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I had a bag of Fritos, but these were Texas Grilled Fritos; they had grillmarks on them. Reminds me of summer, when we used to fire up the barbecue, and lay down some Fritos. I could still see my dad with an apron on. “Better flip that one, dad. You know how I like it.
-M. [...]

So Le Tour De France is over.  Arguably one of the greatest sporting events of the year has wrapped up and a rookie Alberto Contador has won.  What an incredible tour, filled with drama, scandal, crashes, heartbreak, and inspiration.
I was talking with Lydia about the tour and she says she doesn’t watch it because Lance [...]

Jesus died for more than just to get us into heaven.  He died so that we could live for him entirely.  I’ve been reading Dallas Willard’s, the Divine Conspiracy.  I’ve been taking my time because it’s really, really deep and challenging.  But I read a section today that I just had to share.  Willard is [...]

So I’m a huge fan of the Tour de France. Kathy and I have both been fans for the past few years. We have seen some incredible racing and sadly we have seen quite a bit of disgrace in this incredibly competitive sport.Here’s a list of some of the disgrace:
Floyd Landis — Charged [...]

Here is a great post from Ypulse about marketing to teenagers.  A lot of trends in youth culture are different than when I was growing up but teens are still very much teens.
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Something that I thought was interesting was the draw to the internet because it’s an interactive media instead of television where [...]

Hey everybody,  I came across this post from Tim Schmoyer.  If you are in ministry you can relate, if you are not then take notes that these questions are annoying, and they can sting a little.
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Presence-Centered Youth Ministry by Mike King
Mike King is a long time youth worker who brings 30 years of experience to this book.  He shares his stories and frustrations with the way youth ministry has been run for year.  And as he grew in maturity he began to boil down youth ministry to what he felt [...]

Went to the mariners game tonight with Kathy and Kelly and Takeshi.   Good times.

So I’m sitting in one of my favorite coffee shops and it looks like autumn outside.  If you told me it would be this rainy last week i would have laughed at you.  It was so hot.  I love the rain so it’s all good.