Unbelievable

So I was listening to my favorite San Diego radio station yesterday and one of the items on their "news that didn't make the news" segment was one of the most unbelievable things I have ever heard.

NOTE: This is not a Christian radio station.

There is a website called Information Age Prayer that is here to help you if you are a busy person. Information Age Prayer will, for a fee, pray your prayers for you so that you do not have to do it. They have an advanced text to speech program that will pray whatever you want. They also have the automated "Lord's Prayer" "Hail Mary" as well as the daily prayers for Muslims. If you are Muslim and cannot get up early enough or take a break during work here in the busy United States then have this website say your prayers for you. They even face the speakers toward Mecca for you. HOW THOUGHTFUL!!!

They offer prayers for Protestants, Catholics, Muslims, Jews, unaffiliated, and other religions.

You can pay by the month (only $3.95 save $2.05) or per prayer. Here is the winner though. You can get: The Lords Prayer, The Morning Prayer, 5 Get Well Prayers and Peace Prayer, only $19.95 each Month.

Anyway...we all got a good laugh about it here at work. It is also a tad scary that this exists and that people would be willing to do this. They do tell you that it should not be a substitute for your prayers...hmmm...and they offer 10% of their profit to charities.

What do you think?!??!?
Peace. ╬

P.S. Sorry it's been so long since I last posted.

Received a call...moving to Temecula

We just wanted to let everyone know that hasn't already heard, that Bekkah, Charlie, and I are moving to Temecula, CA. It is about an hour north of San Diego and about 30 minutes from Escondido where I am from.

The church where I will be serving is Hope Lutheran Church and you can visit their website here: Hope. The size of the church is about 1600 members and I will be serving as the associate pastor with an emphasis on youth and family ministries and small groups.

I do not have an official ordination and installation date but I will be starting on Tuesday December 2nd. We will most likely will be moving to Temecula on Friday November 14th assuming our application is accepted.

Both Bekkah and I are very excited about the opportunity to serve at Hope and really appreciate all the prayers and support you have given us during this time of transition.

We look forward to hearing from you all and we will get out our new contact information to you all as soon as we have it!

UPDATE: Hope just posted a welcome message for Bekkah and I so check out the link in this post or on the blog to see it.

Home Communion

Yesterday I went to bring home communion to several people at a community that has nursing home, assisted living, and apartments for senior citizens. My last stop was at an assisted living house. The gentleman I gave communion to was someone I had never met before. As we were chatting another man came in and asked him if he was ready to come. He responded he would be there in a few minutes.

As we walked out of his room I asked him where he was going with his friends. He told me that he was going to happy hour, and that his was the only place in the US where you could go in an old man and come out a drunk. He invited me to come have a drink with him and he would pay for it. I told him that I was still working and that I probably shouldn't have a drink. He then said, 'you are not a preacher are you?' I told him that I pretty much was. He said oh well, and a nurse standing nearby told him that although he drank only alcohol there, that there was in fact soda and other beverages.

Well, I passed the opportunity and I headed back to the church. Let's just say that it was a rather fun and the most entertaining experience I have ever had at an assisted living home.╬