For the first stage of the Tour de France I pick…..  Cancellara.  He is a stud and has proven himself to go the distance during long TT’s and this one starts out rough with along uphill climb.  Although, I would really like to see Zabriskie in yellow tonight, as it IS the 4th of July and he in an American TT monster!

I am excited to be an American for sure.  July 4th.  Fireworks.  Food.  Friends.  I am really looking forward to being with friends this evening at the Jackson’s clubhouse.  Being a Pastor I long to see relationships being built.  A lot of times the church expects deep relationships to be build by ensuring people are there on a Sunday morning or even at small groups, and while I do feel those are important, relationships are strengthened during special events.  When you are sipping a cold beverage, hot dog in hand, talking about the latest NBA trade and the daily results from the TDF; relationships are made.

I am also excited about the next series starting Sunday at Epic Church.  It is called Man to Man.  Preaching from the Bible, I will strive to bring a message from Jesus about how a Man should live.  If a dude was sitting eye to eye, knee to knee with God over a cup of coffee, what would God say?  And before all of you start Twittering or emailing me saying, “Isn’t a better title for this series ‘God to Man’, I know and maybe even you are right.  But, from THE man to A man is what we are looking for here.  I am jazzed about this Sunday though.  Looking at 1 Timothy 4!