I am reading Rob Bell's new book "Jesus Wants To Save Christians" and it is kicking my butt. There is a paragraph that I want to share with you and it caused me to stop and take notice of where and what I am doing. "Sin always gains a head of steam when it goes unchecked. And that always leads to institutions and cultures and structures that are anti-kingdom. This leads to dehumanizing places, like Egypt had become, which these former slaves standing at the base of Sinai know all too well. And God's response is to form a different kind of nation, a "holy" one shaped not by greed, violence, and abusive power but by compassion, justice and care for one's neighbor." … [Read more...]
SUNDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS
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Great day today as we entered week three at our new campus. Here are a few highlights and thoughts from the weekend: 1. 5:30am is way to early to be moving trailers 2. 5:45am is way to early to be unloading trailers 3. The Dumpster smells really bad where we load in and load out 4. Our volunteers are the best anywhere...period...we will challenge any team to a cage match...and win. 5. I just realized how much I liked watching WWF when I was a kid...I loved Ricky "The Dragon" Steamboat. 6. Our first service Rocked Like A Hurricane Today. 7. Second Service always looks like no one is going to be there and then within 5 min. it is packed. 8. Second Service was incredible this morning. We laughed, we cried...We Were TRANSFORMED!!! 9. Eight more people joined today. 10. Met with our first four people we are going to baptize in a couple of weeks. 11. Our team tore down and locked and loaded our trailers in 38 min. today. 12. Met a ton of new peeps today and cannot wait to … [Read more...]
SOMETIMES I WISH I WAS HOMELESS!!!
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This week I had the chance to hang out with my homeless friend Kyle. There are moments that I wish that I had the freedom to live without the crap of life tying me down. He carries all he has in a backpack...I would need three or four trucks to move all my stuff. Sure his living conditions are less than subpar at times, but he tells me all the time that he has the best ceiling at night...the stars in the sky. I love that Kyle and I spend time together. I love that we embrace one another when we see each other and when you part. I love that we talk open an honestly with each other. Sometimes...I wish I was homeless!!! … [Read more...]
THE BEAR ATE THE MONKEY!!!
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So tonight I was in the car with my wife and two girls. Ella my four year old says these phrases from the backseat: Ella: Mommy and Daddy you want to hear a joke? Me: Sure baby...let me hear it. Ella: The Bear Ate The Monkey!!! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Me and My Wife: ....ummm...what? Fast forward to an hour later with us returning home: Wife: I have to tell you this Joke from work the other day!!! Me: The Bear Ate The Monkey!!!! Us: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Fast Forward Later in the day once again: Ella: Daddy...why did the bear cross the road? Me: To Eat The Monkey Ella: ummm...what Daddy.... Me: Nevermind... And that is the funniest joke ever. Why you may ask? Because after you read it...you will laugh to yourself later and think...holy crap that is funny....ahahahahahahaha!!!! … [Read more...]
NEW NIKON D300 PICS
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Just got my new Nikon D300 yesterday and my trusty friend Cal sat in for me for a few test pics. … [Read more...]
“THE 4:42″
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My eyes popped open early. It is still and quiet. The only noise I hear is the breathing of my wife and a low hum from the ceiling fan. I lay in wait and wonder why I am awake so early. For a moment...Nothing! Then my two year old lets out a whimper, then a scream. I almost get up joyfully simply because the silence has finally been broken. I look and my wife continues to slumber. As I walk in her room I pick her up, console her and put her back down...all is again silent!!! I am not tired anymore. I walk in the kitchen, look at the clock, and it screams in green L.E.D. language 4:42am!!! Oddly I am ok with the time and grab my bible, my journal and my current reading material. I open the door to my patio and sit in my favorite chair with the stool to prop my feet up. I now wait to hear God's voice through one of my mediums I have brought with me. Again...silence...As I start reading a dog barks. I am then drawn to the book of Nahum! Weird is my first thought. Not sure why Nahum but I … [Read more...]
BITE MARKS ON NIPPLES AND WHISKERS ON KITTENS
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Let me start this by telling you a couple of things about me. I have two little girls that I absolutely and utterly adore. Ella is four and Natalie is almost 2. For the most part they get along great. They don't really fight, they play well together, they are great sisters and really love each other. Now there are many things that I as a dad have prayed for long before my kids were born. I prayed for things like a good spouse for my children. I prayed that they would find their own faith in God not just live out my wife and I's faith. However, the one thing I prayed for that one might not suspect is that my kid would not be the kid that bites other kids. You know the one I am talking about. The kid at church that is always biting the other kids in nursery. Or the one that bites kids at school, or home, or out at a restaurant, or walking through the mall. You know the one...the little T-Rex carnivor kid. I prayed hard that that would not be my kid. For awhile I thought God might spite … [Read more...]
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