Some Thoughts About Women and the Weekend

Hey guys, what a great weekend we had at Crossroads.  This past Sunday was Mother's Day and what a wonderful day it was!  I thoroughly enjoyed our two-part series Ladies First, and while it was a bit intimidating teaching women about women, I had a tremendous amount of help, and gained a great deal of insight, from my awesome wife Leslie and several fantastic leaders and writers who are women.  I walk away from this series thinking: If men had to do what women are equipped to do, the human race would have stopped with the first man.  No doubt about it.  Men would never do what women do...because they can't.  And I don't just mean physiologically. 

As men, we are wholly imcomplete without the influence of women in our lives.  As we reflect on the reality that we are all created in the image and likeness of God, it's important for us to remember that God is not a man.  The "WE" that are created in His image includes both women AND men.  Our creator possesses all of the attributes that are found in both genders. Thank God for women!  Grandmothers, mothers, wives, sisters, cousins, aunts, nieces, and that most wonderful gift of God...daughters and step-daughters!  And let's not forget those significant and influential women who helped to shape us; those who cannot always be easily catagorized; the teachers, the writers, the care-givers, the nurses, the doctors, the nuturers, the influencers, the babysitters, the co-workers, the ministry partners, and my personal favorite...the pastor's wives!  I know I've left someone out.  Comment and share with us that significant and influential woman, without whose positive influence, you would not be who you are today!

Again, great weekend!  Thanks to all who work so hard serving at Crossroads to make each Sunday experience possible.  Pray for those impacted by recent disasters in the South, and pray for those serving our country in Afghanistan, Iraq and around the world.

See you Sunday!  Gonna be a big day.  Two Sunday morning services, What Is Baptism and Why Should I Care?, followed by Crossroads 6th Beach, BBQ & Baptism celebration!  If you haven't signed up to be baptized yet, you can do it by clicking HERE.  Peace.