New York χmas!

Merry Christmas, New York!

What is Charity?

I recently have come across this guy's website, Scott Harrison. I really can't get over the quality of product/branding he has accomplished. His story is quite impressive and it seems to have a fingerprint of the supernatural. My favorite thing is that it's not just another product, his product is charity. And not some new mission or recent cause. It's water, a subject I have had close to my heart since digging wells in Mexico. Check it out here: charityis.org - be sure you find your way to the videos. They are incredible.

Read his personal story below:

Just more than two years ago I left the streets of New York City for the shores of West Africa. I'd made my living for years in the big Apple promoting top nightclubs and fashion events, for the most part living selfishly, thoughtlessly. Unhappy, I desperately needed a change in my life.

I asked myself.... What did the opposite of my life look like?

Service aboard a floating hospital with Mercy Ships, a humanitarian organization which offered free medical care in the world's poorest nations. Through surgery ships. They'd been doing it for more than 25 years, producing astonishing results and I'd never heard of them.

Top doctors and surgeons from all over the world left their practices and fancy lives to operate for free on thousands who had no access to medical care. The organization I soon found to be full of remarkable people. The chief medical officer was a surgeon who left Los Angeles to volunteer for two weeks - 19 years ago. He never looked or went back.

I was offered the position of ship photojournalist, and immediately traveled to Africa. At first, being the Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court felt strange. I traded my spacious midtown loft for a 150-square-foot cabin with bunk beds, roommates and cockroaches. Fancy restaurants were replaced by a mess hall feeding 400+ Army style. A prince in New York, now I was living in close community with 350 others. I felt like a pauper.

But once off the ship, I realized how good I really had it. In new surroundings, I was utterly astonished at the poverty that came into focus through my camera lens. Often through tears, I documented life and human suffering I'd thought unimaginable. In West Africa, I was a prince again. A king, in fact. A man with a bed and clean runningwater and food in my stomach.

I fell in love with Liberia - a country with no public electricity, running water or sewage - Living in a leper colony and exploring remote villages, I put a face to the world's 1.2 billion living in poverty. Those living on less than $365 a year - money I used to spend on a bottle of Grey Goose vodka at a fancy club. Before tip. Our medical staff would hold patient intake "screenings" and thousands would wait in line to be seen, many afflicted with deformities even Clive Barker hadn't thought of. Enormous, suffocating tumors - cleft lips, faces eaten by bacteria from water-borne diseases. I learned many of these medical conditions also existed here in the west, but were taken care of - never allowed to progress. The amount of blind people with no access to the 20 minute cataract surgery that could restore their sight - all part of this new world.

Over the next eight months, I met patients who taught me the meaning of courage. Slowly suffocating to death for years and yet pressing on, praying, hoping, surviving. It was an honor to photograph them. It was an honor to know them.

CHARITY:

For me, charity is practical. Sometimes easy, sometimes inconvenient, always necessary. It is the ability to use one's position of influence, relative wealth and power to affect lives for the better. charity is singular and achievable.

There's a biblical parable about a man beaten near death by robbers. Stripped naked, lying roadside - people pass him by, but one man stops. He picks him up and bandages his wounds. He puts him on his horse and walks alongside until they reach an inn. Checks him in and throws down his Amex. "Whatever he needs until he gets better."

Because he could.

The dictionary defines charity as simply the act of voluntarily giving to those in need. The word comes from the latin "caritas," or simply, love. In Colossians 3, the Bible instructs readers to "put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness."

Although i'm still not sure what that means, i love the idea. To wear charity.

Join us as we explore living differently.

– Scott Harrison

Seen this dude?

See Video clip here.

I read this article and I am somewhat dumbfounded. I am so saddened at the misdirection he is causing students and how he has been deceived to believe that flash and bang (- bang as in "go ahead, hit me with a chair while I pray with this guy") are more valuable than forgiveness and purpose. His passion is so loud it's hard to hear his off-base message. I wish someone would redirect this misguided (perhaps well intentioned) man, to not try and compete with culture in regard to flash and hype, but rather offer the truth of forgiveness and purpose found only in Christ.

I think his "harder than nails" approach is very effective at producing shame and condemnation. I also think that his "ministry" produces many followers that are driven by an impossible set of rules of working to earn points with God based on good behavior. My guess, and it is only my guess, is that many of these students, just like their leader, are trying real hard to get God to like them more than he already does.

