Thoughts on "The Da Vinci Code"

The buzz surrounding the book and soon-to-be-release movie "The Da Vinci Code" is growing in Cherbeek Bay. All copies of the book have sold out in town, and many people are eagerly awaiting the film's arrival at our movie theater. We don't often get worked up over popular culture -- it's one of the pleasantries about living in a small town. However, I suppose the events of earlier this year have sparked more interest in religious themes. Whatever the reason, more and more people have asked me what I think of "The Da Vinci Code". I first read it a couple of years ago, so my memory of the story is a bit foggy. I remember it being an entertaining story, but there are a lot of religious conjectures the author made that don't agree with the facts. Nevertheless, I wouldn't dissuade anyone from reading it for fun -- just remember that it's a work of fiction, and not to take it all seriously.

God's work in spring

Spring has finally sprung. Although spring officially began a month ago, the trees and flowers are just now starting to bloom. This is my favorite time of year. I feel like nothing shows the beauty of God's work like spring time. I like to take a break in the mornings and walk around the edge of town, to smell the roses, as they say. It also helps inspire me in what to talk about the next Sunday, because seeing everything that God created makes me thankful indeed for His blessing.

Strange prayers, part 2

I mentioned before that during the recent college basketball tournament, I had some requests from people asking me to pray for their team. Today, I had a couple of people ask me to pray that they don't get audited on their taxes! I know the Lord works in mysterious ways, but I don't think He gets involved with the IRS!

Feeling under the weather

For the first time in over a year, I couldn't deliver the Sunday service three days ago due to illness. I came down with a flu late last week and was still bedridden Sunday morning. Luckily, I had prepared John for the possibility of my absence on Sunday and he had time to write a sermon from my notes. I feel better now and should be ready to go this Sunday.

Spring forward

I'm still getting used to the time change. It's strange to wake up when it's still dark outside. As expected, some people around town forgot about daylight savings or couldn't wake up to the new time yesterday, because fewer people attended service than usual, and there were a large number of late entrants. Ah well, if only that was our biggest concern, this would be the grand life indeed.

On a different note, it always amuses me what people think God can do for them. Because of the basketball championship game tonight, I had a few people approach me after service to ask me to pray that their team wins the game!