Spoonful of Sugar to Can Held Down

Last night at TNT we played Telephone Pictionary. In case you haven't played, it's a combination of that telephone game you played when you were a kid and pictionary. (I give credit to Jake for this genius game.) For those of you who missed it, we got a stack of 13 papers (because that's how many people played) and we had to write a saying on the top paper. Mine was "a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down." You give the stack of papers to the person to your right and they have to illustrate your saying in 30 seconds. Then you had the picture to the next person to your right and they have to put down the saying that they think the picture is.

Mine was going really well until it got to Kelli and Jaime. Everyone did great until them. Then all of the sudden "spoonful of sugar" became "can held down." (Kelli and Jaime know I love them and I don't blame them for completely ruining spoonful of sugar) How does this happen? How can we be going so well and in one fell swoop, total change in understanding.

This morning I am reading this book called "It." About churches and ministries and people who have "it." I have enjoyed this book until this morning. Now, "it" has birthed a holy discontentment in me. I long for my life to engage with "it." How do you get "it"? I don't know. Even the author doesn't know but you know when you've got "it" and when you don't.

I pray for us as TNT that we will get "it." "It" doesn't happen all at once. Sometimes "it" takes time. And sometimes "it" surprises us. This morning it seems to me like I live in a dark hole and I am about to see some new light. Ever wonder if we are REALLY making a difference in what we do? What is the ONE thing that I can do and do well that would REALLY make a difference? Today, I don't know what "it" is. But, Lord willing, if I search, I will find "it." It may take losing my life to find "it" but "it" is worth that.

Here we go!

TNT is ready to go! After a couple of weeks off, we will be meeting on Wednesday, January 14th at 6:30 p.m. We will catch up on everyone's Christmas/New Year's, eat some pizza and play a couple games. We will order the pizza after everyone is there... Again, we meet in room 101 next to the coffee bar at Third Church in Pella, Iowa.

The next few weeks look like this...
Wednesday, January 21st 6:30 p.m. - Truth Project - Government. (One day after the President's inauguration (can I buy a vowel?), we will review an hour long video from the Truth Project. Discussion to follow.) Dinner is on your own.

Wednesday, January 28th 5 p.m. - NOTE THE TIME CHANGE! We are pumped about this week as we will be going down to Ottumwa to listen to Jeff Sangl give a Debt Free Seminar. Learn how to handle your money and benefit the Kingdom. Cost of the seminar and a dinner is $10. (BUT DO NOT let the $10 get in the way of you going! Really. Let us know if the $10 is a problem and we will handle it...)

Friday, January 30th 5 p.m.-ish - Iowa Chops Hockey Game. (Hmmmmm... Chops...Aurrgghhh) Cost will be between $10-15... We haven't nailed down all the details, but you can count on some hockey action at Wells Fargo for sure!

Wednesday, February 4th - 6:30 p.m - Nooma Video

Sunday, February 8th - Potluck after church. 12:30 p.m. More details to come.

Wednesday, February 11th - 6:30 p.m. - Nooma Video