A new location has been named for the Dallas Global Night Commute. I’m assuming they had trouble getting permits for the original location.
The new location is:
Northway Christian Church
7202 W. Northwest Highway
Dallas
The scheduled meeting time is 7 p.m. April 29.
Be sure to signup and get involved: http://www.invisiblechildren.com
Here’s the latest from Phil:
Here’s the latest:
Sorry for the delay in sending updates, but my time on the PC has been limited the past several days! However, I did want to take the time to let you know that my sister is continuing to get better and should be released from the hospital soon….The doctors have yet to come up with a definete explanation as to what happened, but all her tests continue to come back normal! She finally regained her consciousness sometime on Wednesday and is now doing things on her own again, such as eating, walking, and going to the restroom! Praise God for her continual and speedy recovery…..At this point the best prognosis the doctors can give is that she had a massive seizure that was brought on as a result of the stress, shock and head trauma from her accident as well as the recent loss of her best friend to cancer!! There is some speculation right now that my sister may have epilepsy, which is treatable and controllable with proper medication….She will be be visiting the nuerologist regularly to have her brain scanned and tested so they can try and figure out what exactly is wrong with her! Thanks so much to each of you for your love, support, and prayers…..It overwhelms me to think of the number of people praying, even people I don’t even know! So, for what it’s worth, THANK YOU!
A lot of thoughts have been rolling through my head the past few days and I’ve been wrapped up on the “goodness” of God! Our God is infinetely GOOD, and never for a moment does he cease being a GOOD God! Bad things happen, terrible things, and things don’t make sense or seem fair to us! At any moment, at any place in the world there is suffering, pain, and loss happening! When our mind and our hearts get fixed on the “bad” things of this world, GOD IS still GOOD…..Weather there is pain or suffering or life and healing, GOD IS GOOD….
Much Love to all of you and may you be overwhelmed by the goodness of our great God
PHIL
I thought this was a great post from Mark Batterson:
Good Friday
Since it’s Good Friday I thought I’d share a devotional thought:
Did Peter feel a twinge of guilt every time he heard a rooster crow?
There is a poignant scene right after Peter denied Christ. A rooster crows. And Luke 22:61 says, “At that moment, the Lord turned and looked at Peter.” I don’t think it was a vindictive look. I think Jesus wanted to establish eye contact to maintain relationship with Peter, but Peter went out and “wept bitterly.”
You know how certain sights or sounds or smells can trigger a memory? I’ve got to think that every time Peter heard a rooster crow he winced. It was a daily reminder of his failure. He was haunted by three denials.
Peter gets a bum rap. He is forever remembered as the disciple who denied Christ three times, but we forget the fact that he is the only one who got close enough to get caught. Peter is the disciple who sinks in the Sea of Galilee, but he is also the only disciple who walks on water! And Peter is the disciple who impulsively cut off Malchus’ ear when the religious leaders come to arrest Jesus. But I don’t see any of the other disciples coming to Jesus’ defense do you?
Lack of Evidence
All four gospels tell the story of Peter cutting off the right ear of Malchus, a servant of the high priest. Luke 22:51 says that Jesus “touched the man’s ear and healed him.”
Let me state the obvious: you don’t cut off someone’s ear and get by with it, especially if that someone is the High Priest’s servant. Worst case scenario: Peter gets charged with attempted murder. Best case scenario: Peter gets charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon.
We tend to overlook this subplot, but Peter is in a world of trouble!
Then Jesus intervenes.
Somehow he reverses the irreversible. He reattaches the amputated ear. But he does more than heal this man’s ear. I love the way my friend and mentor, Dick Foth, puts it: “Jesus destroys the evidence against us.”
Stop and think about it.
Malchus files a civil suit against Peter and takes the witness stand. He says, “Peter cut off my ear.” The Judge says, “Which ear?” Malchus says, “My right one.” The Judge says, “It looks fine to me.” And the case gets thrown out of court for lack of evidence!
This isn’t just a story about Jesus and Peter and Malchus. It’s a picture of what Christ accomplished on the Christ. He destroyed the evidence against us. It’s like the Accuser of the Brethren brings charges against us, but the Judge says, “The evidence has been destroyed.” And the charges are dropped.
That’s why it’s called Good Friday.
Grace, it’s a name for a girl. It’s also a thought that changed the world.
More information: invisiblechildren.com
Can’t get involved on April 29? Go ahead and start writing your congressmen now.
Let them know you’re concerned and you want to see America do something about it.
Why is an American life worth more than the life of an African child?
A writer for the DMN suggests a possible bid by Texas Gov. Rick “McDreamy” Perry or Hutchison for VP in 2008.
AUSTIN – Gov. Rick Perry had very different messages about federal spending in recent appearances before two very different groups.
To Senate budget writers in Washington, he pleaded for $2 billion to compensate the state for hurricane relief.
Four days later, Mr. Perry drew cheers from a Republican gathering in Tennessee when he lambasted big-spending government where “deficits explode, entitlement programs take over.”
His appearances point up the dual strategies of a governor who insists he’s focused on Texas as he approaches re-election while allies work to burnish his national credentials as a potential vice presidential nominee.
The out-of-state events not only have heightened his profile but they also have created behind-the-scenes tension with Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s backers. They see her as a more likely choice for vice president on a GOP ticket in 2008.
With a 11-1 win over Fastonal (sp?) last night our softball team has guaranteed a winning record (.500) for the spring season.
There are four games left, including one double header so whether we win or lose the rest of the season, we have a winning season.
As a small sidenote I went 3 for 3 last night with 2 RBI’s. Can’t complain about that.
Anyways come on out and enjoy the remainder of the season.