Stuff in My Head
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Desiring God
Psalm 40:8: “I desire to do Your will, my God; Your law is within my heart.” One thing that bugs me is when people use Psalm 119:11 to say that memorizing Scripture is hiding God’s Word in our hearts. That’s not accurate–they’re two totally different things! And yet… it is a step in the right Continue reading
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Iron Man Ripken Gets His Due
I’m tired of hearing about sports scandals: Barry Bonds closing in on Hank Aaron’s record for all-time home runs while using illegal substances; NBA ref Tim Donaghy gambling on games he was officiating; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick being indicted for running a dogfighting ring… Even the Tour de France now has its own scandals! Continue reading
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God’s Flickr Account
Flickr is cool. It’s a free website where you can share your pictures with the world. Yesterday Carolyn was creating a video for a series we’re doing in September, and she was getting frustrated. She was looking online for pictures to go with the song she’s using in the video. The song talks about people Continue reading
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Coming Soon to an iTunes Store Near You
Aahhh, at long last we are getting close to having our podcast in the iTunes directory. We actually have an old one with a dead feed on there now, and I can’t get them to take it out of the directory. It was the only CrossWay podcast with no artwork, so that obviously wouldn’t do. Continue reading
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Today
Today was a good day. I slept in until 9:00, which of course is always a nice way to start the day. Carolyn and I just took it easy all morning, had lunch, and went to a local softball field for some practice with her dad and some friends from church. That’s always fun! With Continue reading
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Maxin’ & Relaxin’ with God, Mike, and Ted
Usually I try to post something on here around 8:something each morning, but not today. Today, at long last, is a nice, relaxing day off. Aaahhh. One of the challenges of having a job that I really love is drawing the line when it comes to days off. This is especially true when there’s so Continue reading
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Three Years and Counting!
Today marks three years since Carolyn and I got married. It’s hard to believe it’s already been three years! We got engaged on October 24, 1999, and were engaged for nearly five years! It seemed like the big day would never arrive, but alas, it finally did on June 19, 2004. I’d post some pictures Continue reading
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Riverdance
Last night Carolyn and I saw Riverdance at Wolf Trap. I’m not one for all that dancing stuff, but it was really, really cool. (Every time I see one of those dancer guys leap 12 feet in the air, I just can’t help thinking that he should be playing basketball. But anyway…) Some of the Continue reading
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Sermon Prep Rhythm (or “Sermon Preparation for Dummies”)
Yesss…. After trying for a while, I think I’ve finally gotten in a sermon preparation rhythm. Here’s how it goes: I’ve charted out the sermon schedule for the remainder of 2007 and part of 2008. Every upcoming sermon has a sermon “bucket.” (This is a term I picked up from Rob Bell of Mars Hill Continue reading
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CrossWay’s Site is Up and Running!
YES!!! Okay, so right now it’s a really, really lame looking site, but it works! CrossWay Church now has a website, which you can find at crossway.cc. The page itself just has some basic info for visitors trying to find out worship times, location, etc. We’re really going to have to overhaul it, which we Continue reading
Surfing the Inner N8 