This approach and message is disturbing. It's not biblical, it not representative of the life of Jesus (Fatica claims he's being like Jesus- however, the crucifixion of Jesus was not self-inflicted) and I can only describe what I've read in this article as one thing: abuse.

Please call me Justin Fatica, let's talk.

Meet Ledell

This is just plain funny.

Can you say "excessive?"

Okay, so I'm a little at embarrased at the purchase, but I'm also quite blown away at the capabilities of this thing. If I had a million dollars, I might even subscribe to one of the thousands of services available, like MobiTV -which is stinkin' cool (free trial) or the builit-in GPS(monthly fee for the premium service.)

For now, I am still trying to convince myself that this phone (read tiny laptop) is necessary and actually easier to use than my old phone- which it is not. Not to mention that this phone has Wifi - so my apologies to all the iphone people. I can even check my email from the office exchange server on here. Ridiculous.

So far, the biggest problem? I'm starting to really like.

Goodbye phone

I've got a new friend for now!

Career Day

I had the great pleasure of being a part of Career Day today at Sykesville Middle School. I had a great time and enjoyed getting to share about my career and getting to interact with the students. I am certainly grateful to Sykesville Middle, Mrs. Corbell, and all those that put Career Day on and hosted each of the presenters. The lunch was very nice and it was a very enjoyable experience! Thanks again!

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Still snowin'!

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Snow, Baja & Starbucks! Fun trip to the airport!

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MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL! COLD! COLD! COLD! Flurries & Wind! Go Ravens!

Big Day: 100th Post!; Shared Epiphany, MNF!

Song lyrics | Embracing Accusation lyrics

I heard this song one day while hanging out with my friend Jonas (truly one of the funniest, quick-witted people I know) and it remined me of a thought I had a while back. I was thinking about sin. You know, particulary my past sin. Like the times of getting drunk and doing something really stupid, or the times of embezelling money, or all the affairs, or how about when I lied, blasphemed God or simply did not believe (read sin of unbelief). You know past sins. Of course, I haven't done ALL of those, but I not giving details. We all have them, right? What do we do with them? Do we wake up and constantly recount them and think, "Dang, I wish I wouldn't have done that?" Or do we just shrugg it off with a hearty, "I'm only human." My thought is we do both extremes from time to time, but live in the tension or unhealthy guilt.

When I think of past sin I find it interesting that the ones I think about are not necessarily the worst ones, but the ones that caused pain to others. Whether it be hurting a friend, or dissappointing my parents, or failing myself or my spouse, when I told both of us that I wouldn't do "that" again. (you want to know what "that" is don't you.) One could argue that the worst ones caused the most pain, but I would argue that my worst sins caused the most pain to God, and in fact probably caused me the least - if I even noticed them at all; however, that is a different discussion for a different blog.

BOT - (txt for back on topic) I find it most interesting that Satan doesn't bring sins to my attention that often. However, he often brings a sin to my attention. In fact, I would say daily, if I don't walk in the presence of Christ, then I hear a new accusation everyday. Sidenote - the latest accusation is not a past sin, but a false assumption - he preaches (to borrow from the song above) "Jason - you have nothing to say and you are a preacher! Come on, you must not know what you are doing. Do you really claim to know God?"

BOT - The accusation is rarely more than 1 or 2 and if it is, then, it is a chain of accusations that are linked arm-in-arm of a root sin. Why? Well, I think that the Shanes came to the same conclusion I came to. Satan's accusations about each of our sins are true, but he never brings more than one to us, for if he did, we would be forced to run to the Cross. For at the Cross all my sins are there, nailed to it and forever gone. But if he brings only one, then we are foolish enough to hold it instead of running to the place where it truly belongs and placing it with the rest of the accusations. Why do we continue to play the games of the enemy and think we can win?

Romans 8:1 never takes a break - no matter what thoughts enter our heads: Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.

If you can buy the Shanes' song Embracing Accusations and listen to it. (I am not getting paid or any kickbacks from the Shanes - however, I think I should)

Bye the way, pray that I can believe the truth about my calling and realize that if I am called to proclaim truth, then what business do I have thinking I have nothing say.

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MNF: That's right people, as if it wasn't fun enough living in Maryland, my good friend, mentor, boss, person I mock, and long time rival, Lance Burch called me yesterday and told me that he and I were going to tonight's MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL GAME! Can you believe it? Free tickets to see the Ravens play the Patriots - doesn't matter what you think of either team, it will be fun and I will cheer for any team playing the Patriots! I know, chances are slim, but miracles still happen. Go Ravens!

