Well here we go!  Had a great day yesterday on campus meeting new students and connecting with some returning ones too!  Highlight was probably spending $2 and dunking our starting QB and Student Body President in the dunk tank!! (you shouldn't have mocked me dude!)  Met some students from Sioux Falls who are a lot of fun, and one them is a dang good rock climber as she challenged the Football team and BEAT THEM!  All in all a great way to start the year.  I haven't felt this excited for quite some time and man does it feel good!  God is really opening up some new doors for our ministry, and after having a good conversation yesterday with one of our Asst. Football coaches I think we might be adding more programs in the weeks ahead!!!  GOD IS GOOD!!!

Blessings,
Mike

So anyone else a bit freaked by the fact that school starts in just a couple of weeks?!  Where did the summer go?  I feel like time is NOT on my side!

Speaking of time I had an awesome experience leading a Family Camp at Shores of St. Andrew where I had time to really think about......TIME, let me be more specific, I thought about time management and how Jesus figured out the key in his hectic and busy life.

What was JC's secret? SABBATH!  No not only Sunday's, but boy wouldn't it be great if everyone took Sunday as a Sabbath, I'm talking about how Jesus made Sabbath a priority in his everyday life.  Jesus often took time to leave his disciples and others behind, often in the early morning hours, just to sneak away and rest, renew, and re-charge.  It was his time, and he spent it in prayer and reflection with God.


I need to follow his example this year and take time out of my life to be alone and rest, renew, re-charge in some Sabbath time.  My family needs me to do this, my ministry does, and more importantly God needs me to take the time.  Hey maybe for once time will be on my side!

Mike