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Christmas Services - East County San Diego (La Mesa, Lemon Grove, El Cajon, Etc)

If you are in San Diego County (La Mesa, Lemon Grove, San Diego, El Cajon, etc) then please feel personally invited to my church this Christmas 2009 season.

The church is located at: Christ Lutheran Church Ministries, 7929 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, California (Google Map).

We are offering the following opportunities to worship and fellowship:

Sunday, December 20

• 7 p.m. - Grounded  Christmas Worship in the Church Sanctuary

Wednesday, December 23

• 7 p.m. - Christmas Family Worship in the Gym

Thursday, December 24

• 5:30 p.m. - Communion Worship with Choir in the Church Sanctuary
• 7:30 p.m. - Festival Worship with Classic Brass and Choir in the Church Sanctuary

Friday, December 25

• 10 a.m. - Communion Worship in the Church Sanctuary

Thursday, December 31

• 7 p.m. - New Year's Eve Communion Worship in the Church Sanctuary

Easter 2008 Sunrise Service @ Mount Helix, La Mesa

Our church - Christ Lutheran - is hosting the Easter 2008 Sunrise Service at the top of Mt. Helix starting at 6:30 a.m. on March, 23 2008. If you are an early riser, then please feel invited to join us.  It should be a beautiful morning given the current weather in Southern California.

This is the 91st Sunrise Easter Service held at Mt. Helix, La Mesa, California.

The message from Pastor Richard Burkey will be based on "3:16: The Promise" by Max Lucado

There are complimentary shuttles starting at 5:30 a.m. from Grossmont Center Mall, Brigantine Seafood Restaurant, and Mt. Helix parking lots on Vivera Drive.

In addition, we are hosting Easter services at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m at Christ Lutheran Church (619-462-5211), 7929 La Mesa Blvd, La Mesa, California.

Solution For Those Not Romantically Involved

It looks like Google Romance is a new endeavor by the search engine giant Google to help those who looking for better match making options.  There is a beta supposedly being talked about on Slashdot and Digg.

Baby Link Frest - In Top Ten Style

My top ten links for Sunday night ...

1. Skype developer resources announced
2. Microsoft takes on Photoshop (I use: Paint.NET, ArtRage, & Picassa2 also ...)
3. Billy Graham is coming to New York City
4. Technorati gets major improvements
5. Watch out for Nokia to take on Apple iPod
6. Rewriting podcasting wikipedia details without Dave Winer is a crime
7. TabletPC Reviews: HP TC4200, ThinkPad X41, Fujitsu T4010,
8. Jabber has new collaboration software available for developers and integrators
9. FireANT is a Windows XP-based video RSS client and viewer that has a lot of bloggers talking about it
10. Eric Rice gives you "How To Build A 10-Minute Podcast"

Show and Tell - Religious Humor

A kindergarten teacher gave her class a "show and tell" assignment.

Each student was instructed to bring in an object to share with the class that represented their religion.

The first student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Benjamin and I am Jewish and this is a Star of David."

The second student got up in front of the class and said, "My name is Mary. I'm a Catholic and this is a Rosary."

The third student got in up front of the class and said, "My name is Tommy. I am Lutheran, and this is a casserole."

Church Humor - Boring Pastor

An elderly woman walked into the local country church.

The friendly usher greeted her at the door and helped her up the flight of steps.

"Where would you like to sit?" he asked politely.

"The front row please." She answered.

"You really don't want to do that," the usher said. "The pastor is really boring."

"Do you happen to know who I am?" the woman inquired.

"No." he said.

"I'm the pastor's mother," she replied indignantly.

"Do you know who I am?" he asked.

"No." she said.

"Good," he answered.

Paul Harvey - "If I was the Devil"

Our pastor read a reported essay from long-time radio broadcaster Paul Harvey entitled "If I was the Devil" during a recent Sunday sermon.

There is some question on whether or not the source is really Mr. Harvey according to the following Google search link.

The essay contents though are powerful no matter who wrote them.

Promise Keepers in San Diego

Uprising is the theme this year - San Diego's conference start last night (very good) and continues today. It is really good idea to get your soul refreshed on a regular basis.

New Design For Billy Graham Website

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) has announced a new redesigned website.

Anyone who personally knows me, and isn't aware of my faith, would be shocked at the notion that I could be a "counselor" at a Billy Graham event. Well it is true. I had the distinct pleasure of being called to be a counselor three of the four nights of the May 2003 San Diego event.

It was amazing how God can make you extremely uncomfortable and at the same time joyful beyond reason.

There are two events in 2004 coming up: Kansas City (Oct) and Los Angeles (Nov). If you have a chance to serve, I hope you will.

David Allen Forum Cross Post Deleted

It looks like my "cross post" of the blog item "God Isn't Done With Us Until 'She' Is" has been removed from the David Allen forums. Actually not a big deal to me. It is their server, they can do with the data that they please.