tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86107882012-02-16T22:00:07.373-05:00A personal blog that asks spiritual questions in a quest for an intermingling of intellect and faith. Includes personal stories, but also spiritual questions and quandries.disciplerwhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08952105989624405016noreply@blogger.comBlogger1351100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8610788.post-6471055803056435422008-11-07T21:54:00.000-05:002008-11-07T21:55:11.964-05:00

so, i've seen a lot since the election has been over. I've also heard a lot. I've read of leaders- faith leaders in particular- who are really upset over the outcome. Given the publicity, the polls and everything else, i'm not sure how we were expecting much differently, unless we were deluding ourselves.But i've gone so far as to read people saying that America is now turning away from God. Or

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I was thinking today about this idea that seems to permeate the thinking of many Christians I come into contact with. That is the idea that we need to get the "right" person into office, or else God will remove His hand from our country. Or remove his blessing. Basically, the idea that voting the "wrong" guy into office is a sign of sort of walking away from God.as if our country hasn't

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Came across this quote the other day- it's well over 10 years old, and yet... i encourage each to ponder it many times as I have. "Where is the hope? I meet millions who say they feel demoralized by the decay around us. where is the hope? the hope that each of us has is not in who governs us, or what laws are passed, or what great things we do as a nation. Our hope is the power of God

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I want to look at a popular way of thinking I’ve run into, and it becomes more prevalent during election times. People want to believe what they believe- because it supports what they want to do. They will believe what they believe and not actively search out the truth regarding that subject because what they believe perpetuates their course of action. In the case of politics, it’s so

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I will be cynical for a moment- i think i'm allowed. two weekend ago, Rachel & I went to New York City. It was a great weekend, and she loves New York a LOT! so it was worth our time and money for me to use that a part of her birthday present this year. We did a lot of walking, went to Central Park, but our main objective and idea of spending our day on saturday was to hit up the Statue of

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a restful, relaxing weekend around the Walsh household (minus going to the church and working some more- unplanned as it was). But I wanted to share a little from my head this weekend. I've always been rather patriotic- comes from where I grew up, probably, as well as being a Boy Scout. And I don't see any conflict in my religion with patriotism- being thankful for the country I live in,

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THIS article made me laugh a bit and nod in agreement. wanted to share it. enjoy.

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The specs & stats:Vehicle: 2002 Honda CRVMileage: 82,000Color: Navy BlueEngine- 4 cylinderImportant specs:-6 disc changer- power windows/mirrors- Moon-roof- folding picnic table doubles as cover for storage/2nd tire area- folding tray between driver and passenger seatOther info:- Automatic transmission- AWD

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Last Wednesday, I had my friend Sonny (our mechanic) have a look at our car. The Nissan- see pictures from THIS post. The background is this- we had originally agreed to purchase that car as a 2nd car- the primary was supposed to be our Camry. It was not intended to be the primary car and there were things that, had we known it would be the 2nd car, we would have passed on the car because of.

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we just got home from the hospital tonight- rachel went to the doctor having pain in her stomach and we found out that we lost the baby. we're quite sad and upset because we were very excited. We appreciate any prayers and thoughts at this time.

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For all the times people asked us, I think they finally gave up. The one time our friend Tina at church didn’t ask was the Sunday after we found out. The one time Lisa Dorr, a sort of adopted mother for me, didn’t ask, it was the time we’d planned to visit with the intention of telling. And I think just about everyone who asked us within the first two years of our marriage “when?”- they must

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This morning started like many others. But as I turned on the news, I was reminded that today marks the 40th anniversary of the Death of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Normally, celebrations of death are quite somber and not something we remember or celebrate as a society. This death in particular is not one to celebrate, but rather, the life and death of this man has led us to think.

