A Husband, Father, Youth Pastor, Geek, and Jesus Freak
Hey I missed some important milestones. I just noticed that my Lent post just before this was my 150th post which is pretty cool. Also, I think this might be my 100th post. I don't count them so I'm not exactly sure, but it is close to that by my count.I should probably number them so I know how many post's I've made, then if I reach 500 like Jon over at SCL I'll know about it before hand. … [Read more...]
The more I get into theology the more I appreciate Catholic theology. It is important to understand the history of our beliefs, but more than that I feel that there is a lot more right there than wrong. I think that we misunderstand the importance of the Saints in general, but more than that I think we really ignore Mary the mother of Christ. I think that this is something that Protestants need to think about more.Lent is something else that I think we should give more credence to. The whole idea is to extend the celebration of the resurrection by embracing a sacrifice in the time that … [Read more...]
OK, I have been a big fan of Heroes for quite some time. I am pretty unhappy the way they took Hiro's powers and totally nerfed Peter. Quite frankly I'm not a fan of Peter to begin with but he had some wicked awesome powers. Once they nerfed him he quickly became one of my least favorite characters.Silar, on the other hand, has quickly become one of the most interesting characters. I love the line from a couple weeks ago, "I let you live kid, and that's kind of a big thing for me." Now that he has some control over his murderous drives he seems to be quite complex.Anyways, I am writing now … [Read more...]
I know I've already talked about the Transformers before, but I really loved that show. I was so afraid of the movie because I worried it would ruin my memories. Sure it departed from the story quite a bit but you had to expect that. The essence of what Transformers is didn't change with the movie though. More than that, they worked in several references to the original cartoon. One scene has Sam Witwicky saying to the girl he likes, "With you there is more than meets the eye." I about fell out of my seat in the theater when I first heard him say that. It was so corny and exactly the … [Read more...]
Editor's Note: This entry into the exploits of Super Youth Pastor is a couple of days late due to unforeseen complications. Please enjoy nonetheless. This is the Fifth part of a series in the exploits of SYP. If you need to start at the beginning of the series please visit part 1, part 2, part 3, and part 4.Before SYP knew what was happening Griz torched the sprinkler and the entire room took a cold shower. SYP couldn't believe it. It was over. It was finally over. Then the laughing started.SYP looked around to figure out what was going on. There in the center of the room the Cool Kid was … [Read more...]
Well, I was for about .5 seconds. I went snowboarding for the first time today and despite having learned how to skate, surf, and windsurf in my youth it has been too long since I used those skills so balance was my enemy today as much as gravity.Anyways, I was pretty tired at the end of training session and couldn't even stand-up on the board much less try what I was being taught, but I got out after lunch and tried some more with more success. I still have trouble stopping without landing on my butt, but I did get pretty good at making turns and such.At one point, though, I tried something … [Read more...]
Today I am going Snow Boarding for the first time. I'm also taking my 5 year old daughter for her first ski trip. We are leaving the church at 5:30 in the morning so yeah short post today. Anyone got ski or snowboard stories? … [Read more...]
I knew this day would come. I spent way to long getting my BA so when I was done I didn't want to think about education anymore. I made a mistake this week. It has been 4 years since I finished my undergrad degree so I guess the disdain I have for learning has worn off. I was reading Group magazine and saw an ad for Seminary. That is all it took.Next thing I know I'm looking at the website and then checked out about a dozen other seminary programs. Most cost too much, but I found that Liberty caps their tuition for Seminary at $2000 per semester for 9-15 hours. I can complete my Master … [Read more...]
The last Wednesday of the month is game night. Tonight we had a murder mystery party. I looked into buying a kit but didn't feel like spending the money when I didn't know if the students would enjoy it.I say about 75% or so got into the game and the ones that got into it enjoyed it. I made 50 character cards and used most of them. The game was pretty involved, but I think it might have been a bit too involved for them.There were the obvious players, a dead person, a murderer, and everyone had some reason to kill the dead guy. Most people had alibis but a few didn't. There were also … [Read more...]
Yesterday I was disappointed to read a comment suggesting that pastors should stick to the preaching time because it is inconsiderate to cut into "my time." Now maybe I misunderstood this particular commenter but this is something I've heard said about long winded preachers.The basic problem I have is this idea that the pastor is actually cutting into someone else's time. I wonder how this measures up to reality. Let's assume that the minimum we should give to God is 10%, which I think can be justified by the Bible so it seems like a good place to start. Now let's say that this can be … [Read more...]
