I have been sick for about 2 weeks now. It started with severe sinus pain, headache and fever. For a few hours one night I wondered if I was going to die and then I was wishing I would. When the Tylenol, Advil cocktail doesn’t bring you any relief you really start looking for any form of relief. My wife found something that started to work. It is this water bottle type contraption, that you mix a salt solution with warm water and squirt it up your nose. It actually goes into your sinus cavity and helps loosen up your sinuses. You know it is working when the water mixture combined with snot comes out of you other nostril or pools in the back of your throat, don’t swallow!. This cleans out your sinuses and you can breathe without pain. So as I fighting the remnants of this cold, every morning I am cleansing my sinuses so that I can continue on with my day.
I am finding that I need to do the same thing spiritually. Each day I need to take some time and repent for attitudes, thoughts and actions that are pure. I need to let the living water of the Holy Spirit cleanse through my life. When I do this I feel right but more importantly I am able to go after what God has called me to do.

Just a random quote!

Are you looking for a random fact to spice up a sermon or presentation. I have one for you, quoting one of the greatest TV trivia minds in the history of broadcasting.

"Due to the shape of the North American Elk's esophagus, even if it could speak, it could not pronounce the word lasagna."- Cliff Clavin, Cheers

This totally useless piece of information, got me thinking about the classic TV show, which had the theme song that defined a key part of community.

Cheers Theme Lyrics
Where Everybody Knows Your Name by Gary Portnoy and Judy Hart Angelo - Cheers Lyrics
Making your way in the world today takes everything you've got.

Taking a break from all your worries, sure would help a lot.

Wouldn't you like to get away?

Sometimes you want to go

Where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came.

You wanna be where you can see,

our troubles are all the same

You wanna be where everybody knows Your name.

You wanna go where people know,

people are all the same,

You wanna go where everybody knows your name.

Full Lyrics never actually aired

Making your way in the world today Takes everything you've got;

Taking a break from all your worries Sure would help a lot.

Wouldn't you like to get away?

All those night when you've got no lights,

The check is in the mail;

And your little angel Hung the cat up by it's tail;

And your third fiance didn't show;

Sometimes you want to go Where everybody knows your name,

And they're always glad you came;

You want to be where you can see,

Our troubles are all the same;

You want to be where everybody knows your name.

Roll out of bed, Mr. Coffee's dead;

The morning's looking bright;

And your shrink ran off to Europe,

And didn't even write;

And your husband wants to be a girl;

Be glad there's one place in the world Where everybody knows your name,

And they're always glad you came;

You want to go where people know,

People are all the same;

You want to go where everybody knows your name.

Where everybody knows your name,

And they're always glad you came;

Where everybody knows your name,

And they're always glad you came...

I'm not saying that we should add this song into our worship rotations. But wouldn't it be great if this song was more true about Christian communities then a bar?