Bono Interview

The pneumonia is still hitting me pretty hard. I'm worthless until about two or three in the afternoon every day. I feel way better in the late afternoons and evenings. So I went into the office in the late afternoon today and was so excited to see the Bono interview DVD had arrived. This is a DVD of the best session of any conference I've ever attended. It was from this year's Willow Creek Leadership Summit and it's Bill Hybels interviewing Bono, the lead singer of U2. U2 is my favorite group. For some reason, their music moves my soul like no other. But this interview has to do with God's call on the church to reach out in compassion to our world. We will be watching it in its entirety in church at the right time. A lot of churches across the country plan to do this. I heard Eagle Brook in Lino Lakes/White Bear is doing it soon. The right time for us may not be until the second series of next year, so sorry for the really early teaser to other U2 fans. It's got footage from his concerts, so special permission had to be granted to use this in churches. I can't wait!

It's a First

I've got pneumonia for the first time ever. I thought I was on the up and up yesterday. Told Executive Pastor John Westurn he wouldn't have to preach my message. Then everything got worse today, so I went to the doctor again. Probably had it all along, but I guess it can be missed at first. In any case, as long as I keep my temperature down, I feel better. So I'm not missing my Ibuprofen doses ever again. I should be ready to go tomorrow night! Fortunately, this message was already in the hopper a couple of weeks ago. (Problem with being ahead: As soon as you're not as far ahead as you were before, even if you're still ahead, you feel like you're behind!)