I know, I know ... not one full day after I vow to be a better blogger, I get bogged down with still more work. For what it's worth, though ... that bit of work turned out very nicely and now I get the thrill of dealing with the even more work that it generates to follow up on. Cycle of life for ya.

I'll eventually (as in, today/eventually) get around to posting Clayton Ring's special from the weekend. If you're in a rush, though, it's the same song he performed back in November.

On a completely different note, however, I happened to leave the TV on a rerun of 60 Minutes' segment on Joel. One huge difference, though. This time around, the reporter closed the segment by adding that Joel is in negotiations "to anchor a primetime reality series based on the inspirational themes of his Sunday sermons. The show will originate from Lakewood Church and tell the stories of ordinary people meeting extraordinary challenges." Just a hunch, but I suspect they'll have a little something in common with the Thanksgiving segments (example here). If anyone knows anything more about this, I'm sure there's at least a few zillion others who wouldn't mind them sharing.

And still one more point to prove I haven't taken up residence under a rock, I managed to catch up a bit on my sermon podcasts during the weekend, There's apparently a ministry under Rich Nathan's Vineyard Church called Joshua House ... and the recent sermons they've got listed compelled me to download them just in case I found some extra time. Can't recommend them enough, especially the latest (as of press time) "Losing My Religion" (mp3). I guess that's one good thing to get from a little added work ... more time to chill in front of the PC and crank my own podcast church.

On a serious note, among the prayers to keep in mind might be for some of our missionaries who landed in Peru only to be greeted by an earthquake. It doesn't seem to have been too damaging - by no means as bad as the one to hit there last August. Among the missionaries there are Lakewood's own Todd Hull and Tower of Hope Ministries. Here's hoping the rest of their time there is safe and enjoyable.