Pardon my lack of posting the last week or so.  Just had a lot going on and not much interest in blogging – no noble causes or anything, just not into it.

But I’m back.  I had a great meeting today with an advertising guy from one of the local radio stations. I put him on notice of our plan to see the city of Pittsburgh turned upside down in the name of and for the sake of Jesus Christ.  He has some great ideas to help us as we continue to build “brand awareness” in the Pittsburgh “market”.   I thank God for Romans 8:28 and what that means for my varied life/career experience up until now.  It really helps to be able to speak the language of the marketing/advertising world.  None of what I’ve been through is wasted in God’s economy.

Then this afternoon I took off a couple of hours (why I’m working on some things tonight) and went with Amber, TJ, my mom, and my niece Christina to the Pittsburgh Zoo.  It was TJ’s first trip to a zoo and his little eyes were on overload.  If I ever need a reminder of God’s creativity, I just need to take a trip to the zoo.  Leopards, monkeys, elephants, penguins, zebras, polar bears (Pittsburgh’s newest residents), etc. — and I get excited when I come up with nifty sermon title.  Thank you God for YOUR creativity and for creating us in YOUR IMAGE!