Three Headed Pumpkin

Two weeks ago my kids and I got a real jump on the pumpkin carving process. We went to the store and they each got to pick out the pumpkin they wanted. My oldest son, Kade, found the best pumpkin we've ever had. It's actually three separate pumpkins that had fused together along their outer skins. We were all pretty excited about this great find.

We brought this unusual pumpkin home and placed it on our craft and homework table with the plan to carve it in one of the next days. Kade got busy hanging out with friends after school. I was concentrating on getting a couple home improvement projects completed. The other kids were sidetracked with homework and playing around the house. All that to say, we kind of forgot to carve the pumpkin. We forgot until my youngest son asked why the pumpkin was leaking water.

Our delay had led to the internal rotting of the pumpkin and it was oozing onto the table. Kade and I managed to cut the rotting section of the pumpkin out and still create a pretty sweet looking three headed jack-o-lantern. Unfortunately the decline of the pumpkin has continued and each day the jack-o-lantern gets softer, squishier and falling in on itself. Bummer how this incredible gourd didn't get to be all that we had dreamed it was going to become.

I've been reminded over the past weeks how incredible of a place God envisions Silver Creek Family Church to be. We are no three headed pumpkin but I know He sees amazing possibilities with what He plan for us to become. That's why I love it each fall when we take a fresh look at our Core Values. Our Core Values are pretty simple but so critical. When we keep them in focus, they prevent us from forgetting who we are on the craft table and becoming rotten inside.

We could easily become distracted with lots of things that make us feel good, that help us look like a church might want to look like and even good things that just take up our time. The problem is that we have been called to be something unique in our community. To reach people that nobody else is reaching. To be a place where people can journey together in their individual spiritual lives, knowing it's safe, yet challenging church.

I hope you've been able to be at church these past three weeks to hear about three of our Core Values. If you haven't head to our web site and take a listen. Then plan to be there during the next weeks as we finish up the series. We have to stay focus on what God has called us to be, let's not miss an incredible opportunity to be the church this community desperately needs.

Brent