flappin' around some more

So I have just been flappin' around some more. Last night I "packed" (aka had a dance party) and then downloaded a bunch of music for my running playlist. I'm really weird, I like to run. I have one of those Nike+ things and you can download all these personal training things and I got one where Serena Williams (the tennis champion of the world) coaches you through an interval run and I am really really excited to try it out.

So other than being a workout nerd, I have been listening to sermons all the time. Church up here in Abingdon is very...not worshipful. And I have been spoiled by Hope Point. The first Sunday was here, my home pastor was on week four of a twelve week series on the tabernacle. And I was like "...Really?" so I just got up and left! And I felt bad, but I didn't. Because that is what Byron McCane's OT class is for, Pastor Paul. So then Philip sent me all these churches to download podcasts from, and they are SO GOOD. I have been listening to Richard's sermons from back in Spartanburg. [Back home, really. I call Spartanburg "home" and it makes my parents really depressed, so I try not to do it too much. I even set Abingdon as my home in my GPS, but I am just going to change it tomorrow.] And then I have also been listening to a lot of Frances Chan's stuff. He is the pastor at Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley, CA. And he is so good! I have done one of his sermons as a part of my quiet time/thinking about God time and it has really been a joy! And you just really need to go download his podcasts. I will make you a list of websites and churches that you all need to check out while I am just keepin it real in the nation's capital for a week.

Cornerstone Church (Simi Valley, CA)
http://www.cornerstonesimi.com/
--Go to iTunes and search for this, the podcasts are amaaaazing.

Hope Point Community Church (Spartanburg, SC)
http://hopepoint.org/
--This is Richard's church! We are best friends! iTunes search for this, I especially like the sermon "Are You Ready?"

Mars Hill Bible Church
http://www.marshill.org/
--This is Rob Bell's church! There are a lot of good resources on the website, but you can do pdf downloads of his outlines and powerpoints through iTunes as well.

Just Stop and Think
http://www.juststopandthink.com/
--This is just a fun little website. I actually have been to it one time, and that was five minutes ago, and that was because there was a link on Cornerstone's website.

Okay okay, I am officially going to get my act together. And finish up packing. And tie up some loose ends here in Abingdon, because I am out of this place tomorrow morning! Whoop whoop! I am really really really super pumped about that business! So just...have fun. And soon it will be time for Wofford and that is just the best thing in America.

“And you, my daughter, will be called the prophet of the most high, because you will prepare the way for the Lord. You will tell his people how to find salvation through the forgiveness of their sins. Because of God's tender mercy, the morning light from heaven is about to break upon us, to give light to those who sit in the darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide us to our path of peace.” Luke 1:76-79