Birthday Bites

Just to catch everyone up after being gone for a few days…

• Today’s my birthday. I’m still thirty-something. Barely.
• My mom sent me an iTunes music card for my birthday. She has a milestone birthday this coming week as well, but she’s proving that’s she’s still the coolest mom on the planet.
• Andy Stanley’s last session yesterday at Catalyst absolutely rocked. It’s one of those "every church/denominational leader needs to hear it" messages.
• I got to spend a few minutes with Tim yesterday. I miss him.
• I’m pumped about tomorrow. The service that Perry, Lee and the rest of the crew have planned is going to be amazing. The opening song is going to be powerful.
• Emily and I have been talking and praying about our financial commitment to the GameTime vision. After several weeks of considering what God wants us to do, we are ready to make that commitment and watch God use it to reach thousands of people in the Upstate. We can’t wait to be part of that!
• Just in case you’ve ever wondered, the leadership team at NewSpring is solid. I’m honored to be a part of that group. And, it’s been a long time since I’ve laughed as hard as I did the last few days with Perry, Shane, Jason M., Jason W. and Paul.
• Sherry Moorhead, our Director of Volunteers at NewSpring and the wife of the infamous Jason Moorhead, is now blogging. Don’t let the "deep thoughts" fool you–Jason and Sherry are one of the sharpest married couples in ministry today.
• We’re more than five months away from Unleash 2008 and almost 550 folks have already registered for the big, one-day event. I had a number of friends mention this past week that they’re planning to attend. We’ll definitely hold a gathering for bloggers. Hope you can join us.
• It’s looking like I’m going to have book news in the next several weeks. Here’s a little secret–you may have a chance to be part of it. Stay tuned.