where there's smoke there's....

The fires have been unbelievable, they weren't this bad 4 years ago when the ground was covered in a blanket of ash. I saw a lot of smoke and ash today so to my mind that's a good thing because they're getting the Irvine and fires in the surrounding area under control at least.

I also received an email from Rick Warren.... i.e. mass mailer.... about how Saddleback responded to the crisis and I thought wow, that's great, there's one major strength to mega churches--lots of resources and becoming central sources of community support and aid.