Monday Mind Dump

What happens when you take an ADD person and give them sleep deprivation? Thoughts along these lines:

• I love Discovery Church. Volunteers yesterday...you rocked. Thanks for the serious hard work.
• Who sits in a dark parking lot at 4:45 AM waiting for some poor sap to come open a gym. Seriously people. Sleep is not such a bad thing.
• Highlight #1 from Easter: After overhearing me tell a little girl how beautiful her dress was, one of our volunteers said, "You can say that. You're a dad. If I said that, I look like a pedophile."
• "Mary...Boo...It's me, Jesus."
• Watching the Hannah Montana movie wasn't so bad, especially with Morgan sleeping in my arms. Doesn't get much better than holding your little girl in your arms.
• Praying that Ridge Church finds a place to meet soon. Even though meeting places aren't that important to being a church.
• Mowing sucks. Anyone who likes the outdoors and would enjoy walking in God's creation for 2.5 hours is more than welcome to come mow my yard anytime they want. 
• Speaking of mowing: Broke the mower yesterday. Tree roots suck!
• Excited about what God is doing in Vegas. Viva la Verve!
• Highlight #2 from Easter: Easter lunch. Mom rocked the steak with melting sauce and the aspargus & sun-dried tomato concoction. Awesome.
• Can't wait for this week at Discovery: What Would Jesus Say to President Obama?

Sunday Set List

Here's the set list from Easter at Discovery Church:

"Where the Streets Have No Name" -- U2

VIDEO: Easter Welcome to our Church

"You are So Good to Me" -- Pasley/Pasley/Chaffer

"Mighty to Save" -- Ben Fielding & Reuben Morgan

"I Am Free"-- Jon Egan

"Jesus Messiah" -- Tomlin/Carson/Reeves/Cash

"Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" -- U2

SERMON: What Would Jesus Say to Bono

"My Savior, My God" -- Aaron Schust

"Beautiful Day" -- U2

Holy Week

This might be the busiest week in the life of most churches. Obviously, for us at Discovery, not so much yet. (But no promises on next year.)

At Olivet this week, we kicked off Holy Week with the Palm Sunday service and the Easter egg hunt. We do the Easter egg hunt the week before, because we do not want to miss the celebration point of Easter. On a side note, it creates two big weeks for visitors back-to-back.

Wednesday will feature the normal Wednesday evening programs. I'm excited because I'm up to teach in the Matrix. At the beginning of the school year we went to team teaching. The upside was that it made the ministry less dependent upon me. The downside is that I miss the opportunity to teach some of the best middle school and high school students in Evansville.

Thursday evening will be our Maundy Thursday service. We will be remembering (perhaps that is the key word for this week: "remember") Jesus' final moments with His disciples. We'll celebrate community through communion this night. The service begins at 6:30.

Friday evening will be our chance to focus on Good Friday. I'm really excited because I get to help teach and design this service. I think I'll be working with Jeff Kleinschmidt, one of the most gifted acoustic guitar players that I know. Can't wait for this evening.

Sunday will celebrate Life and Hope. Easter Sunday. He is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

If you want to follow the Holy Week closely, check out In the Agora. They are observing this Holy Week on their blog day-by-day. Here are the previous days blogs.

• Palm Sunday


• Holy Week Monday


• Holy Week Tuesday