Hey, today is Wednesday,  the Monday was great in North Carolina, but I was snowed with stuff on Tuesday. I am sorry I could not write yesterday, but I am today. Thanks for understanding.

Yesterday was pounded with study, great administrative leadership details, and meeting after meeting. I am blessed to be able to do all of this, but right now I am blessed overwhelmingly with opportunities.

Rick Ray, our Senior Associate Pastor, my right hand guy, is leaving to enter into a consultation ministry for churches across America. I am so poud of him and God’s vision that has been placed into his heart. But I am very much into the challenge of making decisions that go along with his departure. Please pray for me to have God’s wisdom in all of these.

Adrian Rogers, my friend and colleague, has gone home to be with Jesus. Adrian retired in 2005 from the great Bellevue Baptist Church in Memphis and was diagnosed with cancer a couple of months following. After his significant retirement which occurred formally in March of this year, Adrian has gone home ot be with Jesus. What a great man of God. You might want to check out www.bellevue.org to learn of his incredible legacy of pastoral leadership. You can also find funeral arrangement information there if you are interested. Thank you, Jesus, for Adrian Rogers and for blessing us with his life…he will be missed greatly.

If you are in Northwest Arkansas on Thursday around noon, come to the Summit Business Persons’ Luncheon. You can get tickets at either of our campuses or by calling (479) 271-7799.

With love and great admiration for all of you who join me in the journey of expanding God’s Kingdom, pray for me.