In God’s Country

Golf is a great but frustrating game.  I love to play and be outdoors but am inconsistent and, therefore, can rarely match the visualizations in my head.

One of the things that really bugs me is that on the driving range, I do pretty well.  But then, on the links, I am all over the map, loosing balls, poor technique, poor club choice.  Oh, it is just a tragedy.

Today I am playing in a scramble.  Those are fun. I hope I can contribute.

I don’t know if you have heard of this modern, bluegrass, folk, acoustic group Nickle Creek.  They are totally awesome.  Check them out and you won’t be disappointed. Great harmony, guitar, violin and mandolin arrangments and passion in their music.

Mark Foreman is the Senior Pastor of North Coast Calvary Chapel and a great guy.  During his sermon this week he was using all kinds of facial gestures and body movements to convey how much the Holy Spirit desires us to get intimate with God.  He was right on.

I love it that Mark is so passionate about communicating the importance of our relationship with God.  And he does it in a way that totally communicates with me.  I think it has something to do with being similar, the culture and communication style of Southern Cal, etc.

Mark is clear that our worship and teaching should be honest and authentic, it should reach us in our deepest areas not as a guilt trip or a list of performance points, but as truth to our being.  That is another reason why I love my church.