All Together Now

This happened a while back. I finally got around to getting it posted. Hope you like it! We had fun learning it!

In My House Now!

This cracks me up!

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Happy T-Day everybody! This was my chocolate pie I made! It turned out great! THANKS, MOM!

Street View

Google has gone crazy! When are they going to stop? Adam Workman pointed out that google maps now has a feature called Street View. It is crazy!

Now my question is this, "When is google going to stop?" I see a lot of similarities between the New England Patriots and Google. Neither know when to stop and both are unstoppable.

Go take a look at the google street view, it's cool!

Random

Don't know the youth group. Don't know any of the people. Just thought is was interesting and I really like this song.

Da'boys

Sunday is a big day for the Cowboys! It's going to be a tough competition facing New England, but I think we can do it! Especially after such sloppy offensive play Monday night against the Bills. I think that game may have been just the wake up call needed to get everybody on track for shutting down Brady.

I meet at least 1 Cowboy fan a week up here! They're everywhere!

On a different note, it's fall here and still hot! It's been in the 90's for a week and is just now starting to cool down.

Went mountain biking on Saturday morning at a place called Avalon. It was cool. I stumbled upon the historic site of the first railroad - ever. It was invented here. The train track went from Baltimore to Ellicott City. About 30 miles apart. It was fun. Josh Swann and I rode about 8 miles or so and it was some crazy terrain. One place the trail ended abruptly and just dropped off this steep steep rocky incline. Good ride though.

Time for The Hunt 3...... Lot's of work to do.

Notice that I added a friend to the blog. He's on the blog roll now.

Ringtone Blues?

I got tired of the ringtones on my phone, so I decided to investigate the possibilities without spending the$e po$$ibly.

This is what I determined. Ringtones are a joke. You buy a song in itunes and then itunes lets you "create" a ringtone (snippit of a song you have already bought) and then charge you another $1 for it. Rediculous. So...I figured out a few things. If you want a ringtone then buy your song. Be sure it's the new DRM Free from itunes+ (v7.2 aka. The buck twenty-nine version) and then right click on it in itunes and convert it to an mp3*. If you aren't using itunes the goal is ultimately to find and mp3 file. Then find a program you can edit audio in. It really not that hard. I have a cell phone program that creates ring tones from mp3's easily. You may want to download audacity or something like it.

Next clip your file so that it is shorter like 25 - 30 secs. Now you have to have access to the internet via your cell phone, if not then you need a cable or bluetooth wireless adaptor. Otherwise, continue to listen to your current ringtones. Next go to the cool site: http://www.file2fone.com/ . Follow the directions and upload your ringtone. Next, in your cell phone, browse to the same sight and add /key.php then you will have a field to type in your key. It will soon prompt you to download a file. This is your file that you just uploaded. And it's free!
Enjoy!

* note: you may have to modify itunes preferences to do this. It's under Edit/Prefs/Advanced/importing :drop down menu to mp3.

Sweet Assist!

Encore, better video.

Green with Envy?

Okay. I'm gonna say it. This glorified golfcart has some kind of appeal to me.

Okay. There. I said it. Are you happy?

Signed- the owner of 2 - 4X4 SUVs.

So what do you think of the car?

Signs of the Times

I went to the hospital tonight to see a friend and as I am leaving I see one the guys on the left approaching and to my dismay as I am driving away I notice his flashing strobe light comes on and he proceeds to. . . you guessed it, pull me over! I got stopped by policeman on a segway.

Can you believe it? I felt like I was in a dream and it was the year 2095 and I was being stopped for still driving a car that used petroluem instead of the much more eco-friendly fusion car.

And why did he stop me?

Just to tell me how to get out of the parking lot. "It's dark and it's hard to see the arrows to exit." he said. And just for clarification, it was only a security guard, but certainly looked like a cop.

Ready? Set. Okay, GO!

Thanks to my friend Jessica, I can share with you some fun moments from LifePoint! Thanks Jess for the link!

Ordering 101

Burger King, Earlier Today...

Cashier: Welcome to Burger King. This is Norman. Can I take your order please?

Me: Hi Norman! My nam..., will take a number 1 please.

Rachel: "HA, ha,ha,ha,ahha,ha,ha,ha,- You tried ha, ha, to tell him, ha ha ha, your name! Ha,ha,ha,ha,aaaahhah,ah,ha,ha"

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She's had about 5 hours now to get home. She should be home soon.

My Crazy Wife

What you don't see is her cape. Nor can you see how crazy hyper she was on this day!

