It seems to be that the worst of Francis (in our area) is over. It was never really rough here, but it could have been if it had just wobbled a few more miles to the north. Is it wrong to wish for a little more severe weather than what you actually get? We boarded up our windows and bought all the right emergency supplies, but for what? Some gusty ( Read more... )

Some of you know that we had two rats, Gwen and Fiona. Gwen died this past Tuesday of undetermined causes ( Read more... )

I got the tickets, and they're on the floor! Woo woo! I can't believe it. I was really resigned to the feeling that I would miss out on tickets or be seated in a nosebleed section. Of course, I'd be fine seeing Pearl Jam while bleeding out my nose, I was more upset thinking I'd fail to even get tickets. So anyway, I have them, they're great seats ( ( Read more... )

I have recently had the good fortune of finding these two spots on the web. I hope others who work in the youth ministry field find them as valuable as I do.

Dead Youthpastor Walking

Nameless Youth PastorIt's tragic the way youth ministry has become so much about politics, numbers/size, and money rather than about connecting youth to God and ( Read more... )

I'm all prepared to purchase tickets for Pearl Jam the day that they are available to the general public. I kept putting off joining Ten Club (for years!) and finally joined, four days AFTER their cut off for a pre-sale eligibility. I also signed up for MoveOn.Org's pre-sale list, but was not lucky enough to be or know a randomly selected recipient ( Read more... )

Alright, it's official! Pearl Jam will be playing in Kissimmee, FL, a mere two hours away. I signed up for the pre-sale ticket list, but last time I tried to get tickets (in Toledo back in '96), my hopes were dashed to the pavement. Of course, last time there was Liz, who took me with her on one of the tickets she was able to purchase. So, this ( Read more... )

"As of yesterday, the Bush administration said they still hadn't found the source of the White House leak that outed a woman as a CIA operative. So, just to recap, here are the things President Bush can't find: The White House leak, weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Saddam Hussein, Osama bin Laden, a link between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin ( Read more... )

We are created in the image of God and endowed with God's potential ( Read more... )

These are some great pics of Gabriel. He's the greatest kid in the world.


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"According to The New York Times, last year White House lawyers concluded that President Bush could legally order interrogators to torture and even kill people in the interest of national security--so if that's legal, what the hell are we charging Saddam Hussein with?"

--Jay Leno