thankful

I am thankful today...are you?

Yesterday was thanksgiving as you all know, and the typical thing to do is talk about what you are thankful for. Did anyone actually do this? I actually found myself not really being that thankful yesterday...i was lazy, i ate too much, watched too much tv, and was even kind of grumpy later in the day. I went to sleep that night, and realized how ungrateful I was that day.

Today, I am thankful...i spent time this morning thanking God for my wife, my house, warmth, and most of all, for Jesus. Have you done that yet? You should...it will begin to change your attitude and your outlook on the life God has given you.

Caption Contest

This is thanksgiving style. Best caption wins a prize. When you are bored this thanksgiving, just start coming up with captions. This will be fun!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

World Record Pancake...

While, I know this is not the world record pancake, it's very very big, and it was made by my small group guys this morning at Urban Vision. We had a blast cooking breakfast for inner city kids in Akron. These guys worked hard and even had enough pancake batter to make a pancake bigger than my head (and i have a pretty big head). Flipping that thing was a very delicate process and took 4 people and 4 spatulas to make it happen. I just wanted to let you all know that serving can be a ton of fun, and it's definitely filled with a lot of joy!

Edge Recap / Fall Fusion 08 Highlight

"That's what friends do, they forgive each other!"

Last night, we talked about forgiveness and how it is eventually going to come up in every good friendship. But we talked about how important forgiveness is to God. How do we know? Look at Christ, he canceled our debt, completely forgave us when we couldn't save ourselves. Shouldn't we also forgive others. I enjoyed reading what you all wrote on the paper on the wall. I hope you guys learned a lot about friendship over the past few weeks. Today, tell a good friend how much you appreciate them!

We also watched a highlight video from Fall Fusion, and now you can watch it again...enjoy!


EDGE - Fall Fusion '08 from edgehcc on Vimeo.

Aevory Nash

For those of you who were at Fall Fusion, I wanted to let you know that you will have an opportunity to purchase an Aevory Nash CD tonight at Edge for $5. If you liked them then I am sure you will really like their CD. Get a sample here.

Fall Fusion...

Wow, what a great weekend! I had a blast with all of you at Fall Fusion...especially the late night cabin scavenger hunt...good times. I hope you didn't lose too much sleep.

I hope that you all took away some great things from the weekend, especially when it comes to unity in Christ. Zach Churchill shared some great insights into how we can unite as one and impact our world for Jesus Christ. And how sweet was Aevory Nash...that was so much fun to worship with you guys. For those of you who want check them out more....you can go to their facebook by CLICKING HERE!

I WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!

What was your highlight of the weekend?

Edge Recap

Ok, it's your turn. Instead of me giving you a recap of Edge last night, I would like you to give me a recap of the night. Post a comment. Let us know what you learned about BFF's and what it takes to be a great friend.

GO FOR IT!

Edge Band Tunes

A lot of people have asked, so I wanted to give you all a list of the songs the Edge Band played this past weekend at church. This way, you can download them and listen to them whenever you want!

We Won't Be Quiet - David Crowder Band
Broadcast - Fee
Happy Day - Tim Hughes
Mighty to Save - Hillsong
From the Inside Out - Hillsong United
Dancing Generation - Matt Papa

Also, there are some videos of the edge band from this weekend posted. Check them out!

Broadcast:


Mighty to Save:

Caption Contest

The caption contests seem to go over really well so let's keep them coming.
Best caption wins a prize at Edge on Wednesday!

Edge Recap

Last night was a lot of fun! If you were there, I want to remind you of a few things.

• Remember, when we are thinking about what it means to be a good friend, it starts with ourselves. We can't point fingers at others.
• Also, remember that a good friend loves. Loving others is not normal, takes action, and changes people.
• Everyone take out a pen and draw the upside down triangle on your hands. Remember to live with God and others taking up the majority of your life, you yourself last.

Don't miss next week at Edge where we are going to dive into another characteristic of good friends. You want to miss it!

It's Survey Time

Alright, everyone, I want you to take a very quick and easy online survey for me. It's only 1 question and it's completely anonymous. Click the link below!


Click here to take our Online Survey

BFF's

So, what is a BFF? It seems like Best Friends Forever are made so easily these days. But what does it really mean to be a friend to someone else? How do you treat that person? How can you be a better friend to someone else? Starting this Wednesday, our next Edge series will focus on answering these questions about friendships. I hope you will join us as we take a look at what it means to be a friend. You may discover something new!

Wednedsays, November 5, 12, and 19, from 7:00-8:15 PM.

Don't forget to invite a "friend"!