While I was gone…

Man, it’s really tough to get back into the swing of things after being gone for two weeks. I think I could get used to hanging out on the beach. Here are some things I didn’t get the chance to share while I was on vacation:

• We had 9,012 people show up for Christmas Eve services at Granger.
• Terry posted something on his blog. That included the news about the new Fellowship Uptown building. Very cool.
• Then Brian started a vicious rumor that Terry and I are actually the same person. For the record, it should be noted that Terry hasn’t posted anything since I returned from vacation. Maybe we actually are the same person…
• I pre-ordered my copy of Naked Conversations by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel.
• I pondered how much better my books would sell if my co-author had a cool name like "Shel" instead of "Tim."
• Mark Beeson taught about "The 5 Most Irritating Things about Christians" on New Year’s weekend at Granger. I’ll blog more about this later. Good stuff.
• I watched 12 sunsets from the beach at Perdido Key, Florida and one sunrise from my minivan on Interstate 65 somewhere in Alabama. I prefer the sunsets.
• Notre Dame experienced a tough loss in the Fiesta Bowl. Then I had to listen to my father-in-law gloat after Texas upset USC. I loved the bowl games this year. Great football!
• I ate a big meal at Lambert’s Cafe in Foley, Alabama. They throw food at you. Pretty fun.
• I made Gary’s Top 10 blogs list and Josh’s Top 5 interview list. Having been honored in this way, I’d like to thank my producer (my mom) and my wife and all the little people in my life (my 4 kids) for making all this possible. And, I think there should be world peace. And, we should recycle. Oh, I almost forgot to thank… Orchestra starts playing. Cut to commercial.
• Guy Kawasaki finally started blogging. Good grief. After only a week of blogging, he already has six times more subscribers than me. I guess I’m one of the little people.
• During the 16-hour drive back from the beach, I listened to Ed Young’s "Why I" series. I’ve heard Ed speak in various venues probably a couple of dozen times. These have to be my favorite messages I’ve heard him teach. I recommend you order these messages and consider teaching a similar series at your churches. My favorites were "Why I Give" and "Why I Doubt."

Oh, something else big happened while I was on vacation…but that deserves a separate post.