I just wanted to say again how much I enjoyed meeting each of you last night. I am really looking forward to this group. I think it will be good for all of us.

Tonight I am going to start working on the discussion topics for next week. 2 Samuel 23:20-23

20 Benaiah son of Jehoiada was a valiant fighter from Kabzeel, who performed great exploits. He struck down two of Moab's best men. He also went down into a pit on a snowy day and killed a lion. 21 And he struck down a huge Egyptian. Although the Egyptian had a spear in his hand, Benaiah went against him with a club. He snatched the spear from the Egyptian's hand and killed him with his own spear. 22 Such were the exploits of Benaiah son of Jehoiada; he too was as famous as the three mighty men. 23 He was held in greater honor than any of the Thirty, but he was not included among the Three. And David put him in charge of his bodyguard.

From my extensive research, I have discovered that Benaiah was highly proficient in ...

Brazilian Ju-jitsu.

I will contact Brad this week and see what our prospects are for room to meet in. If he can’t get one, we will figure out something. Once the weather gets a bit warmer we will have some options with outdoor spaces. Maybe we can do something along those lines.

In the mean time, don’t forget about the group exercise I gave you. This group will take on some form of identification over time. This exercise will help us determine what we would like for it to be. It is ok if it changes over time, but starting out we need to express to one another we initially envision.