{"id":3879,"date":"2008-12-16T00:20:16","date_gmt":"2008-12-16T00:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jesuscreed\/2008\/12\/did-that-just-happen.html"},"modified":"2008-12-16T00:20:16","modified_gmt":"2008-12-16T00:20:16","slug":"did-that-just-happen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jesuscreed\/2008\/12\/did-that-just-happen.html","title":{"rendered":"Did that just happen?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Kris and I got to the airport in Atlanta Sunday afternoon, we had one of those “Did all that just happen to us?” moments. Some of you may know that I was asked to preach at North Point Community Church<\/a>, which meant three Sunday sermons … 9am, 11am, and 12:45pm. I’ll begin at the beginning.<\/p>\n

We had an evening to dream of: Bill and Terry Willitts, leaders at North Point who have become friends knew someone who knew someone … yes … you may know what that means. We got to do something we would never have done: Dine at one of Atlanta’s finest Italian restuarants. We dined at Veni Vidi Vici<\/a>, where the executive chef is Jamey Adams. He and his wife are at North Point and he treated us to a chef’s night. Wow. Seven (small) courses … tastes of all kinds of Italian cooking … from shrimp and swordfish to ravioli and lamb … and we cut into four different desserts. Well, what can someone who loves Italian cooking and loves to cook Italian say about that kind of opportunty but “Grazie! Grazie! Grazie!”<\/p>\n

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\n\"NPCC.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>I was picked up at 7:45 to get ready for the talks … and of course the worship music was awesome. North Point’s music and worship leaders are on the same wavelength that Kris and I are on so we just relished the opportunity to participate. I did three talks on The Blue Parakeet<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em> and the shortcuts far too many of us are taking in reading the Bible, and I tried to impress on the folks that we need to read the Bible from Genesis to Revelation and enter into its Story and let its Story live in us.<\/p>\n

So much to say … wonderful to have the opportunity to preach and be with the good folks at NPCC. \"Andy.jpg\"<\/a><\/span>Andy Stanley’s leadership (and wit and book: Communicating for a Change<\/a>\"\"
\n<\/strong><\/em>) … and Bill Willitts … and Norton and Jason and Stephen (who will be starting up a church in Denver this Winter and Spring) … and Diane and Julie and Sarah (who went through much make-up to wipe the sheen off my expansive shiny noggin) … and seeing some blog readers and … I could go on.<\/p>\n

Hard to take it in and just plain grateful to be part of this wonderful kingdom work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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