Robert Pooley

Wiki

One of the best descriptions for Wiki that I have ever seen, including wiki sites that you can use.

Thanks los for this tool.     Go here to watch.

Comments

Have changed my format on comments... From now on, anyone commenting must leave their email address...

If someone wants to leave me a message telling me they disagree with me... that's fine... no big deal... but have the courtesy to leave an email address.  Many bloggers have turned their comments off... And while I definitely understand why they have taken that step... I do love the dialogue that happens with commenters... so at this point, comments are on, email addresses are required and all comments will be viewed before posting...

Sunset

This is a great Florida sunset.  I love living here.    Tonight we went to a luau to celebrate the birthday of one of our best friends... Donna Cobia...  And it was a great time... with a Polynesian dancer, great food, and most importantly great friends... 

The weather was perfect.  Great breeze, low humidity, and I took this pic from my camera phone as the sun was going down...  Trust me... it doesn't do the sunset justice.

The heavens declare the majesty of God...  That is the absolute truth....

From this week's newsletter

Thought I would give you a few rambles and rants for this week.

1)  I'm excited about this week's message...  I really believe that this is a message, that if people will apply what they are being taught... they will see some amazing changes in their life.  You don't want to miss this one.

2)  Proverbs 11:18  "A generous man will prosper, he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed."

3)  Going to see Pirates of the Caribbean 3 tonight.  We had other plans, and those changed and we were able to get tickets.  Yo ho ho.

4)  I love the heart of David in the Psalms...  He writes in Psalm 67:9... speaking to God "The zeal for your house consumes me."  He was always aware of God's presence. In Psalm 73:23, 24 he writes, "Yet I am always with You; You hold me by my right hand.  You guide me with your counsel, and afterward will take me into glory."   In Psalm 26 he writes, " I love the house where you live O Lord, the place where your glory dwells."  In Psalm 25, he says, "Show me Your ways, O Lord, teach me Your paths;  guide me in the truth and teach me, for you are my God and my Savior, and my hope is in You all day long."  It just takes a moment or two in the Psalms to understand why David was a man after God's own heart.

5)  I am so excited that my good friends Scott and Sherri Welch are moving back to Gulf Breeze next month, from Jacksonville to be a part of Coast.  They are such an amazing couple, gifted and talented... and they both have a wicked sense of humor.

6)  I am so blessed to be a part of a church like Coast.  There are truly some amazing people here.  We prayed for a place where people could build the best friendship with God they have ever had, and the best friendships with others... and we see it happening all the time.

7)  Something really cool is happening in October and we will be having a 15 foot blue elephant at the church on August 5th to promote it.  What's it all about?  Well, here's a hint, it's not focused on the kids.

8)  Speaking of the kids, some cool new things are getting ready to start in the Children's ministry...  We are heading to the next level... and this is going to be really big... watch for more news about this one.

9)  I'm really excited about our new small group leadership training this is starting.  If you have even the slightest interest in starting a small group... you are going to want to go through this training.  It starts in late June and there is sign up sheet in the foyer at Coast.

10)  There are so many new faces coming every week to Coast... well, not just faces... actually whole people attached to the faces... but I digress...  There are lots of new folks joining us every week... and it is so important that you reach out of your comfort zone and go beyond the two or three people you speak to on Sunday morning and reach out and meet someone new.  The three minute rule is in effect!  The three minute rule... is for three minutes after the service ends... don't speak to the people you know... instead look for and speak to someone you don't know.  Who knows, your new best friend may be out there this week....

11)  Have a great week and don't forget to tell someone about what God is doing in your in life this week!

Let's Rock the World together!

Cya Sunday,

Robert

u2 3D IMAX

Coming in the fall of 2007.  I really want to see this... but our IMAX never has anything cool like this.

Check it out.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwWFDFQxn7Q

Then call the Naval Air Museum in Pensacola and ask them to get us some U2 at the IMAX.

Let them go...

T. D. Jakes always blows me away... check out this piece of wisdom...

"Let Them Go"

By T. D. Jakes

There are people who can walk away from you.

And hear me when I tell you this! When people can walk away from you, let them walk.
I don't want you to try to talk another person into staying with you, loving you, calling you, caring about you,
coming to see you, staying attached to you. I mean, hang up the phone.

When people can walk away from you, let them walk. Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left.

The Bible said that they came out from us that it might be made manifest that they were not for
us. For had they been of us, no doubt they would have continued with us. [1 John 2:19]

People leave you because they are not joined to you.
And if they are not joined to you, you can't make them stay.

Let them go.

It doesn't mean that they are a bad person; it just means that their part in the story is over.
And you've got to know when peoples' part in your story is over
so that you don't keep trying to raise the dead. You've got to know when it's dead.

You've got to know when it's over. Let me tell you something. I've got the gift of good-bye. It's the tenth spiritual gift. I believe in good-bye. It's not that I'm hateful, it's that I'm faithful, and I know whatever God means for me to have He'll give it to me. And if it takes too much sweat I don't need it.
Stop begging people to stay.

Let them go!

The Blue Elephant is coming!

August 5th... it will be at Coast

More on the Blue Elephant here.

Oh... its not really for the kiddies. In case you were wondering.

+Struggles...

Ed Young Jr from Fellowship Church has started a Video blog. If you’ve ever wanted to know what pastors struggle with, here you go.  This is great because you don’t normally see something this candid from a pastor of such a large church.   Thanks to Ed for this raw look at the life of a pastor... and thanks to Gary, and Tony for the heads up on this one.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YDvYSgn8FA

Bad tattoo...

This is why I will never get a tattoo...   

Thanks to los for this picture...  I mean, you got to look at this and go...   "Now how long does a tattoo last?"   

"Oh no!"

What a day!

One of those busy days all day... then around 5:30 PM, my daughter, Leanna, and I went and I went out to the beach and got a bite to eat and then went and listened to an hour of the band "Tin Feet" who were playing at the bands on the beach out at the pavilion on the gulf.  What's interesting about that, is that the lead guitarist was one of best friends all through high school and a guy I played the bars with before I became a Christian.

It was wild watching him play... I remembered so many nights of playing the clubs with him.  Lot of memories...   

Then we left the beach, went to Starbuck's and headed home... and as I walked in the door, one of the Celebrate Recovery leader's called and said there had been an accident at the church... We have a couple of big screen 52 inch tvs that we use for monitors for our media shout... One was accidentally knocked over, wrecking the TV and also landing on one of the keyboards.  Ouch.  The poor guy was sick....  It really could've happened to anyone. 

One thing about it...  its never dull around here.