Guys, keep praying for our brothers and sisters held hostage in Afghanistan – pray that they are light in a dark, dark place.

I did something yesterday that I said I would never do. I got on a roller coaster. Two if we’re counting. Seventeen years ago was the last time I had been to Six Flags of Texas; I was eight. It was definitely an experience like no other. If you’re wondering which two I rode they were Batman:The Ride and Flashback. No, I did not scream like a little girl – (although apparently I screamed like a middle aged man). After those two I was feeling pretty tough until my mind took over and started looking at the loops and drops of Mr. Freeze and the Titan – I had enough roller-coasting for one day.

So why was I at Six Flags some may ask. Most probably will not, but for the few that might I’ll subject everyone to the answer. Justin and Angela are getting married on Saturday so we had Justin’s bachelor party at Six Flags yesterday. Hands down, THE most fun I’ve had at a bachelor party. I don’t understand why people complain about waiting in line for rides – I think our longest wait was 5 minutes… two words – orange wristband.

After the thrills in Arlington we headed into downtown Dallas hoping to find some good eats. After wandering around in circles for nearly an hour we happened upon a 3 story Mexican grill named the Iron Cactus. This place was worth the aimless wandering. The blackened ahi tuna fish tacos were simply splendid. The Mexican Chocolate Mousse – heavenly. It was one of those meals that makes me think “Man! God is Good!” Our God is the God of the stars and the universe but he also created taste buds – and for that I am most grateful.

In other news, I found out last night from one of our pastors that the Village is going to be planting a church… in Austin! Oh, it gets better. This is going to be a joint venture with the Village Church and Hill Country Bible Church in Austin (Yes, for those of you that know him this is where Michael Dennis is at). I’m excited. Jacob, the pastor guy who was telling me this, is going to be moving down there in about 4 weeks with his family and they plan to officially launch the church in fall 2008. I asked Jacob if he had heard of IHOP (which he had) and told him about my buddy Felipe who is working at AHOP. With the things that the Spirit is doing through AHOP, HCBC, Hope Chapel and now the Village – Austin is going to be a VERY “interesting” place in the coming years.