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i am in this weird place... I went with about 20 or so from my church today to Philadelphia to do a work project for a church that we have connected with there. To be honest, it felt REALLY good. I'm not the kind of person who does things like this for my feeling. and i'm not talking about feeling good about myself, anyway. i'm talking about how for the first time in a few weeks, i feel like

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in the groggy place between sleep and awake when i'm usually making absolutely no sense and am completely incoherent, I thought of this today... it comes from the small snippet of interview that spawned my previous writing, but is a larger problem than an individual. Osteen was asked about how his points of his last book don't include God or Jesus Christ and he responded that there are biblical

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"There are lots of people qualified to explain the scriptures to you. That's not my gifting."- Joel OsteenI just watched a clip with this quote. I cannot believe the audacity of this statement. if you are a pastor, according to the scriptural definition of the pastor, your job is to teach/explain the scriptures!! I've blogged in the past about cotton candy preachers, fluffy ministry and

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this is not about super tuesday. this is a personal rant/vent based on some stuff i've read recently that has confirmed my feelings for some time. it sparks from the budget that President Bush introduced yesterday. it is a $3.1 trillion budget. it is the largest budget ever and it calls for a number of things- the most noticeable of which are increases- in military spending and tax rebates. i

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Create your own caption for this image:the favorite i've thought of so far- "Warning: all snowmen caught trespassing will be decapitated"

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Recently, I tivo'd an occurrence of "Good Morning America." I usually do not watch this show, especially on a Sunday morning as it was. However, I had turned the television on while eating breakfast and saw that one of the stories they were going to cover that morning was regarding televangelists, non-profit organizations and the way they spend their money. In short, this segment explained that

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Usually, I am not a fan of bumper stickers. My religious, political and moral beliefs do not fit easily into the small statement that usually are found on bumper stickers.I ran into this, today, however- and it made me laugh, and, despite not wanting an non-removable sticker on my car- almost want one."When Jesus said, 'love your enemies,' I think he probably meant, 'don't kill them.'"

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While watching television this evening, I watched an odd commercial. It begins by saying "this game is rated 'T' for 'Teen.'" The advert then goes on to show two obviously pre-teen boys (as in like, 10 years old) playing the game on their Wii. What message does this send about the video game rating system?

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This thought has been swirling around my head for a few days as I ponder things that I hear in Christian circles. Often, we sing songs and pray prayers and talk about how we want to serve God. I wonder, in light of passages like Matthew 25:31-46, do we realize this plain and simple fact: Serving God means serving others.and not just Christian others. serving other people. Often times, we

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"Satan is {like} a terrorist." and later "...he is a terrorist"Douglas Kelchner- in his sermon 10/14/07

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Since the untimely death of our Camry (still one of the saddest days in history, which began one of the strangest weeks ever- see “God Has a Sense of Humor”), I have waited until the car situation was totally settled before adding the update here. So here’s the quick story and specs on each of our ‘new’ cars.Car #11995 Nissan Maxima• Color: white• Miles: 112,000 (when we bought it- a month ago)•

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Ephesians 6:12"For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places."I’ve been thinking about the topics of politics and religion recently. These are, as any sane person will tell you, the two topics to stay away from discussion regarding.

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As of Wednesday, this week was shaping up to be one of the worst that either Rachel or myself have experienced. On Monday, something happened with our car and we ended up with a hole the size of a baseball in the engine of our 2001 Toyota Camry with 72,000 miles on it. See my previous writing for some more info on that. On top of that, the rental car company (which is covered by our insurance-

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today is a sad day. It is the day that, as I was driving to work, our Camry was unexpectedly and prematurely taken from us. I was driving Rachel to work in this wonderful car that had taken us back and forth across this great country and had a measly 72,000 miles on it. We were passing a truck that had been slowing us for quite some time (and had a trailer loaded down with junk- scraps of junk

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While driving to work this week, Rachel noticed that the drive-in was showing The Bourne Ultimatum and Rush Hour 3 this weekend. Both of them being movies we were interested in seeing, we decided to go to the drive-in on Saturday night. This weekend is also the first weekend we've spent at home since the next to last weekend in July. It is a strange feeling for us. To be able to be home on

