I hate it when it gets like this…but here’s what’s crackin on my desk:

1.  Illustrated elements (clouds, planes, birds, buildings, trees, trolleys) for the Grand Opening brochure.  Thanks Brandon Mathis.
2.  Starbucks - Quad shot with sugar free caramel.
3.  Roxanne Litchbolt business card - Property Supervisor of the Metropolitan Building - Getting permission to film on their roof.
4.  Hundred Pushups printout (haven’t done one single pushup yet)
5.  Hammer for pegs on light trussing.  Because your hand doesn’t work.
6.  Certificate of Liability Insurance form for car mounted camera.  1.5 million liability waiver just in case I kill someone.
7.  Mark Batterson’s Wild Goose Chase.
8.  Jalapeno & Salsa David’s sunflower seeds.  I spit a lot.
9.  Bobble Head Jesus.
10.  35mm film from my grandfather I’m converting to HDV.
11.  Belkin TuneFM for the iPhone…I’m taking it back because it’s not good.
12.  Diabetic Testing Supplies.
13.  Gmail constantly snapping me back to reality.
14.  Ice Age.  Don’t tell my kids.
15.  A locked box that Abe gave me.  I have the key…but won’t open it.  It’s an idea from JJ Abrams.
16.  My foot.

That’s me.  What about you?

So the other day, I was sitting on the potty at work.

(I have kids…go with me on this one)

And the air freshener that’s set on a timer…sprayed on me from overhead for 60 seconds.

Freshness is an understatement.

I was a floral explosion for the rest of the day.

True story.

I think this applies to everything.

1.  Eating
2.  Talking instead of listening
3.  Working
4.  Nuclear waste
5.  Time with relatives
6.  Colored contacts
7.  Make up
8.  Speeding
9.  VH1
10.  Male earrings
11.  Plug in air fresheners
12.  Tax evasion
13.  Costuming at midnight comic book movie showings

Really, this applies to everything.

I’ve recently taken all the ministry related videos I’ve posted over the past few years…off YouTube.

Why?

Because I’m tired of being known for things in the past.  I’d much rather concentrate on the things ahead of us.  And there are more than enough dreams in me to keep us all busy for quite a while.

I don’t want to be known for what I’ve done.  I want to be known for what we’re going to do.

I don’t want my past to hold me down.  I want the thoughts of what’s possible ahead…to rule my life.

I don’t want to be known for anything.  I’d rather be undiscovered…but chasing something that’s not done.  Yet.

If you’re looking for a side splitting hilarious video.  Keep watching.
If you’re wanting to be inspired by a family series that changes lives.  Keep watching.
If you need to get your finances in order and stewardship is important to you.  Keep watching.
If you want to learn more about being surrounded by the presence of God.  Keep watching.

What’s ahead for you?

1.  Bill Cosby & Harry Carey sound a lot alike.

2.  Watch people’s legs and arms tense up when they watch the olympics.  As if they’re “helping”.

3.  Nothing takes me out of worship faster than hearing myself sing.  It’s that bad.

4.  The new goatee of the 21st century doesn’t have a mustache.  It’s kind of amish.  Youth leaders unite.

5.  I didn’t see Mummy : Tomb of the Dragon Empire…but I can promise you it’s a floating turd of a movie.  It’s Encino Man, people.

We’ve been a little busy getting things ready for Grand Opening, here in Little Rock.  Some of the things that have happened:

1.  The painting is finished.  Choreography is underway.
2.  All voice overs are recorded and audio is edited.
3.  We spent 4 hours in the air filming Little Rock from a helicopter.  (woo hoo)
4.  Practices are underway for Beautiful Dreamer and all the worship sets.
5.  Dancers have been rehearsing.
6.  Stage sets are being constructed.
7.  Lighting consultants have helped us program scenes.
8.  Humanity projects are underway and moments captured on camera.
9.  And there’s so many other surprises I haven’t talked about yet.

More to come on all of this…  But enough about us.  What about you?

I recently signed up to review Mark Batterson’s newest book, Wild Goose Chase…and I wasn’t disappointed.

If you’ve read his first book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day…this is definitely in the same vein.

In the first chapter, you get reeled in with the thought of chasing something that’s untameable and even adventurous.  The Holy Spirit.

This book talks about the different things that cage us in…And he describes some of these cages as routines, assumptions, past failures, fears and guilt.  All things we deal with on a daily basis, they’ve kept us responsibly irresponsible.

The biggest thing that stands out in this book is the call to become the opposite.  To chase the dream of living an adventurous Christ-centered life by choosing to follow what may seem like a circumstantial uncertainty.

He asks several questions that I love:  Are angels yawning?  Do churches do to people what zoos do to animals?  Is your ladder leaning on the wrong wall?

The book’s overall theme seems to be that we live inverted Christian lives.  Where we invite the Holy Spirit to follow us…instead of following him.

You can get the book at Amazon and I highly recommend it.

For more information, visit Chase The Goose.

We’re brainstorming our next series today and I need your help.

We’re going to break down the “perfect family” myth and show that there are no perfect families… But we want to help parents and couples become a stronger family. That’s where you come in.

What is the one thing you’d say is missing from families today?

We’ve got a pretty good lineup going for this 6 week series…but it’s the same question we asked ourselves. Whaddya think?

If you were wondering the best way to learn acting as a child (the same principles apply for adults) …Tairy is the foremost expert on the subject.

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