Justice is here!

Sorry it took so long for me to get back to the blog, but life has been crazy.  Tomorrow, Justice will be 3 weeks old!  Justice was born on Nov 20th and Allison, Grace, and I are so excited to have him in our lives.

Look forward to more updates on life with Grace and Justice on my journey!

A Baby is Coming...

Yes I could be talking about Advent and Christmas being just around the corner, but what I am talking is coming next week.

Next week, Allison and I will welcome a new baby boy into our lives. We are so excited, but scared of having two children under the age of two in our house. I have been praying without ceasing these last 9 months.

I will however say that the excitement and anticipation of a new child being born so close to Christmas makes Advent feel different.

I hope you will join us or another group of Pilgrims with Advent Season as we journey toward the celebration of the Birth of Jesus. And I will look forward to sharing more stories of how the journey of parenthood connects with my journey of faith.

Dr. Leonard Sweet - @ the Source

www.fumcr.com

I am so pumped about this weekend... Mission First is launching Saturday at Noon. Come out to 503 N. Central Expressway, November 15 to eat a free lunch, listen to great music, let the kids play on the inflatables, and shop at the International Christmas market.

Then on Sunday morning come back out at 11:05 a.m. and listen to Dr. Leonard Sweet as he share a timely message, "Outstorming Life's Storms." Dr. Sweet will share two more times with our church community this weekend.

Sunday night at 6:00 p.m

Monday evening at 7:00 p.m.

If you haven't read any of his books, "Soul Tsunami, Aqua Church, and Gospel According to Starbucks (to name a few), don't worry. Come out and listen to a great writer and pastor who will challenge Christians and the church to live faithfully in our postmodern world.

I hope you will come and join us as we listen for how we can continue to strive and thrive along our journey of faith.

A Faith Worth Believing In...

I am always looking for a new book to read.

This week I got a chance to read through a couple of chapters of Doug Pagitt's new book, A Christianity Worth Believing.

http://rethinkchristianity.com/resources/Pagitt_Christianity_Worth_Believing_sample.pdf

I am excited about this book becuase Doug brings such a honest and fresh look at the struggle for Christian belief.

Check it out and I will be sharing more once I get a chance to read more.

Protest

If you are interested in seeing how youth are taking a stand please check out these two news stories. Some of the Youth From FUMCR felt they had something to say about a traditional Halloween event in Dallas. They wanted people to know "Hell House" does not represent how all Christians view God.

http://cbs11tv.com/religion/Hell.House.Cedar.2.852014.html

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/myfox/pages/Home/Detail?contentId=7751572&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=VSTY&pageId=1.1.1

I am very pround of these youth.

We all have something to Say!

Happy Halloween

Buddy Greene - More stuff...

Hey if you want more background on Buddy Greene please check out his website.

http://www.buddygreene.com/

See you in worship or along the journey soon.

Wind Storm - Buddy Green

Do you Want to know more about Buddy Green???

I did. So I went on a quick google search. Here is one of the many things I found.

We are excited to Welcome Buddy Green this Sunday in worship at The Source. Check out this video to get a feel for the work of Buddy Green. He will also be in concert on Sunday night, Oct 19th at 6:30 p.m. This is a free concert and is going to be lots of fun.