January 2012
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Responding to the LGBT community
Sunday was part three of a four week series we’ve been doing in Student Quest (for 9th-12th grade) called ‘Responding.’ Basically, we’re asking the question ‘how are we called to respond to …’ and then addressing a different topic each week. The first week was abortion, the second week was death and suicide (really two…
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I’m the other one
I’m resistant to admit it, not comfortable with the truth, but it’s hard to argue with reality. Statistics say nine out of ten people with eating disorders are female. I’m the other one. It’s a strange thing to be a guy with an eating disorder. Everyone talks about it like it’s a girl thing, which…
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Weight loss tip: Panera Bread ROCKS
So, Panera Bread is my new favorite place to go eat. I’m in full on calorie counting mode, which is normally a HUGE challenge in 99% of restaurants out there. Some of the places that make it the easiest have the calorie counts listed for a handful of healthy/diet friendly dishes, but leave the rest…
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Real Steel
I’m gonna admit it. This movie caught me off guard. The only reason I watched it was because it’s science fiction and I like Hugh Jackman, but I really thought the whole premise was a joke. Basically the classic rock’em sock’em robots game, right? Wrong. The movie had a LOT of heart. It was basically…
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Yes, it’s ridiculous. Yes, I want it.
I never knew how empty my life was without a Star Trek Enterprise plush. But now that I know they exist … it’s all I can think about. If you squeeze it, the engines light up. Seriously. It’s a light up plush Enterprise I can cuddle with while I sleep. That’s awesome. It can also…
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Summer Missions informational meeting recap
Yesterday was our Summer Missions informational meeting for our three student ministry mission trips. Our destinations this year are Maine, Boston and Jamaica – I’m pretty excited about all three. For the most part, our process has stayed similar to past years. Interested parents/students can download our Information Packet (with a lot of the basic…
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Great games resource
I bought this Minute to Win It ‘Ultimate Party Pack’ earlier this year and loved it! It has about 15-20 games in it from the show with all the props and equipment to pull it off, as well as an instruction booklet and a timer. The downside is that it is set up to play…
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Responding series
Don’t you wish it was that easy? Last Sunday we started a new series with the high school students called ‘Responding.’ Basically, we’re asking the question ‘how are we called to respond to …’ and then ending the sentence with a different topic each week, with their only major connection being that they aren’t usually…
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It’s a trap!
This weekend marked a momentous occasion in the McNutt household. The boys and I watched the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Sweeeeeet. And thus concludes their critical lessons in awesome-ness. Which paves the way for them to see The Phantom Menace when it hits theaters in 3D next month. I’m pretty excited…
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Responding to begging
Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but those who close their eyes to poverty will be cursed. (Proverbs 28:27) I don’t know if it’s the changing economy, if it’s because I lived in Maine for the five years before coming here, or if I was just oblivious, but in recent years it seems I…