“They took in my family and me when no one else would have us. Why would I leave for money and prestige?” So said Mike Pressler, famous for the Duke lacrosse sex scandal of almost a decade ago, when asked why he continues coaching at Bryant University while turning down offers for more than three times his current salary at division one colleges and more prestigious universities.

As I prepared for this Sunday I ran across an older BLOG that laid the ground work for much that I want to discuss on Sunday. I am including excerpts of the key points that I found helpful and have also included a link to the entire article, Missional: More than a Buzz Word by Brad Brisco.

BOGO. I’ve never understood how that acronym gets used. I see and hear it frequently. My grocery store loves it. It means “buy one, get one.” I know that. But that doesn’t seem to be newsworthy. Most (all?) economic transactions don’t let you “get one” until you “buy one.” I’m told by people who care for me in spite of my questions that the word free is implied and understood. By most (all?) people. BOGO actually means BOGO (Free).

Waiting is always a challenge, sometimes more than others. This morning was one of those more than others times. I was in a surgical waiting room with the mother of a two month old watching the sunrise and the hands of the wall clock move ever so laboriously. We were making waiting type conversation. We had prayed and now we waited. Waited for the surgeon to walk through the doors with good news.

I believe this is a word for all would be followers of our Savior.

Friday, August 2, 2013. Dear Member of New Covenant and Community, Check out the newly renovated web site www.new-covenant-church.com. And soon and very soon sermons will be back on line. We have been recording them now for several weeks. “Only mostly dead” In this scene from The Princess Bride Fezzik carries the stiffening body of Westley to Miracle Max’s place looking for a miracle. INIGO (stupefied) "He's dead. He can't talk."