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Archive for August, 2008
Chicken Feet
Posted: August 22, 2008 in Food, Friends, Funny, Life, People, Random, Technology, TravelWhen going to another country, you should always expect changes from your cultural norm. You can almost guarantee that your comfort zone will be stretched like crazy in some way. When I and the group of 23 people that I traveled with went to China over a month ago, to say our comfort zones were stretched would [...]
One of my China friends, Sherry, is watching the Olympics live in Beijing. She has been able to share her once in a lifetime experience with me through pictures. Her pictures have been so incredible that I wanted to share them with you. Enjoy… Sherry in front of the Bird’s Nest The roof of the [...]
vs In the new Internet world of social networking websites, Facebook.com and Myspace.com are the two heavyweights that dominate the web. Both websites are a great way to stay in contact with friends from all different chapters of your life. The real question is which website is actually better? According to sheer numbers, Facebook is [...]
Loving Is Always Worth It
Posted: August 20, 2008 in Faith, Friends, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, TravelWhile in China, our group had a very important choice: to love and invest in other people or to not love and not invest in other people. This trip was unlike any other trip that I have ever taken. Normally trips like this only require small bursts of interaction with people and you hope that [...]
Six Flags Observations
Posted: August 19, 2008 in Food, Friends, Funny, Life, People, Random, TravelI am writing this post from a bench at Six Flags in Arlington, TX. Today I have been hanging out here with 25 students riding rollercoasters, talking, laughing, making memories, and having a great time. As a seasoned, veteran youth minister I have spent my fair share of time in Six Flags. During that time [...]
There were some great, hilarious captions. Thanks so much for your creativity and participation. That being said, the winner is SARAHLIFE with “Use the force, Young Brian.” To give you a better understanding of all the comparisons Kate got, here are some picture I made in photoshop. Enjoy! JEDI KATE MOTHER TERESA KATE LITTLE RED [...]
After a long time messing around on my computer, I finally got the video from our China trip online. I am so excited to share this video with you. Words are pictures can only go so far, but this really can help you experience what we experienced there. The most difficult part of the entire [...]
Oklahoma City Video
Posted: August 17, 2008 in Faith, Food, Friends, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, Technology, TravelI finally figured out how to get one of my videos from this summer online. Here is the video for the 2008 Oklahoma City mission trip that the SOC/SM took in early July. Twenty teens and adults went to go serve the people of Oklahoma City and share the love of God with anybody we [...]
What’s your purpose in life? Wow, talk about diving straight into the deep end with that question. Purpose is an extremely important, big deal in life. Purpose can wake you up excited everyday. Purpose can keep you focused as this world throws distraction after distraction at you. Purpose excites. Purpose motivates. Purpose inspires. A Charles [...]