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Rachel and I went to Borders tonight just to get out- and of course, we both love reading and love books. So it was a natural idea. Anyway, on our way home, we were talking about church searching some, because we were trying to decide where we were going to attend this coming Sunday.I realized that through two lengthy blogs on this, I still had not covered everything. surprise, surprise-

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first, as a supplement to my previous blog and to this one, I offer this link. Please use it to check out the book- view the free preview of "look inside"- then maybe even head down to your local Chrisitian bookstore (you might even find it at Barnes and Noble or Borders) and pick it up. it's a smaller book, and it's thin. But it's so worth reading. Quick refresher- Rachel and I are looking

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For the last two Sunday mornings, and for who knows how many Sundays in the future, Rachel and I will be spending time in different churches looking for a church home. I hate this. For a couple reasons. First- it gives us this impression that finding a church is like finding the right pair of shoes. Or the right computer. There are so many options out there, all we need to find is the one

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i don't get it, but my employment was effectively terminated tonight after 2 months due to reasons that the board was unable to quantify, at least not to me. i do not get it, nor has anyone approached me regarding these irreconcilable differences. Apparently, it's not personal- it's just that the congregation is feeling like it's not a good fit...this leads me to my rant. i have gotten away

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yesterday(Monday- Memorial Day), Rachel and I packed our things up from her parents' house and the storage unit and moved them from Lancaster to Shippensburg!! We are so excited to be in our new place!! today comcast showed up and turned on our cable and internet, so I'm back online!! I have been dealing with unpredictable amounts of internet usage basically since moving, so i have been

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Hey blog readers! for those whom i've not connected with yet with the following news, I share the following. After moving back to PA from Oregon, Rachel and I met with a pastor and his wife from Shippensburg, PA. we felt good, so shortly following that meeting, we interviewed with the board of the church. they understood we wanted to spend a sunday visiting the church, but with that in mind,

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I am now in the state that I called home for more than 6 years of my life. 4 years at college and another 2 not more than an hour from college when I was at my first ministerial position. There have been a lot of things going through my head as these past few days have progressed- particularly as we joined New Hope Christian Fellowship Wednesday night- and I’m going to process them here. Some

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I was listening to these songs thursday night while falling asleep and found them to convey the reflections I like to make as I think upon the death and resurrection of my Savior. I wanted to share them with you and invite you to reflect on these lyrics as well.and i know it's not Good Friday anymore- but I wasn't home to post these yesterday.How Deep the Father's LoveHow deep the Father’s love

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Ok, so… Rachel and I talked last night and decided with the possibility of rain and our overwhelming feeling of “we’re so close, let’s just finish” that we had, we skipped going to Chicago. We were going to get up and get a 7amish start from the hotel, but I woke up around 4 and couldn’t sleep, and Rachel woke up, too- so we were out the door by 5 and on the road at 5:20 (after gassing up and

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4:45pm (Central Time) We welcomed Nebraska with a hearty “thank you” yesterday afternoon- leaving behind Wyoming, and hopefully, the worst of the weather related traveling delays. For those of you who have not experienced Nebraska, you may be thankful. It is straight, flat and ultimately- purposeless in the life of the traveler. I know something about growing crops and stuff… things like

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posted a day late due to not being able to get to the interenet last night... posted while we are stopped at an Iowa rest area due to heavy rain.We shall never speak of this day again. It shall be removed from the records of history and cease to exist!! We woke up a little before 7 in Park City today and checked the road report. Large portions of I-80 through Wyoming were closed. Updated

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Note: Luke has already archived our pictures traveling out to Oregon from Pennsylvania. We are not taking as many pictures on the trip back, although they’ll be posted shortly after arriving in PA. We are taking video, however- and will likely make something out of that, as well. 4:30am- wake up. Roll over, roll my eyes, etc. Not the most comfortable night sleep I’ve had, but… oh well.

