Zing Zang Zoom!

What is the greatest show you have ever seen? Right before Thanksgiving, I had the opportunity to go with my wife and two kids to "The Greatest Show On Earth." Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus was showing at the United Center in Chicago. This year's performance was called Zing Zang Zoom.

Zing Zang Zoom was a high flying, gravity - defying action - packed extravaganza. It was a combination of thrills and excitement that left us asking, "How did they do that?" With each new production, Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey strives to bring the highest quality of unique performers, thrills and excitement. They definitely hit it out of the park. It really is The Greatest Show On Earth!

Ringling Brothers And Barnum & Bailey's mission statement:
Creating cherished memories for families across America.

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I'm Thankful For...

* My wife Abigail, daughters Malia and Felicity and my son Dawson. They make my life great every

day!!

* My new job. (Sugar Grove Church)

I could go on, but I will keep my list short this time.

Happy Thanksgiving everybody.

Weekend Recap From Community Christian (Yellow Box)

The "Yellow Box" is what they like to call Community Christian Church in Naperville, Illinois. The 11:00 am service was, once again, the one we picked to attend. With three kids, it's just a whole lot easier getting to the late service. Here is a little recap from our visit to the "Yellow Box."

FAITHWERKS - Scripture
Shawn Williams
Psalm 19:7-8
Big Idea - We hear from God when we read and study the Bible with others in community.
* Every person is developing spiritually.
* We are either taking steps towards God or building barriers to His work in our life.
* The Bible is God's revelation.
* The Bible is an epic story.
* The best life lived is a life lived within certain boundaries.
* Immerse yourself in scripture.
* Find a version of the Bible that works best for you.
* Find a time to read scripture that works best for you.
* All scripture is inspired by God, but not all scripture in inspiring.
* Experience scripture in community.
* It's got to get in you in order for it to get through you.
* Ask your family to join you.
* The person of Christ restores people.
* We tend to live vicariously through someone else's experience.


On Sunday, the church announced that Shawn Williams would be the new campus pastor for the Naperville site. He was really excited, and the people who were at the 11:00 am service responded very enthusiastically. It was a pretty cool moment.
They really did a great job with the use of video during the worship experience. It was funny, engaging and really drove home the big idea. I'm glad I had the opportunity to experience the "Yellow Box" with my family.

What Is Your Worst Fear?

Do you remember what happened on December 7 1941?

The United States Of American was suddenly and deliberately attacked by Japan. That was indeed a dark and gloomy day in American history.

There have been many a dark, gloomy days in the history of mankind, and maybe you are walking through one of those right now.

I actually just came through one of those gloomy seasons of life. The gloom for me was a loss of a job that I really loved. During that time I found a verse in the bible that gave me strength and confidence to make it through.

Taken right from Isaiah 41:10 in the bible.

God Says -
1. Fear not I am with you.
- We never have to fear because God is with us
- God will always be there for us.

2. Fear not I will strengthen you.
- God actually gives us the strength to do a task.
- God is our fortress. In Him we have all the power we will ever need.

3. Fear not I will help you.
- in verses 10 - 12 God says I will give you my physical power, then help you use it.
- God will roll up his sleeves and go to bat for us.

What do you fear today?
No matter how scary the situation you might find ourself in, God says to us, Fear Not