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Time has been flying away this past week. Let's review a few highlights and thoughts:

IYCM's Momentum Convention was this past weekend. Everything was good. Our students seemed to really love it. God worked in some great ways. I saw some of our unchurched students experience God in a whole new way. You could tell God was speaking to them throughout the weekend. Our leader-type students were challengeed to keep going strong in their faith. All was good. Funniest moment: In the hotel where we were staying their was some kid (not from our group!) in the hot tub in the moring when we were eating breakfast. You could watch him though a big window. He had soap bubbles all over his body.....he was wearing jeans....and he was pretending to be taking a bath. Then, he would turn around and look at the window....and act totally suprised by the onlookers....cover up his body with his arms and fad this incredible startled look on his face....very funny. One more funny moment: A guy named Justin from our group bought a belt buckle that looked like the bright digital info sign at Dairy Queen....he could progam messages on it, and it would scroll in bright red lights on his belt buckle.

The Pipeline room is remodelled. We kicked it into high gear last week and finished up the room. We have a cool multi-level stage, lighting and nice room set-up for the Pipeline. It's very versitile....so themes will be fun this Fall/Winter. Thanks to EVERYONE who pitched in and helped out on it. You guys ROCK.....Jenny, Aaron, Ashley, Joe, Joy, Pastor.

We had a Hip-Hop show at the Pipeline. It's another first at our church. We brought in a rapper for the Pipeline. The only time we came close to that is when Blake Leitch rapped in the subway of East Boston (all alumni please laugh). Prodigal did a great job with our students, and it was a blast. Kudos to Skylar, Bernard and Kacie for stepping out and dancing for the fun of it. I think I learned a new move!

I finished my Bono book last night. A few quick thoughts: 1) He is definately a Christian and making a big difference in people's lives. 2) We have to quit catagorizing people by labels...i.e. "Bono isn't a Christian, he plays secular music." And we need to realize we all have some faults. Bono says a few vocabulary words I would never say, but he cares for people in ways I will never care for them. We all have our faults. 3) We need to see people the same way God does. God cares deeply about thousands of Africans dying everyday, do we? 4) If Bono can bring God up any many of his conversations, why can't we? 5) Most Christians probably won't read this book because it's not sold in Christian bookstores. But if they gave it a chance, (and could get past a few bad words) they would be deeply challenged to follow God and Love People.

// posted by travis spencer @ 8:10 AM