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i'm not sure that there's much more to say than that. i've been packing stuff for the past 3 weeks or so- while rachel was at work for a lot of it, but then a LOT more as the time for our travelling drew closer. i think we've got everything packed- the truck is ready to go and the car is full (it will not stay full, but i had to make sure everything we were taking in the car would fit...now

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Ok, so one more life & stories category blog for now. Wanted to let everyone know who reads this and may not already know- Rachel and I are going to be moving back to the East Coast. Pennsylvania, to be exact. At least, for the time being. We don't have too much lined up for there, but... there is a poor job market here in Medford, and if we wait, we will not have the money necessary to move.

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enjoy!Rachel and I on the boat to Alcatraz.island of AlcatrazDave & Kassie on Alcatrazcool tree on the walkway up to the prisoncell blockCity of SF from AlcatrazHard Rock Cafe for dinnerBB King- excellentBeatles, anyone?Rachel and SoniaDriving down LombardGolden Gate Bridgeyou can click here for the full photoset. Also, stay tuned on my youtube for a video from the weekend.

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The end of the Road, and the “must-see” of Frisco. First off, early in the morning I awoke. We didn’t have early tickets to anything on Sunday morning, but I just couldn’t sleep. It could have everything to do with the fact that our rooms were not very large and not well ventilated. AKA- the ceiling fan that’s supposed to cool the room down- doesn’t actually work. I mean, at least it gets a

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End of the day: Midnight+: This is the 3rd blog. So apparently, this will be a 4 blog set. It’s another late night now. We’ve been out late doing what we do best- hanging out with people and just loving on them and being real. But I’ll get to that soon. This morning, as Rachel and I ate breakfast, we saw these couple people go by- in wheelchairs. They were talking on cell phones and,

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3:00pm- “Gentlemen, welcome to The Rock!” Woke up at 7am so that we could head out at 8:30 to reach our destination of the early-bird Alcatraz tour (9:30). We found that our hotel has short shower heads, a small shower and a very small continental breakfast. Muffins and bread for toast, juice and coffee were the options. So Rachel and I went next door to the coffee shop and enjoyed breakfast

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stay tuned in for the next couple days for the comprehensive "San Francisco weekend" blog. I've pretty much typed it all out, but want to go back over and make sure it's all good. I had intended to blog daily over the weekend, but couldn't find a wireless to connect to- despite the fact that the hotel should have had one for us.anyway, here we go...San Francisco Trip Blog:Day 1- leaving &

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I decided last week as I was praying with many different people that I wanted to do a blog about different praying styles. I think my interest in such a touchy subject began in high school when a friend of mine somehow picked up a small quirk in the language in her prayers. It mildly amused me, then i quickly chastised myself for ever having been so irreverent as to laugh at the way someone

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Having been to one of the best concerts i can remember, i have decided to do this post. First, i want to share some of the quality of memorable concerts.first- sing-a-bility. the better i know the band, the better the concert can be. unknown bands can barely be given high marks because i don't know the music (and loudness usually makes it better, in general) and the enjoy-able factor is

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tonight, i witnessed one of the best concerts i have ever been to. hands down. see my next post which will recount what makes a good concert and what my top 5 are. but here, i wanted to break down the concert a little.first, the disappointment. the band opening for Switchfoot was named "Copeland" and they were ok. they were drummerless, making just two acoustic guitars. it was kinda Shane

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Firstly, this blog was written by request for the friend of a friend. I worked a little at a time on it over the past couple months, but I was very close to NOT finishing it as my friend Luke wrote something I felt was similar. But I had a few minutes in the early morning while I was at a conference and so here it is. Youth ministry (as in ministry to teenagers) began in the 1960s. Para