I love my wife! She brings such joy and wisdom to my life!

Love you babe!

Here we go again!

Which one is the real one?

I'm Not Above A Middle School Game

Okay, I'll play the game. (Although this feels like something that should be done as a 12 year old at a slumber party at 3:00am when even the sound of the wall clock ticking is simply hilarious.)

7 Random:

1) I killed a squirrel in my backyard one day - by throwing a battery at it. Duracell, size D. It crawled at a rapid pace over to the small creek by our house and simply dropped its head in the water and drowned himself. I felt like I was the most evil person alive. I thought for sure I would miss him. I didn't. I had better aim than I thought.

2) I witnessed a car wreck one night, from start to finish. I saw an 18 wheeler enter the intersection in front of me. I was in the left turn lane and both lights turned green. I couldn't go -the truck was in the way, but in my rear view mirror I saw a car coming and not slowing down and that car had a green light. I told my dad who was with me, "Oh no dad, there's about to be a bad wreck!" Seconds later this car runs right into the cab of the truck at about 50mph. It was loud, very close and sad. The lady was on her way home from the hospital with her 80 year old father. Everyone, was okay in the end. But it was scarey.

3) Random experience both job and non-job related that I have been taught over the years.

• welding


• plumbing


• cabinet-making


• cattle raising


• chicken farming (60K chickens for 4 years in college) (That's some smart chickens!)


• installing ceramic tile - (Lance Burch taught me)


• tractor, front-end loader, and manlift operator


• bioreactors - (microbes for wastewater treatment plants)


• sound system set-up/repair


• computer repair and networking


• limited graphic & web design


• archery


• pastoring/preaching*


• cross-stitch

*This of course has the greatest gravity on my life.

4) I've never had an alcoholic beverage. Ever.

5) I was President of the German Club while in high school only so I could get a free meal at the local German restaurant. I didn't know any German then and still don't now.



6) One of my eyes is two different colors.










7) I once walked from the playground at my elementary school all the way to the cafeteria with both of my middle fingers screaming the "old man" to any who saw. My principal saw me out of his office window. It's possibly the longest flip-off in the history of elementary flip-offs.

Goatfarmer Concern.

I recently saw some news located at my mother in law's blog that shows concern for her son the goatfarmer and his lack of comments on her site. While this is a concern and certainly needs attention, I think there should be something said for the fact that goatfarmer is very selfish. Now I understand that this is a serious charge, however it is warranted due to the understanding that goatfarmer is using blogspot as a foxhole to lob comment grenades like "yankee" or "ever come and visit" when indeed the goatfarmer doesn't even have a blog for others to respond.

Remedy? I think that goatfarmer needs to come out and fight like a man! Get a blog! Become a voice instead of an echo! Make a stand! Release the check-valve. Come away from the foxhole!

"Olly olly oxen free" Come Out! Come Out! Whereever you are!!

Who is with me?

Lovin' Adobe Illustrator!

Rachel and I went out to RVR (That's River Valley Ranch for the non-marylanders) and visited with some of our good friends Chad and Erin Bonawitz. While we were there we took a few picts for the upcoming Ride of Passage in July. I used my bike as a prop and Chad held it until last minute for the "suspension shot." It was a great day driving around RVR and a great visit with Chad & Erin.

We took a moment for Erin to snap a picture of Rachel and I in the Jeep while we there.

I'm in the beginning stages of trying to talk myself into selling the Jeep. I need to, but don't want to.

Fore!!!

Well, I can't believe it, but it's true. I must admit that I like golf. I know, I know, I have made fun of this recreation passtime for many years often explaining how golfing is wasting valuable fishing time, but truth is, I enjoy my time out there. I'm not obsessed yet or anything. However, I did golf in a tournament with Bert, my paw-in-law on Thursday. It was fun. We came in dead last. And now I have another Tee-time scheduled for tomorrow morning with a friend of my sister-in-law, Matt. It should be fun.

We're having a great time in Oregon! Jessica, Rachel and I went out to the coast yesterday to Newport and went to the tidal pools. It was pretty cool seeing the starfish and shellfish that get trapped in the tidal pools when the tide goes out. While we were there we saw 3 gray whales! It was very cool to see them.

We ended the day at Camp 18. It's a restraunt located close to the coast that is an old logging camp. It's a great place and I love to eat there. It's quite rustic and rich with character. I will post some picts of some past projects I was working on last week just before leaving MD.

