FEW

I love eating at Carraba's. It's probably my favorite restaurant (at least for the moment). My favorite dish is Pollo Rosa Maria (thanks Chris for that suggestion). The first time I went to Carraba's was about 2 years ago. Until that time, I usually went to Olive Garden or Macaroni Grill if I was in the mood for some Italian food. I probably would have never gone to Carraba's except for the fact that everyone who went there kept telling me about it. Someone I know would eat there and rave for the next two minutes telling me how great the food was. So I went and I tasted, and I had to say it was good. So good in fact that now when I go to celebrate special occasions (ie. b-days, anniversaries, groundhog's day), I want to eat at Carraba's.

I believe in my heart that many people who do not attend church would like to (if you don't believe me, read the book "The Unchurched Next Door" by Thom Rainer). There are a host of reasons why people don't attend church, but the biggest one is the sad reality that people who do attend church do not invite their unchurched friends to come and taste the goodness of God. If we were as passionate about our Savior as our favorite restaurant, how aggressive would we be to invite the lost to our gatherings.

I've said this in the past, but I want to renew the challenge. I want to encourage you invite Five every week (FEW) to church. That's one person every weekday. Not to hard, but something that I want to make a habit in my life. If I love my church and I love my God so much, I need to be willing to invite others in to the joys I am experiencing.

Five Every Week...Can you do it?

For His Name
Ben