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I got my major birthday present yesterday. albeit 3 days after my birthday, it was worth the wait. I wasn't expecting it on my birthday because before Christmas, stores couldn't seem to keep this in stock- and still can't. But I have a friend who's an electronics manager at a local wal-mart. And when he got the shipment yesterday, he clocked out and went and purchased a Nintendo Wii. Which

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So, i know numbers are not everything. and as a matter of fact, they are often barely times anything at all. but we had our youth ministry Christmas party on Friday, Dec. 15 and had an all time high of 17!! it's been exciting to have been here for a year and all, but this was by far the most exciting number. it's the largest anything youth group thing i've done as a youth pastor (since i've

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I found this as I was scanning the headlines today. I was very impressed that this comes from the son of Jim & Tammy Faye- considering how super-conservative they are. I think the article speaks for itself, but goes along well with some of what i've been more recently feeling from a political standpoint as a Christian. i'd love to entertain any thoughts...

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As I feel like i'm stealing another idea from Luke, i have still decided to do this. I hope he sees it- I especially since Larry Bird is one of my celebs. So despite seeming to follow luke into the blogging world and now with this celebrity look alike... I still beat Luke to moving across the country, which, by the way- was over a year ago. wow...anyway- enjoy

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I was thinking about this today as I was listening to a relatively new CD- new to me. I'd bought it for the worship ministry at church- resource not only for music we may play, but also to play in the background before and after service. it was a worship CD with a bunch of different groups and worship leaders. And I got listening to a version on there that they had of the song "Rescue" from the

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Rachel called me this morning. in a Christian bookstore catalogue, she notice this. Wow. that's all i can say. apparently the caption in the catalogue says "now your kids can dance for the Lord". It really was a confirmation to me because the other day, i wrote down a question that I really wanted to get some discussion on. It was spurred on because I was reminded of this Christian comedian.

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While I'm working on a new post for a friend dealing with youth ministry and its purpose, I have been visiting his blog and while I waited quite a while for him to post something new, it was well worth the wait! click here to read his most recent post that has impressed me. And be encouraged by his transparent honesty.

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I had a wonderful visit this past weekend from some of my family! My mother, step-father, grandmother and mom's best friend came to visit Rachel and I out here on the West Coast! We had a very fun visit, spending a lot of time travelling to some of the fun things and places near us! Feel free to check out the pictures that I have posted on my flickr. I also have added some new pictures to my

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today marks 5 years from the day that the World Trade Center and Pentagon were attacked by terrorists. While I know there will likely be thousands of blogs of reflection, I wanted to give some personal perspective to any readers I may have, if I have any.I remember where I was when I found out. Everyone has said since that this would be to my generation (whichever generation i'm a part of-

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I have been a fan of David Crowder Band since I first heard them. David Crowder has written a good book that I read. But... I just got the album "A Collision" by the band. And while it sounds pretty decent all-around, there's a song on it that bothers me. The song also made its way onto the latest Passion CD- "Everything Glorious". Maybe it just reminds me too much of another song that

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I just took a call at the church from a woman asking about the time of our 2nd service on sunday mornings and after confirming that it was at 11am, she proceeded to ask if we sing hymns. I stated that we sing hymns during the 1st service, but our 2nd service does not typically have hymns. She asked me again the same question with the emphasis on hymns- "I asked, do you sing HYMNS??" So I

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i've been feeling a bit charged over the past few days... there is nothing in particular that is causing me to wrestle with some of these issues- at least, not some kind of current event. I have been reading a few things recently that have been giving me the desire to read more about them and wrestle with them.what i'm dealing with right now is politics. A few weeks ago, i was looking through

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it never fails- I always get more and more books. Continue to pile up the collection! And it never fails that I will purchase 4 books when I have not yet finished 4 books since my last purchase, thus not only increasing my book total, but also increasing my reading list.here are the few books i've purchased since posting my reading list, with none of the reading list actually being finished,

