Buffalo, New York. New Year's Day. Very cold. Very snowy. A great day for hockey. There was a time in my life when I followed the Pittsburgh Penguins as closely as most of you follow LSU football. However, having been away from the 'burgh for almost 15 years now, and with no ready access to hockey on TV, my interest has waned a little bit. I was so excited when I found out that NBC would be broadcasting the NHL's first outdoor game in the US and that the Penguins would be playing the Buffalo Sabres. To make a long story short, I was very excited to see the Penguins new young star, Sidney Crosby, along with a host of others with which I was not familiar. My best friend from those days has told me that this is a good young team and that I would love to see them play, and I am glad I did. I even went online and listened to the Pittsburgh radio broadcast with the finest announcer in sports history, Mike Lange.
What's this got to do with anything related to me being your pastor? Simple. If my friend had not told me about them being so good, and if he hadn't sparked my interest in watching this game, I would not have come to appreciate the simple beauty of the game, along with the atmosphere of 71,000+ (a record) participating in this game.
I wonder sometimes about those people in our lives who were once in love with God, once in active fellowship in the church, once closely connected to Christ who are just waiting for someone like us to remind them of the great things that come from this Christian life. My friend Mike interested me in the hockey game (and even texted me from the game site) - who's needing you to interest them in the Triune God and the life of the church?
See you Sunday!
Lamar
What's this got to do with anything related to me being your pastor? Simple. If my friend had not told me about them being so good, and if he hadn't sparked my interest in watching this game, I would not have come to appreciate the simple beauty of the game, along with the atmosphere of 71,000+ (a record) participating in this game.
I wonder sometimes about those people in our lives who were once in love with God, once in active fellowship in the church, once closely connected to Christ who are just waiting for someone like us to remind them of the great things that come from this Christian life. My friend Mike interested me in the hockey game (and even texted me from the game site) - who's needing you to interest them in the Triune God and the life of the church?
See you Sunday!
Lamar
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