Monthly Archives: March 2007
NOT reasons I believe in God
Dear Richard and everyone else, this week I decided to do a NOT list. Here are 20 of my NOT reasons I believe in God: 1. I would have been cast out of my village as a child if I … Continue reading
Posted in God, Life, Lists, Meaning, Rambling, Reflective
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Happy Birthday Brad!!!
Today is my little brother Brad’s birthday. Even thought it seems like he was actually born bigger than me it was only yesterday when I was torturing him at home and in the backseat of mom & dad’s car. We … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Meaning, Reflective
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The Teachers, part 2
Teachers leave their prints on our lives. Some shape us and some scar us. They can be boring and they can be inspiring. In my hometown there were three women who made lasting impressions on me and all 3 for … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Rambling, Teachers
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Confession pt. 2
(A long post wherein our protagonist shares things that cause people to never read his posts again. Skip this if liking me is important to you.) Being a pastor means I give a lot of talks but it also means … Continue reading
Posted in Confession, Leadership, Life, Rant
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Nerd Fighters
I’m posting this today for the following reasons: 1) Watch it and you will know more about me than you want to. 2) Everyone in the world should be watching Brotherhood 2.0 and I’m just saying… 3) John & Hank … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Lists, Meaning, Reflective, video
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The Teachers
This is a new series I’m working on. It started out as my list for this week and then took over my thought life (which was preferrable to the dream about driving a car without brakes that had been lurking … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Rambling, Teachers
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Job Offer…seriously.
My first job offer in 16 years came today. Before I get into it, I’ll just recap – the short version – of how we got here. I work full-time as one of the leaders at Community Church. We’ve been … Continue reading
Posted in job search, Life, Meaning, Reflective
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And the Winner is…
In a completely random draw from the names who posted comments under the 5 Inventions post from last week, the winner is… but we’re really ALL winners, aren’t we? Didn’t just posting a comment on my blog make you FEEL … Continue reading
Posted in Contest, Lists, Rambling
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Confession
About 15 years ago I went to a conference for youth leaders/ministers/pastors. At the time, my full-time gig was working with youth (“and other duties as assigned”) in a church in South Dakota. The conference was down in Missouri and … Continue reading
Posted in Confession, Leadership, Life, Rambling, Reflective
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Blogging Intentions
I was thinking that it would be good to spell out what I’m trying to do in this space. Here are the expectations I have, at present, for this Blog. I’m going to post one list a week that others … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Lists, Meaning, Rambling, Reflective
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Cracked Virtue 