junk just makes my teeth hurt they’re so sweet.
For these reasons (and because of my man-crush on Ryan Reynolds) I have been looking forward to Definitely, Maybe but I haven’t really had my hopes up. That is, until today. I just read a review by my favorite movie critic. He said it is really good, really smart and the closet thing he could compare it to is About a Boy, which just happens to be one of my top five favorite films of all time (a list that is constantly in flux and usually includes 8-10 movies…Sunshine, Once, The Empire Strikes Back, Stand By Me, etc.). So I am totally pumped to take my wife to see a chick-flick.
Editors Note: If one is to EVER ask if I will admit that I am now, or have ever been, a softie and/or romantic, the answer will be, “Asked and answered.” I will not admit this freely in public ever again. Please refer to this blog post as the one and only source for emasculating Dave.