Reality Vs. Imagination

I really love mountain biking! It's so much fun. I feel like I'm actually riding a 74Z Speeder bike. You know, when the Stormtroopers were chasing Luke and the Ewoks on the Forrest Moon of Endor. Man I always wanted to ride one. Now, I feel as though I get to every week!

Status Update

Status update: Attempting to find something to wear. Clothes that are remotely as cool as Robert Conn or Adam Workman is impossible to find in my closet. No hope in site. I must settle for the normal frumpy Jason clothes. Sigh.

Double Trouble

Lance and I were coming back from mountain biking on Wednesday night. We pulled up to an intersection and found a car disabled. A man in a tie was on his cell phone, presumably calling help. While Lance was on the phone, I decided to ask the man if he needed help. He said no and told me his girlfriend was on her way. I took him at his word and proceeded to go around him. Next, he says, "Do you mind helping me get out of the intersection and over to the other side of the road." I complied and ran the jeep up on the grass over a curb and jumped out to help push the car. When I got to him, I saw another car in front of the stalled car and I heard a strange sound. It was a car trying to start! While I was walking to help push the car, another car had gone in front of the stalled car and stalled! Now I can't push the stalled car because there is a stalled car in front of the stalled car! Who'd ever guessed it? It was pretty funny actually. The car finally started and then we pushed the 1st stalled car to safety.

Information Technology: Day 1

Costin' Lots of Dolla$$

Absolutely Crazy! Is your gas bill high too?

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Got my bike & a Sonic DP

What in the world is this about?

Go to the US Postal Service website and try and figure out why our fed tax dollars are being spent marketing Star Wars to well, us. We are marketing to ourselves. I'm not sure how much it cost, but it is cool and I'm just not sure it is worth it.

YouTube Survival Guide

I know. I know. It's like it comes in waves. I never blog and then there's two. Sorry. this is for my tech friends. (Both of them.)

I present two websites that have made my distaste for YouTube lessen by many points within the last few weeks.

I have not liked YouTube since Flash 9 came out. Flash 9 does not allow a YouTube video to load fully ( at least on my computers) and it has caused me great grief.

Until NOW! I present two fun solutions to YouTube.

1) Speedbit Accelerator: It streams down the video in double time and avoids the hiccups or freezes that I kept getting constantly! Yeah. And! it's free!

2). I hated the fact that YouTube was not downloadable. I would love to have been able to download a youtube and use it in a sermon or whatever. Well guess what!!! I give you vixy.net!!
Download a youtube video in multiple formats for off-line use. Yeah!!!! And! it's free!

The two picts below are links - just click the pict! ( and don't forget to see the blog below this one if you missed it!)

A Toast To Todd Wright

I'm never ahead of Todd. Todd is way ahead of me at almost every juncture in life. He knows every artist and every song. He knows if it's good or bad. He knows why it's good or bad. He knows if their motivation for being an artist, or writing a particular song is good or bad; legitmate or propped up.

Todd can take a subject, (usually one I know nothing about) and make it 3 demensional and High-Def. I do good to get a signal equivalent to analog via rabbit ears on a rainy day.

If you have read much of Todd's writings or listened to his songs, you will see that he is not just an artist, but a theologian with conviction and like a skilled ER nurse, the ability to track the very heartbeat of a culture without aid of specialized equipment.

I decided to sing the internal thoughts of my longing to be as culturally literate and (to steal a line from Neil McClendon) "to be a voice in a world full of echoes" as that of one Todd Wright. Carry on Mr. Wright. I stand in the bleachers cheering with the rest.

In honor of Todd, I give you Thunderstruck.org a website that shows the melding of culture and faith in a way that seems worthy of Todd's critique and respect.

So come on fans of Todd - sing the praises to the God of the universe for the fingerprint He left on Todd!

Had No Idea!

Am I the only one? I had no idea this was going on. I think it's pretty cool!

Thoughts?

Web Future!

This site is crazy. Where will web development be in 10 years, if this is where it is now? Thoughts?

Ditto Ditto

Yesterday it started snowing. Still snowing today!

Rach has had two days off!!!

Beautiful Day!

It's beautiful here!

Headlines, Update, and a Recap

For the past few weeks I have been contemplating several things. For the most part they have been spritiual, the rest temporary. I did have one thought that was worth sharing perhaps, so I will give it a whirl.

I was thinking about circumstance and perspective. Both of which we particpate in everyday. We have good circumstances and bad ones and we always face our circumstances from some vantage point and that brings me to my point.

