Campus Update for May 11, 2006

Hi everyone,

I’ve been reading a stimulating book, “A New Kind of Christian” (Amazon | Chapters | House of James), about moving from modernism to postmodernism. It is great being challenged to grow. (And I'm still sensing the "glow" from the "Weekend to Remember (USA) (CDN)" that Inez and I experienced the last weekend of April.)

God has been touching the lives of Creekside attendees through the “True for You?” series. For some this has been a real challenge and for others it has been really helpful. From what we are hearing very few people have been going to the “ho hum” place. Yeah God!

In week 1 we said, “All truth is God’s truth and we need to claim truth wherever we find it.”

Last week we wrestled with the question, “What is truth?” Here are the main things we touched on:

There is such a thing as knowable, objective truth.

Truth also involves wisdom, which is the ability to apply and live out truth.

Truth is best learned, understood and applied in community.

We need to be willing to take truth to the wall. The Bible calls that testing (documenting) all things.

Truth is a Person (Jesus) and the essence is relationship with Him.

This week the message is called “Cracking The Da Vinci Code" First as a runaway best-selling novel and soon as a blockbuster movie, The Da Vinci Code has captivated millions. Its allegations against historic Christianity are colorfully portrayed – but are they true, or merely inaccurate accounts of centuries-old myths and legends?

We are going to engage this piece of contemporary culture and apply the principles of the last few weeks to start a process of answering that question. Some Creeksiders have read the book and admit to admiring Dan Brown’s writing skills, so this will be a discussion of ideas, not an attack on a person.

What’s Been Happening?

Langley Junior/Teens celebrate. 4 of our junior/teens committed to and succeeded in memorizing Psalm 103.

Tammy Fleming, our leader says…

“I'm very proud of all my kids, but just over the moon for the ones that memorized such a lovely passage that really reflects God's character.”

The memorizers are: Chantal Noakes, Gabriel Penner, Joshua Penner, and Joseph Yap. Tammy had a social last Sabbath and 8 kids and her had a blast. Way to go, Tammy! Congratulations, young people!

This last week team leaders from both campuses met for a management council. We had a good time. Rhoda lead us through a great team building experience. We discussed how to more effectively work together and shared ideas of things that are working well. We also introduced a new web based tool called the Leaderzone. It is designed to help leaders and team members stay connected and share information.

Alfonso is out of the hospital and home. Thanks for your prayers for him and his family who look forward to a speedy recovery.

Please keep praying for Arlene’s dad and Adrian’s mom.

What Is Coming Up?

May 14
Happy Mother’s Day to all our wonderful mom’s!

Mother's Day Picnic
There is a Mothers day picnic this Sunday, May 14, 1:30 p.m. at Bear Creek Park on King George and 88th in Surrey. (Weather permitting.) We will meet at the picnic tables near the running track. Please contact Melanie Greaves at melaniegreaves@hotmail.com for details.

May 27