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Since the hottest movie of the summer, at least from the box office, is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Mans Chest, I thought I might chime in. There seem to be differing opinions for this movie from extremely wonderful to extremely terrible. I will give my $.02, and hopefully not give out any spoilers but no promises. First thoughts from the theater: there was a trailer prior to the move

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My Recommendations:In light of my recent blogging regarding books, reading and intellect, Ive kept up with that and decided that its time to give my recommendation list. It is by no means comprehensive, but it is a good list. Enjoy!Max Lucado- I used to read from Max when I was a new Christian and found LOTS of great stuff. I still find good stuff in reading some of his books, although Ive been

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so, in light of yesterdays little blogging session, I feel inspired to share with you my current reading list. I've removed a BUNCH of books off my shelves and put them on my "to read" pile. I'm going to name them all here and why/how I came in contact with each book. This is a pretty good sized list, but takes a large chunk out of the "on my shelf but never read it" books.so, here we go- in

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See, that's the problem right now. I honestly don't think that I've been thinking much recently. I am an intellectual person, stimulated by intellectual conversation and very much a thinker. I love good books, good conversation, good debate and I have a tendency to do well in school situations if I can focus enough to do required readings, etc.But I have this problem. In general, with these

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back in 1998 (December of '98) when I got my first car as my early high school graduation gift, gasoline cost around $1.45ish/gallon. It's nott that it was terribly expensive, but just that I didn't have a job or money to fill my tank. but as I was talking about it, a older friend of mine commented that he was just glad we didn't run our cars on milk, which was at that time, between $2.50 and

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So, I was at the Northwest District Wesleyan Youth Camp this week with 5 of my teenagers. Hopefully I will reflect and share more on my blog about that (both here and myspace). But for now, I want to reflect for a moment on something that is fit for this blog, which no one in my church or with connection to my current church know of or reads.On thursday, our District Superintendent came to camp

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Last week Rachel and I had the pleasure of being over the house of an older couple in our church- they were in ministry for a number of years and he is only now retired thanks to a medical condition. Anyway- they've been an extremely supportive couple for Rachel and I since we've been here. They have been great to us and we enjoy being able to spend time with them.Anyway- we were over there a

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Psalm 34:8 "Taste and see that the Lord, blessed is the man who takes refuge in him!"I have been kicking this around for a day. I think that I want to put this verse as an invitation to all Gen-Xers and Millenials (aka, like 35 and under). It is my invitation to you. It is the way we can come to the Gospel. Maybe even should come to it this way.I put this as in opposition to a modern approach

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I've been pondering something the past few days. And I want to put it on paper, or in writing at least, so that I can organize it just a little.Background- first, it seems to many (especially churches trying to reach millenials and x-ers) that sunday school is dead. The whole idea of sunday school classes, and then worship and sermon just doesn't fly with a lot of people. and in some ways, I

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This morning, our church had a service performed by our 2006 Guatemala team. I have observations that I want to make known, and yet just about everyone in my congregation will not agree with me.In a nutshell, it was, to me, the pinnacle of American ethno-centrism masked by good intentions. I'm not trying to bash anyone's thoughts, his/her feelings from going, or his/her intentions. But I am

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Ok, so I will admit this to you all freely. I am a grammar freak! There's no way around it. I try my best to use proper grammar whether I am on myspace, an IM program, typing e-mails or any other thing that grammar may be used for.When I was in college, there was this sign posted all over our floor proclaiming that "There is no grammar" and of course, we would make fun of it and try to use

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Yesterday, having decided a couple days earlier to do so, Rachel and I got in the car (the Camry), gased up (a totally expensive affair these days) and drove! We drove to the coast. It's a strange trip- the quickest way to the coast for us is to drive 30 miles north to Grant's Pass, then drive southwest into California and to the coast.Actually, in all fairness, we decided we were going to try

