We had a great memorial day here in Hingham yesterday. The weather was nearly perfect, although a little less wind would have been nice. The wind, however, was perfect for our annual Run/Walk, which attracted a record number of men to our 2 mile race. It was a great turn out for our biggest fundraiser, and we ending up making well over $4,000 on the event. Most of that money will be able to be held over for next year, when we will be taking a big mission trip. Thanks to all the parents and other church volunteers who helped make the day such a major success. I also greatly enjoyed the weekend as my beloved Rangers smoked Dundee United to claim the Scottish Premier Leauge over their rivals Celtic, breaking Celtic's 3 year hold on the title. Real football (soccer) will also be on display Wednesday with the Champion's League Final (the real football Super Bowl). I get to watch it with Gustavo, a life long Barcelona fan (which means I will loudly be cheering for Manchester United).
Tomorrow will be our last middle school youth group for spring, making it also the last meeting for our 8th graders and long time leader Dan Kappers. The original plan was to be outside to play some water games, but judging by the weather reports it looks like we will get to be inside for some other fun games. We will also be finishing our Old School Good Guys serious by looking at the life of Hezekiah, who for some reason often gets overlooked. If you've never really looked at Hezekiah's life before, I really urge you to turn to II Kings 18 and start reading. Here is a guy whose dad saw the 10 commandments as the 10 rules to be systematically broken, and he becomes one of the most righteous and faithful followers of God out of any of the kings we see in the Bible. It's also very telling how God rewards Hezekiah for his faith, while so many other kinds around him who had not been faithful found themselves with loads of unsolvable problems. I think Hezekiah's being faithful in a difficult time can tell our leaders today a lot about how they should be leading. Check out his awesome story for yourself.
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