April 2012
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Dangerous Youth Pastor bets
This Friday night is Endless Night, our annual high school all nighter. You can find out more about it here. But that’s only a tangent on what I’m actually blogging about … Dangerous youth ministry bets. Last year when we were talking up our middle school all nighter one of the leaders put me on…
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Low cal burger grillin’
We fired up the grill for the first time in 2012 tonight … one of my favorite parts of summer. I love burgers. A lot. Here’s the problem; a typical fast food burger or restaurant burger can run 800-1200 calories. Crazy land. Doing a regular burger at home, with a great bun, and cheese, can…
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Hunger Games | Back to the Future
When I was a freshman in high school the second Back to the Future movie hit theaters. I was beyond excited. I loved (and still do) the original film, and was PUMPED about the back to back sequels they had filmed – yes, decades before the Matrix sequels and the Lord of the Rings trilogy,…
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FREE Francis Chan books for Kindle!
For just 48 hours (ends Saturday at midnight), three of Francis Chan’s hit books are available for free for Kindle! Kind of an amazing deal considering all three books are best sellers and still strong today. Anyway, you can find them here: Crazy Love, by Francis Chan Forgotten God, by Francis Chan Erasing Hell, by…
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BOOM
Not to toot my own horn, ’cause I’m just not that type of guy (riiiiight) … but … BOOM. Good Friday just became Awesome Friday. I hit a big milestone in my current weight loss endeavors (I started in January), sailing past the 50 pounds lost mark this morning (I dropped several pounds, so total…
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KONY 2012: Part II – Beyond Famous
Invisible Children’s follow up video to their viral film, Kony 2012. They respond to some of the criticisms in it, as well as give more detail about the conflict in Africa and Kony. As someone who has been to Uganda and met survivors, I don’t understand the controversy. Just as we wanted Bin Laden to…
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For your viewing pleasure …
I haven’t done one of these in a while, so I figured it’s time. Basically, what’s losing me and winning me in the viewing wars. I’ve actually been doing a lot of my watching on my phone while I hit the treadmill at the YMCA – it’s my most relaxing hour of the day! Alcatraz.…