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Ok, so i was watching tv last night with Rachel- and on one of the local networks, we saw the strangest advertisement i think i've ever seen. It was for a local "magic shop", but the big part of the ad was a sale going on this week. It is the 420 sale... And the majority of the ad focussed on items on sale in their "adults only" section of the magic shop. They showed video and talked about

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As I type this, i'm excited and disappointed at the same time. I'm watching one of the best basketball games I've watched- perhaps ever- as I watch BC play UNC in the ACC semi-finals. It's exciting, but there's less than a minute and UNC is down by a few... But I'm excited because we're coming up on what i consider to be perhaps my favorite time of the year (for sports, at least...)Maybe it's

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I was listening to a person the other day talking about something- and it really made me wonder something. Do we honestly get our theology from popular Christian music? and if so, WHY???Christian music is somewhat of an anomaly. Many churches require their pastors to have some kind of degree and background/training in the Bible of theology. At the very least, a church will require a person to

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I don't know about anyone else, but i'm kinda getting tired of hearing buzz words. At least, buzz words that don't mean anything they way they're used. Case-in-point- i heard a radio broadcast from Andy Stanley this morning and he was talking about a paradigm shift. I'm sorry but that made me think less of him actually, because he couldn't think of a better way to say what he was saying. What

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It seems to be the common practice these days for conservative Christians to not think for themselves. While I know of some people who actually do think, it appears to be a widespread disease of non-thinking among the average evangelical church-goer in America. Case in point. E-mail. While e-mail is a wonderful thing, it has been such a terrible thing as well. Back when I first was an

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can somebody please shut this guy up? i'm seriously considering a mob hit..http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/01/05/robertson.sharon/index.html

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I was watching Steve Martin today- in the movie “Leap of Faith.” It made me shiver to watch. Because it looked like a mix Benny Hinn, Marilyn Hickey and Joel Osteen! He was preaching- if you could call it that- and quoting miscellaneous Bible verses and talking about “getting saved.” There was no mention of sin, but there was a story about a guy who needed “faith.” Actually, he needed not to

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I seem to be on a kick for sequels...Please pray for me- I need it. I am in a place that's new for me. A place that I knew no one before moving hee. It's a place similar to my first job out of college, except that then I was close to people I knew- now, not so much. I'm not... lonely, or homesick or anything. I just am asking for prayer, and that's a good place to start, i guess. Pray that

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This is somewhat of a follow up to one of my earlier posts I put up about 9 months ago. That post was trying more to be funny and get people to recognize a problem. I believe now, more than then, that it is a very GRAVE issue for the church. I was, and still am no writer, but I've said things that I've REALLY wanted to get out there before. And this is one worth reiterating. I wrote this as

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I'm home. for the first time in a long time... home. Rachel and I finalized on an apartment in Medford, OR today. We are moving in tomorrow- our trailer with our furniture and stuff is going to be delivered tomorrow for us to unload. I'm not writing this from my new "home", but in a very REAL sense, I'm home. I've been here for less than a week, but i've been working some at the church, did

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yup, that's right- according to blogger, this is my fiftieth post (or 50th for those of you who prefer the numerical). I kinda feel like Strong Bad must have when he did his 50th e-mail. except there is no party with mine, and no 50 e-mails to respond to. it would be cool to get 50 comments, tho...however, that seems quite unlikely. i'm just reflecting a little now... I'm a man without a

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so the black from "Back (in black)"- it's the traditional mourning of black- i was here earlier than my original anticipation (the week of thanksgiving) for a reason. Sure, it will allow me to spend time with people who i know will be gone when i'd have been here for thanksgiving, sure it allows rachel and i to spend thanksgiving with her folks and familiy before we move to oregon, and still

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I'm back... in Maine. have missed this place- and Rachel has seen (and heard) my desire to be back here for at least a little while... i may still not be called here, but enjoy the time that i get here- and it's not often enough... i'm not happy with the reason i am here earlier than expected, but... and thank you to Luke for picking me up at the airport- it was nice of him to "take time