Where circumstance intersects perspective - emotions are produced. Yeah, I know not rocket science, but it is clear. I can have a bad cirumstance with a good perspective and feel awesome; like it was an incredible experience.

I went camping this last summer with a group from church. It rained most of the time we were there. In fact, at one point we decided to outrun the storm that was approaching so we drove for 10 hours or so through the night to avoid it. After the long drive, we still found ourselves in the rain. It didn't take long to realize that we were short one tent pole, cold, and very sleepy from the long drive. Bad circumstance, but ahhhh great perspective. Rach and I were with some great friends that had great perspective. We were all glad to be together and everything became joke or a story. It was one of the top 10 trips ever! Wouldn't trade it for nothing!

So what's the point? I think we have to compensate bad circumstance with perspective. Granted, I think it's much easier to say than do, but it is necessary. When we face things that are not exactly pleasing, or worse, painful, then our perspective must change to that of gratitude and complete dependence on Christ and looking at our circumstance from His perpective. Afterall, when we look at any circumstance from His perspective we certainly can realize that God can use anything for His good and ours!

Romans 8:28And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

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Get Up and Go Weekend Recap

We went to WhiteTail Ski Resort this past weekend and skied for 2 days with middle school students. It was a great weekend and a great time for the students to hear God's Word in regard to actually doing something tangible for God. Robert Conn came up as our retreat speaker and Jonathan Martin came up and lead our worship in song time. It was a great weekend to spend wiht the students, friends and skiing. We had so much fun listening to the students stories, catching up on old times and making new memories.









After spending more time with two great friends, I just can say enough good about them. They trully love God with all their heart. And they are an absolute blast to be around!






















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Rundown Since the Weekend:

1. Monday I was tortured to have to spend another 3 hours with Robert just talking and laughing before I had to take him to the airport.
2. Monday I was again tortured to have to take Jonathan to eat at a Baja Fresh where they have the most disgusting quesadillas! Of course then we had to walk two doors down and force ourselves to drink a Starbucks coffee (thanks Danielle) and talk for another 2 hours! We were miserable, sitting there in Starbucks softchairs drinking coffee and discussing dreams... terrible.
3. Of course the day is not over and now I have to finish it with Rachel and I meeting the Burches at Don Pablo's Mexican Restaurant where we spent time talking and laughing and remembering fun stories of the ski weekend. It was terrible having to see their girls and listen to Chloe and her antics. It was just horrible spending the day with friends sharing meals and coffee. Absolutely horrible day! Ahhh!! Never again.
4. Tuesday, Meetings and arrangments for my next event coming Wednesday - "Wildside" ALG Kickoff. Student ministry staff meeting and then off to the house to do the taxes that took no less than 6 hours - just to install!
5. Prepare for WildSide and work on some website applications for the church web page. Meet 45 students at the Underground for a huge celebration of small groups. The night included an Animal theme including 2 games + one game called Spaghetti-0-Mania utilizing the A to Z brand so they could spell words. Then gave a 23 minute talk. Went home and did taxes until 3:30am. Finally finished them.
6. Thursday, Staff meeting and followup on ALG and finished up a few website tasks. My smallgroup tonight. Installed new DVR in the Underground.
7. Rachel has a girls night at the house Friday to which I must vacate the premises. That's okay I still haven't got my lesson ready for Elevate and Sunday's coming quickly.
8. Going with the staff to another church to view their weekend service. We are all riding together. It will be fun and we will probably get home kinda late.
9. Elevate and a little Football Party @ the underground.
10. Monday - sleep, sleep, and sleep.

Other than that, nothing happening!

Later friends!

Curly VS. Waffle?

No offense to Todd Wright or to his followship, but I could not stand by and watch the great fry debate go unchallenged by the great and mighty waffle fry. Say what you want about curly, say what you want about straight - but come on people of the potato, Waffle fries are king! Who's with me?

iphone

Okay. I think that I have found what I am looking for in a new cell phone. I think that it is more than reasonably priced considering everything it does and the fact that it is a video ipod/pda/wifi enabled web-browser and a cell phone. Not to mention it has been collaborated with google and yahoo to completely run seemlessly with the services they offer including google maps.

Question: Why does this device make me feel so wealthy/guilty? I don't even own one!

Available June 2007.

I can hear Ross King playing in the background "I put a knife to my throat so that I do not give in, to temptation."

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WEDNESDAY @ PASSION: About to start the AM session - Piper! Heading home tomorrow!

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TUESDAY @ PASSION: This is just a random volunteer making an announcement before Shawn McDonald sings.

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On our way to register!