Live blogging the Promise Keepers conference pt 2

Friday night at Promise Keepers is always awesome!

We were led in worship by the PK7 band.

Bob Reccord former president of NAMB, presented the Gospel in a powerful way from Luke 14:15-24. He said that there are 3 main things that keep us from God that are illustrated in the passage:

1) Things to achieve
2) Stuff to acquire
3) Relationships that are holding us back.

A question he posed that stuck out to me was am I so busy I have lost touch with my family or my God?

With all of the stuff in my schedule between church, work and family, I can see where it is easy to get lost in the fast paced, always on the go lifestyle that it seems I live.

It always moves me and touches me to see the men responding to the altar call, praise God for working in hearts and lives.

The president of Promise Keepers interviewed Chick-fil-a founder Truett Cathy and I could tell that he was a godly man that put God first in his life.

The company's official statement of corporate purpose says that the business exists "to glorify God by being a faithful steward of all that is entrusted to us and to have a positive influence on all who come in contact with Chick-fil-A."

That is great and unheard of in corporate America, praise God for men like Truett Cathy. He was given the first Transformation award. The award, a 21-inch sculpture, honored Cathy’s “lifetime of transforming family, community, workplace, and most importantly, the lives of the next generation.” The Transformation Award also references the scripture II Timothy 2:2.


We got to see Nooma video #8 - Dust, where the pastor in the video told the story and backstory of Jesus calling the apostles and Peter walking on the water.

One of the statements that stood out was that Jesus has more faith in me than what I have in myself. That's a bone I can chew on for awhile.

I'm fixing to go have breakfast and I am excited to see what God has in store for us today. I'll try to post before we leave or after I get home tonight.

Promise Keepers Update 1

We are here at the Holiday Inn, had a few problems with the rooms, but it looks like it has gotten straightened out.

Waiting to go to dinner and the Friday evening session.


More to come..........

Down but not forgotten?

Headline -- Brad Pitt shocked by Post-Katrina devastation

It seems like most of the country has a short attention span, especially when it comes to the NOLA area post Katrina now 11 months after the fact. I have been on the Mississippi Gulf Coast 4 times with my church. It still gets to me every time I am there, it is so much damage and destruction that after seeing it for a day or 2, you almost become numb to it. Our country does not need to forget about the people still putting their lives and houses back together, relying on the generosity of others to get the task accomplished.

When I went on my 4th of July trip to Waveland-Bay St. Louis, I saw people still living in tents, most in FEMA trailers, and very few back living in their houses.

I got to take a day trip to New Orleans, where most of the 9th Ward and St Bernard Parish hasn't changed much since 11 months ago.

You can check out some of the details and events from my last trip to the coast on my Pastor's blog, Downshoredrift.

You can check out the mission our church has planted, Pathfinder Mission.

I also got to meet Joe Kennedyduring the 4th of July weekend, a Baptist blogger that attends the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, who has made a committment to use his blog to ensure that NOLA and the rest of the Gulf Coast is not forgotten. He has a photoblog there to check out for pictures of the 9th Ward and St. Bernard Parish day trip I was able to take.

For some pictures in case you are not able to go on a mission trip, check this site out.

I would just ask that you would still search your heart, ask God what He would have you to do to still help out during this long rebuilding process in this region.