Tomorrow I will start a new series, Beyond Ordinary.  We will be looking at how to live an extraordinary life.  My greatest fear is not that I would ever murder someone or commit some crime - I am capable but not overly concerned.  My greatest fear is that when life is over I will have lived a nice, moral, mediocre Christian life.  I want to live an extraordinary life. Obviously, not every shares my desire as evidenced by this story:

·         From the self-composed obituary in the Casper (Wyo.) Star
Tribune of James William "Jim" Adams, who died September 9th:
"Jim, who had tired of reading obituaries noting other's [sic]
courageous battles with this or that disease, wanted it known that
he had lost his battle . . . primarily as a result of . . . not following
doctor's orders. . . . He was sadly deprived of his final wish, which
was to be run over by a beer truck on the way to the liquor store to
buy booze for a date." [Casper Star Tribune, 9-23-08]

For those who want to live beyond ordinary lives here are our topics for this series:

Nov. 9– Extraordinary Love

Nov. 16 - Extraordinary Relationships

Nov. 23 – Extraordinary Generosity

Nov. 30 – Extraordinary Gratitude