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"!

Urban Vision

Did you know that Edge partners with a local ministry called Urban Vision? Their purpose is to share the love of Christ to inner city kids in Akron. They put on events and programs for kids on a weekly basis. Every 4th Saturday of each month, a small group from Edge heads down to Urban Vision to make and serve breakfast to kids during their Saturday morning Kid's club. Tomorrow night, we are sending several Edge families down to Urban Vision to serve at their Harvest Party, which is just a big Halloween Carnival. They expect tons of kids to enter their facility to have a blast and get a glimpse of the love of Jesus.

Sometimes, we tend to forget that life is extremely different just 10 miles down the road from the church...poverty, kids without families, kids whose parents are addicted to drugs, and more. I am so grateful for Urban Vision and other ministries that have a heart for these people. Would you pray for Urban Vision today?

If you are ever interested in serving there, ask your small group leader to take your group down there. It'll be a great time! I took my group down there last year and we had a blast serving together for a good cause.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW THEIR WEBSITE!

Fall Fusion---Don't miss it!

You will not want to miss Fall Fusion! It's gonna be a great weekend! Come experience a weekend of growth, bonding with friends, and even making new ones. We are bringing in a great guest speaker, Mr. Churchill, from CVCA, and a great new band to lead us in worship. You will love it! We'll have a blast together at Camp Carl! The deadline is coming and spots are filling up. Don't miss out!


CLICK HERE TO GET DETAILS AND TO SIGN UP ONLINE!

Caption Contest

Alright, everyone, it's caption contest time. Everyone write a caption and the best caption will win a prize at the next Edge!

Enjoy!

Hey, Edgers! Is it okay if I call you that? This morning Todd challenged us to make a commitment towards one of the H.A.B.I.T.S. we've been learning about on Sunday mornings. I hope that you took his challenge to heart and have committed to taking the first steps of creating a new, godly habit in your life! I'm going to work on Bible Memorization. That's something I haven't been very committed to recently, but when I think of times when I have been in this habit, I miss it! I'm thankful everyday for the verses that I've stored in my heart. All that to say, I'm gonna do it again!

Is anyone else with me? What action step are you going to take?

HCC Student Ministry Weekend

I would like to officially announce that the weekend of November 8-9 is going to be called Student Ministry Weekend at HCC.

This means that all of the services on Saturday night and Sunday morning will be led by students and leaders from Edge and Tha Porch. The Edge and Porch bands will be leading worship, students will be greeting and ushering, John Coleman and I will be speaking in the main service, and the Time Machine will even be on display for all to see. This is going to be great. I am telling all of you so that you do not miss out on this weekend! That Sunday, it's important that everyone wear their Time Machine shirts if you have one, and if you don't, you should purchase one at Edge. Not many churches give their student ministries a chance to lead a whole Sunday morning. This is gonna be great! Maybe we will even get 3 adults dressed in suits to have a pie eating contest?

Global Awareness

There is so much need around the world that sometimes we don't even think about in our little suburban American communities. I love when people see needs around the world and decide to meet them for the sake of Christ. At a recent Ledge training day, we viewed a video about a guy who started a mission to give people wheelchairs who needed them. It may not sound like much, but so many people need one, but don't have one so they can't get around. Check out this video to see how one man decided to share the love of Christ through a wheelchair mission.

WATCH THIS AND GO CHANGE YOUR WORLD FOR CHRIST!

Leader of the month

Hey everyone,
We are starting a new blog tradition this year. Each month, I would like to highlight one of our Edge adult leaders and give them the title, LEADER OF THE MONTH! Our leaders are so valuable to Edge because they invest time in your lives. They lead your small group, the hang out with you at Edge, and sometimes even outside of Edge. Edge wouldn't happen without our leaders.

So this month, our leader of the month is.......

STEVE PAOLUCCI (aka POOCH)

Steve leads a group of 7th grade boys and has a 7th grade boy himself, Luke. You can see Steve's profile here. The best part about Steve is that he loves Jesus Christ and it is evident in the way he lives his life. Give Steve a shout out and thank him for giving his time to make a difference at Edge. Also, check out the rest of our Edge leaders on our brand new Edge leaders page.

What do you see?

What you see is not always what you get...or something like that. Below are some optical illusions that I think are sweet.

Okay, if you focus on the rotating dot in this picture, you'll see the pink dot moving around. But, if you focus on the + sign in the middle, the dot will become green and the other dots will disappear! Freaky.


What word do you see here? There is more than one word. I wonder if the word you see says something about you? :)

Can you believe the picture above isn't actually moving? Either way, it makes me a little motion sick...

We tend to trust our first judgment of something or someone, but sometimes I think it's good to take a second look, don't you?

If you want to see more illusions, click here to see where I found these!