Joyful Transformation

Recently I was given the opportunity to help support a unique ministry. My friend Patrick Mead (whom I have never met in person) gave us the opportunity to support a store front ministry that would also be a tatoo palor. They will be reaching out to to the folks who would never set foot in a traditional church building.

Being a person who is detailed challenged, I often lose things that come to me in the mail, therefore I opened a P.O. Box to receive bills and bank statements, things like that. Well part of the opportunity involved buying a CD by a group called Bar 12. Mine has been sitting in the post office for about a week, but I went and bailed it out today. It is great. Some songs have a real "classic rock" sound to them, some are definately classified as the blues. My least favorite are the acoustic guitar slower songs, but hey, that is just me. If you would like to get out there and help a unique ministy, order this CD (here are the details)....you will be glad you did.

As another aside....Kansas Bob wondered how some events were brought about through blogging. Well like so many people my first blog to read was that of Mike Cope. Shortly thereafter I begin to read Brandon Scott Thomas who is the lead singer for Zoe. They began to talk about the Conference that was to be held in Nashville. Well since Nashville is only about 2 1/2 hours from my home I knew we had to go! I didn't know what to expect...but it was great.

As for some of the other things, it is funny that after a while you become great friends with someone you have never met. You read each others blogs and comment on common things. You learn that some people who blog are more like you than people you have known for years. A natural consecquence of forming such relationships is the desire to meet in person. When you find a common venue, you go there. When you find one of these friends in "dire straights" like after Katrina...you find a way to get there and help out.

I don't think I can adequately express what this rare community has meant to me. My prayers and those to whom I would turn to for prayer is centered around my blogging friends. Strange but true. When I hear some of the horror stories that come from the abuse of the "My Space" type of deal. I want to shout "hey, we are using it for good! We love each other and pray for and encourage each other as we attempt to serve our Master" Most folks don't understand. I know that you guys do!!