Number of hours driving battling the ice – 5-6 hours Number of times my car slipped on icy roads – 15-20 times Number of times I listened to Shane & Shane’s Pages CD – 3 Cost of a tank of gas – $30 Cost of getting through the airport – $1 Cost of the parking ticket for [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Last Night
Posted: December 16, 2008 in Friends, Life, Music, People, TravelTags: Chick-Fil-A, Driving, Friends, Money, Music, Shane & Shane, Travel
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Welcome Christine!!!
Posted: December 15, 2008 in Blogs, Culture, Food, Friends, Inspirational, Life, People, TravelTags: China, Culture, First Impression, Friends, People, Travel
You only get one chance to make a first impression. I strongly believe that those special “firsts” in life should be done the right way. For example, a girl should only be proposed to once in a lifetime, so guys should step up and do it the right way. Tonight, a group of people including [...]
I am about to go run 14 miles in a few minutes. It is currently 30 degrees outside. The question that I keep coming asking myself over and over this morning is… “WHY AM I DOING THIS?” Any suggestions? ______________ UPDATE 11:08am – Just got finished with the run. I survived. Now I am a [...]
Frustration with the Word Love
Posted: December 11, 2008 in Books, Culture, Dogs, Faith, Family, Food, Friends, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, Movies, Music, People, Spirituality, Sports, Technology, The Bible, Travel, TVI get frustrated with the word “love.” It is too broad. On one hand I love a caramel frappuccino from Starbucks. On the other hand I love my beautiful wife. I love the New York Yankees. I love my amazing parents who brought me into this world and selflessly took care of me for many years. I [...]
I finally broke down tonight and turned on the heat for the first time this winter. The fact that I could see my breath and that my wife would not let me touch her helped convince me to pay the extra money on next month’s electric bill. Not sleeping in a hoodie and a toboggan [...]
Update on the White Family
Posted: December 10, 2008 in Blogs, Faith, Friends, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, SpiritualityA few weeks ago, I asked you all to begin to pray for the White family (READ THAT POST HERE). I hope that you have fervently been praying for Ryan, Keeley, Braden, and Reed. Please don’t let their situation be one that you hear and then forget a few days later. I ask you to keep praying [...]
Confessions from a OCD Minister
Posted: December 9, 2008 in Family, Funny, Life, People, Random, The Bible, TravelIf you are a newer reader of this blog, you should know that I do not take myself too seriously. I often will poke fun at myself. I think it is important to keep a sense of humility and to realize that we are all imperfect, jacked-up people who are unconditionally loved by a perfect [...]
Youth Missions Sunday Videos
Posted: December 8, 2008 in Faith, Life, Ministry, People, Spirituality, TravelHere are the two videos that I made that were used this Sunday at Youth Missions Sunday. The first video is a promotional video that we used at the beginning of service. I have had a lot of people ask me about the song I used for this video. The song is “It’s Bad You [...]
Lukewarm
Posted: December 6, 2008 in Books, Culture, Faith, Inspirational, Life, Ministry, People, SpiritualityLUKEWARM PEOPLE attend church fairly regularly. It is what is expected of them, what they believe “good Christians” do, so they go. LUKEWARM PEOPLE give money to charity and to the church…as long as it doesn’t impinge on their standard of living. If they have a little extra and it is easy and safe to [...]
What was I doing when I was nine years old? I was in Miss Quall’s fourth grade class. I was starting my first year of my stellar, dare I say legendary organized basketball career for the Ashland City Wildcats (where we seriously got shutout – didn’t score one point – in one game that year). And [...]
