Chick Nite in August is Cancelled

Heather Stanberry asked is Chirck Nite was in August. We did promote at SHINE 2007 that there would be Chick Nites at DW and OP in August, but we have decided to cancel those events in order to throw all of our effrots behind small groups launching. We have replaced the chick nites with the married couples' night out to launch our marriage and family ministry.

Look What You're Doing in Zimbabwe!

Just had to pass this along to all of you who are givng toward Imagine. Some of you may know/remember that 10% of everything that we take in for imagine goes directly to Africa to help with the AIDS crisis there. Here is the church plant we just did there through Children's Cup. We planted a church in Zimbabwe, called Oasis of life, which also serves as a carepoint. You can find out more about carepoints on the chidren's cup site. Also, to read more details about the church in Zimbabwe, read Ben Rodgers' blog. Scroll down to the Oasis of Life Post. It sounds like an African version of Cleberation Church! You can also view pics online here. I am so proud to be part of such a giving church. Our mission team goes to Zimbabwe to work at this church at the end of July, so keep them in your prayers. Looks like the picture above is a youth meeting at the church -- go Jesus!

Trivial Bits

So, as I have been under the weather lately, I have spent some time at home and had the opportunity to watch a lot more TV than normal -- an embarrasing amount of the Food Network and TLC and Oprah. So here are some little bits of trivia that I have to get out of my system:

• I like Paula Dean more than Rachel Ray. Annabelle likes to watch her with me and we call her the "Country Grandma." Her food is some kind of unhealthy, but boy does the sight of it make your mouth water!


• Speaking of Rachel Ray, I read that Oprah has designated her as the "Heiress Apparent" of her daytime TV legacy. But I'm confused about how a show based on cooking can fill the spot Oprah leaves when she (reportedly) retires in 2010. It's interesting to watch RR try to incorporate the various aspects of daytime talk shos into ther show. I like her though -- I think she'll work it out.


• I think I might be a proponent of socialized medicine. I know "Socialized" is a word that conjures up images of Nazi Germany for a lot of people, but after travelling to other countries -- particularly Australia -- I see that there are situations in which this can work. Did you know that 50 million people in America are uninsured and that just because you have insurance doesn't mean that you will get coverage for your illnesses? Did you know that America ranks 37th in the world in providing health coverage for it's citizens, behind Costa Rica? Just kind of opened my mind to another way of thinking about something.


• Does everybody really floss daily, or is that just an ideal that we should all aspire to?

Ok, now that you probabaly think I've got way too much time on my hands, le me say I have been working on several books but have hit a creative block...ARRRGH!!Ususally I just have to wait for my brain to clear and hope the creativity comes back. What about you? What do you do when you get a creative block? I'd love some tips! LBxoxo