Hanging Out at Panther Stadium... This is the Life!

I made a trip to Panther Stadium in Charlotte, NC. I was able to do some filming for Super Bowl Sunday Services. I got to hang out with a couple of the players and get a little tour of a really cool stadium.

I got to go into the inner sanctum... the locker room! Very cool! Getting to see the lockers of guys you pull for on Sunday's was a lot of fun. They showed us the meeting rooms, pictures of the pro bowlers, and see where they hang out. Every sportsman's dream!

There was one negative... It reminded me that the Panthers were not in the Super Bowl. Yes, I still have issues. I know they should be there!

Let me say this... it was a learning experience... not all the guys in the NFL making a lot of money are bad guys... the guys I got to talk to were really humble and seemed to have a good understanding of the opportunity that is before them.

This Sunday I will be showing some of the interview with the players. Should be lots of fun. This is going to be a great kick-off to Super Bowl Sunday. If you are in the area... stop by!

PS A Speical Thank You to Keith Rains for the Hook Up!

Cuckoo... What are you doing at Night? Your Private Life

OK. I have taken a long enough break. The Holidays were great. However, it is time to start throwing out more thoughts on the blog.

We are in the middle of a series called Cuckoo that looks at how we use our greatest resource...Time. We have discussed the importance of pointing our heart in the right direction by making sure that we know what we treasure the most...Jesus. We have discussed the importance of finding the meaning for each block of time in our life in our treasure and not living a divided life. We talked about our work one week and then yesterday we looked at our private life.

I want to take a moment to throw out a few more thoughts. (I know that I went long yesterday and should have gotten everything out ... but I didn't.)

First, I was talking to someone after church and they had a thought that I want to elaborate on. Lately everyone seems to be a big fan of twitter and sending out every little detail of their life during the day. (Not sure why anyone cares... but whatever!) What if you were to post on a blog, twitter, or write on the bulletin board at your workplace EVERYTHING that you did during your private time...at night...when no one is looking? Could you do it? Would you be proud of what you were doing? Maybe that is a good question that we should ask about how we are spending our private time...Can I Twitter it? (Not sure what twitter is? Go to twitter.)

Next, I promised yesterday that I would give you some resources to deal with some of the problems that many men and women are struggling with.

There is a book called Porn-Again Christian by Mark Driscoll. I am not going to lie to you...this is a really blunt book that deals with issue of sexual sin. The book is FREE. It's online. It's short. It's easy to read. Go to Porn-Again Christian and Download.

Also, I want to recommend a couple of resources that you can use to monitor and hold yourself accountable on your use of the internet.

X3Watch - Has a free version. It also has a couple of versions with more advanced tools that are available for a reasonable price. This is great for personal reasons and family reasons.

NetNanny - Another great resource.

If you are struggling in your marriage or have other addictions that you struggle with at night...GET HELP. Don't wait. Email or Call and we can connect you with other resources that will help you get on the right path.

If you missed the message yesterday... check it out tomorrow (Tuesday) at http://www.northrockhill.com/. It should be posted.