So much of my life is given to preparation. It is really amazing how many hours I spend preparing for Sunday sermons and other communication inside and outside of our church. Additionally, I have meetings and issues I deal with daily that demand for me to be prepared. The All-Pro, Peyton Manning, said to reporters something I have never forgotten. He was asked, “Peyton, do you feel pressure?” Manning, still in his very young twenties, responded, “Pressure means you do not know what you are doing.” What Manning was saying was that if he prepared for his opposition, he would not feel pressure because he would know what he was doing. You never go wrong when you prepare in your life. Spend time preparing!

I will be doing television shoots today, taping a week of programming on the subject of GRIEF. This will be run on our global broadcast for five days sometime prior to Thanksgiving. Kathy Ferguson will assist me today as I interview her and let her speak to the hearts of those who, just like her, have lost someone they loved dearly. Pray for both of us today. This has outstanding potential to touch the lives of people.

I will be speaking at the Summit Business Persons’ Luncheon this week. You can get a ticket at the door, or pick one up at either of our campuses any time before Thursday. This is not a Bible Study, but a time for equipping leaders to make the climb in the business world. This climb involves someone giving motivation, leadership lessons, or even just talking about their life story. It is a phenomenal moment to connect with people in Northwest Arkansas. We begin eating lunch at 11:45 and you will walk out the door by 12:50. Get a ticket and come! We meet at The Church at Pinnacle Hills. We reach and touch many, many unchurched people through the Summit, and some days those who don’t attend church make up the greater percentage of the hundreds that attend weekly.

Pray for me this week.