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One month to go

Today is December 20. I finish up full time work on January 20. I have
a month until I finish full-time work with CCEC. Knowing that I don't
have long has increased my effectiveness. I want a good transition
such that next year CCECYOUTH continues to grow. I am tired from long
days and meeting with lots of our key leaders. But things are going
well and I'm feeling good about how things are looking. A couple of
days off over Christmas will be sweet and 2 weeks off before college
even sweeter. PS this blog post was done from my mobile…

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Legends

Here’s a photo from our CCECYOUTH 2007 Leaders end-of-year party on Friday. We enjoyed a sweet meal at a steak ranch and then a few more leaders joined us for dessert at Dan and Ren’s. After dessert we held an award ceremony. Each leader received an award. It was great fun.

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Josh Harris on Affluenza

I listened to some sermons from Covenant Life Church last year on Affluenza (1, 2 & 3).

What is affluenza? Josh Harris explains it like this:

Affluenza is a nifty little word that some clever sociologist created by mixing two different words together. The word affluence means having a great deal of money. Influenza is a highly contagious and potentially fatal disease. When you mash these two together, you get affluenza, which is a useful word for describing the problems generated by a rich consumer culture that has an endless hunger for more and more stuff. Affluenza is the disease of greed. It’s the materialistic mindset that says getting more money and possessions is the ultimate aim of life. Affluenza is the spirit of our age, and it has infected all of us.

Josh is currently blogging the text from the first affluenza sermon. In the sermon and the blog post Josh speaks from Luke 12 on the ‘Disease of Greed’. Good, challenging stuff.

Affluenza, Part 1: The Real Money Problem
Affluenza, Part 2: The Deception of Greed
UPDATE: Affluenza, Part 3: Greed Destroys Us