We are just a few days away from the greatest Superbowl since 1999- the year God’s favorite team, the Titans made it to the Superbowl. Yes Peyton Manning and the Colts are in Miami. Since I wish I worked for ESPN and could have been at media day bringing you insight from Peyton himself I am reporting from Norfolk, yes…45 degrees today, sunny, but not quite Miami. I just want to give my first Superbowl update of the week and bless you with an inside quote from the Colt coaching staff…
“we feel Peyton is going to have the game of his life and throw for 301 yards and 3 touchdowns” – an un-named Colts Coach.
Yes you heard it right here on Michael Bayne’s Blog first. I am glad we could bring you this info and I hope it helps you make the correct Superbowl pick. Please join me in pulling for a Tennessee Vol. Go Colts.

I am back to work this week. I have had a total of 5 meetings and one hospital day so far this week. Let me say it has not been very productive this week for MB. Meetings and hospital visits are guaranteed to suck the life out of Michael’s soul. My favorite meeting was the lets talk about a new personnel manual meeting. INSPIRING for sure. Praying for no more meetings for the rest of the week. I know I am not the only person in the world who desires to keep meetings to a minimum. Much work can be done apart from meetings, this is why and up at night getting sermon prep done for this week since at work all I can do is meet. AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Oh I feel better. I am speaking 2 times on Wed. (once and Norfolk Christian chapel and once at our weekly student gathering) Praying God will give strength tomorrow, I so need it…

There is something sweet about training others. I know some people do not care about leading training things but man it fires me up. I got to partner with the John Leland Theological Center to train some youth leaders in Smithfield, VA on dealing with some parent issues in student ministry. The cool thing was just being able to spend time with volunteer youth leaders looking to make their ministry more effective. There is something energizing about being with that kind of group to remind you what we are about in youth ministry. We pastor and lead these ministries so that teens might encounter Jesus Christ. No other reason…Jesus is why we do what we do. One of the leaders mailed me a huge can of Va Peanuts today and told me thanks for the time. The peanuts are great but the time we got to talk about doing hands n ministry last Saturday was better.

Later…