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I have two comments to make...First of all- Pat Robertson- why in the world is this guy the spokesman for christianity in America? on the other hand- don't we love how the news media twists things? I'm not saying that Pat Robertson's comments about the Dover, PA school district stuff was good, but the headlines for the news just twist it. Robertson even said that "I'm not saying there's going

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So, I've thought a little about this tonight- in large part because of having just finished watching 7th heaven- and I've come to this conclusion. We, as Christians, are too critical of the wrong things and not enough of the things we should be. Case in point- 7th heaven. This show is a "good" show, Christians love it because he's a minister, because it's a family trying to live by faith...

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In case you can't tell, i'm struggling. I've been struggling, wresting with a few things. Not the least of which is what is Rachel's and my next step. But, I trust God is good. yes, I truly do trust that. Because good isn't always my definition, but God is good. and He asks that I trust in that, even when sometimes it appears otherwise. No, what i'm really wrestling with here is people.

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I am in a precarious place. I feel called. But I am not there. I feel a definite call to ministry- a desire to be a servant of the servants of Christ. My heart and my life have been dedicated and consecrated to serving God's purposes. And more specifically, I feel called to lead teenagers. Lead them to Christ, be there for them, be involved in their lives, and ultimately, see the gospel

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I'm thinking of investing some decent money to begin a cyber youth church. Who's with me? We can buy a decent video camera to record worship and sermons, open a paypal account for online giving, and spend a relatively small amount of money on a website with the bandwidth capabilities for us to stream video on sundays. I can lead worship, and preach. We can post the lyrics for the planned

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Just a story- for those of you who like stories.Rachel's parent's are out of town for most of the rest of this weekend- visiting her grandparents' cabin in the Poconos. And the decision to make was to take the dog with them, or leave it home (among other decisions). And the dog stayed home. Just a little filler for the story- the other day, Rachel's mom took the dog to the vet. The dog doesn't

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"You can save a lot more souls with easy bake ovens than with THIS two-thousand year-old pill"- Timothy Lovejoy (Simpsons DABF02- season 13, episode 6)I caught the simpsons this past sunday, and it was one i've already seen. But I LOVE it! not to mention how much i laughed at stuff like the saint who appeared to Father Sean before his conversion and called him a wanker and told him to "repent or

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Rachel and I spent last sunday morning worshipping at the church I went to when I was in college. It was enjoyable- the worship was great, and as was almost always the case, I couldn't tell you what Dave preached about, but I thought it was good (for the most part). That was pretty common for me, for the most part. I paid attention, but if you asked me to tell you specifically what was a part of

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Last weekend Rachel and I went on our first weekend away since our honeymoon in the middle of January. We went to the beach- Ocean City MD for friday night, and then we stayed at Rehoboth DE on saturday. it was a nice relaxing weekend away made possible because our landlord was able to rent our apartment out earlier than expected. Hallelujah for the little things, but I'm still really bummed

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due to the recent circumstances of life- particularly losing my job and moving in with my in-laws until i find a new church, i am not on the interent daily at my job through high speed and/or wireless connection. Because of this, my blogging will decrease most likely until a later, unknown date. Although i could still connect through a neighbors wireless connection, i prefer not to do that as

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I was listening to a 'new' album today- it's the worship band of the church that my senior pastor's daughter goes to. It was... well, not impressive! I mean, i'm not sure that our band could put something better out, so i'm not trying to say anythign like that.. (although vicki told me that she likes the sound of our band better) I'm just saying it was unimpressive.They've got a mix of songs

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Last friday, Rachel and i went to the drive-in. We're quite glad to have a drive-in close, with the double features, and this year they're playing good movies.Last weekend and all this week, they've been doing the remake movie night. It was a double feature full of "fun" with "Herbie: Fully Loaded" and then "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory". I'm glad we went to see the movies at the drive-in.

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