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Hey one of my young heroes is entering the blogosophere.  Check it out! Go Vince, Baby, Go!!!!!!

If you will look at the menu in the top right-hand corner of this page you will see a new menu item.  That’s right!  Wives, the “CP wives” page will have information of upcoming events just for you!  Keep an eye on it!

October 5-6, 2007 there is a CP wives retreat.  A time to relax and connect with other women who are going through everything you are!  Register today!

One of the most incredible books out there is Loren Cunningham’s  new book entitled The Book That Transforms Nations.  You’ve got to read this! It operates on the same premise as my book but it deals with a lot of things my book does not deal with. It’s as if they are companion volumes made to go together. Read it. It deals with a lot of history and other things. It’s incredible!!

Nikki and I had a blast the past week - we were in Hawaii with Veryl and Cheryl Henderson and spoke to pastors about transformation, glocalization, and multiplication. We had a couple of days to walk on the beach - play - and kick back for a much needed break. It was a wild trip. On the plane over, we found out a hurricane was on the way. Our first night - we woke up the next morning to an earthquake. The next day before boarding a ship for a sunset cruise we received a tsunami alert from the earthquake in Peru. An out of control fire had taken over 6500 acres on the north side of the island. Our hotel went on strike. On the plane back - as we boarded a little old lady was out of it - running up and down aisles taking pictures of people with an old polaroid saying “this is the one.” She was removed from the plane!!!! It was crazy all the goofy stuff happening

Tonight I was interviewed on Sirius Satellite Radio by Mike Feder - it’s a talk show - the following are some of the things that we covered.

A TWO-STATE SOLUTION

As we begin there are 3 core things that must be kept in mind.

First, reconciliation is the ministry all of us are a part of.

2Cor. 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!18 All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: 19 That God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. 20 We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us.

Relational diplomacy — people to people — is the key. Top down dealing with powers and bottom up — dealing with people at the most basic level of needs. It was my exposure to the Afghans and others I met in the Middle-East that began to change how I thought.

Second, understanding the divine promises related to Israel and all nations.

Third, honest historical examination. A great book is Tony Maalouf’s “Arab’s in the shadow of Israel deals with this — and is good to read because it’s from an evangelical Arabic scholar.

WHY?

First, we are allowing speculative theology to formulate foreign policy. That’s very dangerous. When conservative Bible believing scholars can’t agree — for one opinion to be pushed to the point of war is arrogant and dangerous.

Second, as a Christian we say we care about the Middle-east and Muslims and want to see them come to faith in Christ. We are saying accept Jesus, and our politics. The thing they care about most, we ignore. We are so one-sided in our position we’ve ignored the very people we would want to reach. None of us would ever support suicide bombers — but neither should we allow refuge camps to exist. We should serve people, not because we are trying to convert them — but because we have been converted. God is just to the just and the unjust alike — who are we to pass judgment on and say these can live in refugee camps, be displaced and these cannot. Tell that to a child, to a young …

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If you want to get around some really sharp-thinking people from different points of view click here. What an incredible opportunity.

Read what Colorado Home Town News had to say about NorthWood Youth.

Last night, watching the news was surreal. The lead story was about a car wreck that claimed the life of one of the youth in our church who grew up down the road from me - he was 17. It was followed by a story involving another youth who grew up in our youth group who was auditioning for American Idol - he is 17.

I got up early yesterday to make sure the house was perfect for Nikki coming in from Vietnam. I ran early so I wouldn’t be sweaty when I picked Nikki and Jill up. As I was finishing my run, a family on my street were outside - the husband and wife sobbing. Police were there and had just told them of Micheal’s death. Craig has been battling cancer - this was a double blow. When Micheal was smaller he was a part of a car pool. He was always asking me questions about being a pastor. I brought him a rock from Mt. Everest when I once trekked to the base camp. From then on out the rest of the year, he’d ask me questions about it. He read about it, wanted to know about the thin air and everything else. I’ve watched him grow up - a good kid. This summer he’s been working at the church. I went in the auditorium one day last week and there he was, sitting down on the front row - I couldn’t tell who it was at first. His head was bowed, and he was praying. I love Micheal, his heart, his warmth - everything about him.

Brandon’s Dad has led many trips to Vietnam and his mom heads up our prayer ministry. Brandon has always been an exceptionally behaved young guy - he’s been to Vietnam with us a few times. He was a chunky little kid - the past few years, all that left and he’s grown very tall. His singing is exceptional - he comes by it honest on his mother’s side. He’s gifted and will do something significant with his life I am sure. He loves God. I freaked him out a couple of days ago - I heard of his audition and called him and said there’s a sweet little lady who has done a new arrangement of “How Great Thou Art” and he should sing that song. He tried to be …

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I see these things that tell me all these people read the blog - didn’t believe it - until yesterday. OK, we’re going to do it - would you want a free-for-all OR specific things. Would you want me to invite some of my friends as guests. Just yakking here. I would do it once a week for 1 hour to begin with. Here’s an idea and potential outline, but I’m open to anything -

Week #1 - Global Diplomacy and Foreign Relations - invite some of my diplomat friends and just talk global nation-state issues or humanitarian issues.

Week #2 - World Religions - invite an immam, rabbi, athiest, etc. and me dialogue with them, with you.

Week #3 - Missional - church, religion and God stuff

Week #4 - Domains and engagement issues

Or do a 24 week thing and announce in advance - I’d still blog like I do, except on those days and then we’d do it -

What would be the best time.

I’ll do anyway you guys want - give me some ideas.

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