Things I learned and Fosterisms that are forever woven into me<\/p>\n
1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Poor Bubba & Bubbette<\/p>\n
2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sista from another Mista<\/p>\n
3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Checkup from the neck up<\/p>\n
4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are meant to be Thinking, Acting, Feeling people if you get this out of order you are in deep weeds<\/p>\n
5)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Toxic people should not be allowed to wreak havoc in your life<\/p>\n
6)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Parents sometimes want relationships with their adult children that they didn\u2019t cultivate as children. Don\u2019t feel guilty setting necessary boundaries<\/p>\n
7)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Pray big hairy bodacious prayers<\/p>\n
8)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jesus is a renegade, comedian, and rowdy.<\/p>\n
9)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0One savior one lifetime and you ain\u2019t it.. Aren\u2019t you glad<\/p>\n
10) \u00a0I never ever got tired of Pastor Dave telling the story of David and Goliath\u2026. Pimple-faced cheesy bread delivery boy.<\/p>\n
11) \u00a0\u201cThat\u2019s in the Greek\u201d<\/p>\n
12) \u00a0As a motorcycle guy I loved how he would talk about flicking the sign to fellow motorcycle guys. Just spot on.<\/p>\n
13) \u00a0I will never settle for anything but complete authenticity from a pastor ever again. I refuse to go to church to listen and watch a persona or a song and dance. Thank you Dave!<\/p>\n
14) \u00a0He taught me what it looks like to be a good husband and dad.<\/p>\n
15) \u00a0He helped me avoid so many common pitfalls of life. Or at least when I was in the pit I had a good idea why that was.<\/p>\n
16) \u00a0Why not me?<\/p>\n
17) \u00a0He revealed to me that God almost exclusively used royally screwed up messy people to achieve anything of worth in the Bible. What an awesome message of hope for all of us.<\/p>\n
18) \u00a0Christian county is wet and Bourbon county is dry<\/p>\n
19) Smoking is a spiritual gift inKentucky<\/p>\n
20) \u00a0He always made it ok to question God.. doubt is ok..<\/p>\n
21) \u00a0It\u2019s about a relationship<\/p>\n
22) \u00a0Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable<\/p>\n
23) \u00a0It was at BCC that I experienced the shear joy of tithing faithfully. Awesome.<\/p>\n
24) \u00a0You won\u2019t hear that at the (fill in the blank) Church down the street.<\/p>\n
25) \u00a0Don\u2019t you just want to smack those people\u2026 in the name of Jeeeesaahzz?<\/p>\n
26) \u00a0How are you? I\u2019m fine\u2026 liar liar liar pants on fire\u2026 F.I.N.E \u00e0 feelings in need of expression.<\/p>\n
27) \u00a0If you\u2019re not a reader please keep it to yourself<\/p>\n
28) 6 and 1, 6 and 1\u2026 God\u2019s divine rhythm to life<\/p>\n
29) You don\u2019t want a JOB (joyless obligation box) you want to find your FIT.. Does it Fulfill a need, Inspire you, and do you have the Talent?<\/p>\n
30) Love God, Love what he Loves and do what he\u2019s blessing\u2026 do the next right thing<\/p>\n
31) Going to BCC was truly the highlight of my week.<\/p>\n
32) Trying to convince my wife to give up her cow patty hairdo.<\/p>\n
33) Don\u2019t drink, smoke, or chew or run with the women who do.<\/p>\n
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What a legacy\u2026<\/p>\n
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David Foster radically changed my life. Briefly, I became a Christ follower at age 10 in a Southern Baptist church inMichigan. Strayed away in College and was 6 mos into my marriage with our one year old son Jonah when my wife and I found BCC in 2002.<\/p>\n
I was hooked from the first visit. My Pharisee antennae perked up when I noticed there was no \u201cinvitation\u201d at the end of service. In a subsequent service pastor Dave explained that he wasn\u2019t interested in selling tickets to heaven. He challenged everyone to work out their own salvation. This was a radical concept when I heard it the first time.<\/p>\n
We followed Dave and Paula to Red Caboose park and to the hotel and to The Gathering before moving to Georgia. I listen to all of Dave\u2019s podcasts and still considered him my pastor and mentor. David made me consider writing a book of my own some day. I am now a reader because of him. I have an infinitely more real and confident faith than I did some ten years ago.<\/p>\n
Regretfully, I only ever let pastor Dave know once how much he meant to me via email (and he responded by the way with a question of \u201cdo you think Clarksville, TN is ready for a church like BCC?). I don\u2019t know how many times I thought \u201cI am going to email Dave\u201d after listening to him speak. Matter of fact I had that very thought on the last podcast I had listened to as he told the story of how he never gets tired of hearing it.<\/p>\n
There was moment between Pastor Dave and I that used to give me that momentary pang of embarrassment when I thought of it. On that day at the Red Caboose park in Bellevue as he was leaving I ran up to him (I think I was crying) and gave him a hug and let him know how much we all loved him. I used to think how silly I was in that moment and maybe I was, but now I\u2019m anything but embarrassed of it.<\/p>\n
I can\u2019t imagine the pain Paula and the girls are going through. I feel selfish for even whining about I how I feel. I am a bit lost and scared I must admit. What I am going to do without his constant feed of encouragement and wisdom? I gotta grow up I suppose and get off the bottle. I can\u2019t explain or articulate it well, but I feel like now I have to do something. I have to be a mentor, a leader, and a dreamer. I can\u2019t live vicariously through Dave anymore.<\/p>\n
You will be sorely missed my brotha from anotha motha.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Things I learned and Fosterisms that are forever woven into me 1)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Poor Bubba & Bubbette 2)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sista from another Mista 3)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Checkup from the neck up 4)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We are meant to be Thinking, Acting, Feeling people if you get (…)<\/p>\n