Today is Saturday.  That means that I have not posted my second part of my article “Apostles and the Coming Apostolic Shift” this week on “Jesus, The Church, and the Coming Kingdom.”  I need to sincerely apologize to those looking for it (my two readers that I have disappointed).  I’ve had a really hectic week, but it should appear on Monday.  My goal is to post a new post every Friday, but the week kinda flew past.

Having said that, I want to announce a small breakthrough.  This is the 12th day of the month and I have posted ten times in twelve days.  This ties my previous high posting count of ten posts from the month of August and we’re only half way through the month. That’s a real breakthrough. Thankfully, there’s lots to talk about and more glory to pursue together.  Maybe on Monday I’ll post here about how our house church is becoming a real contemplative community, which is something that has been totally initiated by the Lord and is really encouraging to me.

As for those of you who wonder how I can claim this as my tenth post when I’ve done nothing but apologize for not posting–you all think way too hard.

I want to whole-heartedly recommend this video to anyone seriously considering church planting in the United States or another western nation.  It’s a 9 minute You Tube video by Marc Driscoll, one of the most honest preachers I know on the planet.  He has a very modern view of church planting, as opposed to something trying to be more first century which is what I typically like.  But his message is just too true.  Enjoy. And Let me know what you think.

So, I don’t often post prayer requests on the blog just because I like to give people a chance to minister to each other face to face and email seems really impersonal.  Regardless, a few more people see this than I see on a weekly basis, so I thought I would post this here for their benefit. 

Some of you know, some of you don’t, but over the years the Lord has given me a small grace to enter into fasting and prayer on a somewhat regular basis.  Within the last month or so, though, I have been physically exhausted and took a break from fasting because it was wearing my body out to the point of exhaustion and sickness.  Well, this week I decided to climb back on the horse, but couldn’t fast for even just a little while because it made me sick again.

So pray for me.  I need the grace of fasting in my life.  I know Jesus isn’t displeased or anything, but I know I go farther in my spiritual journey when I’m joining fasting with prayer. 

Thanks everyone…and now back to your regularly scheduled programming…