• Paul scoring goals


    If he scores during the game… he gets chocolate!

  • Megan at Paul’s soccer game


  • Saturday Tunes

    Saturday_tunes_2Saturday’s in the Spring and Fall mean "soccer" for our family. So, while we’re off serving the soccer god this morning, here are the tunes piped into our ears as we run from one game to another and bribe our children to score goals with chocolate.

    As always, these are the next 10 songs on the shuffle, no cheating with ratings included.

    1. Wholly Yours by David Crowder Band *****
    2. Hollywood by Collective Soul *****
    3. The Revolution by Tree63 ****
    4. Amazing Grace My Chains are Gone by Chris Tomlin ****
    5. Midnight by Jason Harwell ****
    6. Pure by Superchic(k) ****
    7. These Things by Jake Smith *****
    8. Holy is the Lord by Chris Tomlin ****
    9. TPS Reports scene from Office Space ***** (classic)
    10. Better is One Day by Passion Worship Band ****

  • Cubs Passing on the Curse?

    SantosheaIn 1969 as Ron Santo warmed up at Shea Stadium, this black cat paced around him. The Cubs gave up an insurmountable lead to the "Miracle Mets" and the Cubs embraced more misery.

    Now it appears the curse is on the Mets 38 years later. (While the Cubs clinched their division last night)

    Can the Mets buy a win? It doesn’t look like it. And hard core fans
    who are living the Mets historic demise… I’m sorry. I know how it goes.

    As a Cubs fan, I’m happy to pass on the curse. But maybe… just maybe… some Mets fan should bring his black cat to the next home game?

  • Situation in Oroville

    New Story

    Obviously, Kristen and I were in shock to hear about the events at Las Plumas High School in Oroville today. I won’t say that I am surprised as there is always something strange happening on that campus, but I am just glad it has ended peacefully.

    Please pray for Shawn Hayse at the Oroville Church of the Nazarene as the church is directly across the street from LP and I have no doubt he’ll be helping many students there. Maybe even drop him an email to let him know you are praying for him and his wife Amy.

    Oroville
    Update:     As I suspected in this post yesterday, Shawn and his church were literally right in the middle of this event. The church was used as a place families came together to wait for news. Likewise, media and police used the church parking lot for staging. News story

  • Beautiful Disaster: Jon McLaughlin

    JonmclaughlinI’m reviewing the new album by Jon McLaughlin for YMX. There are sometimes when a lyric is just so real that you can’t help but identify with them. Actually, I think in one way or another every Christian can identify with this song:


    She’s giving boys what they want, tries to act so nonchalant,
    Afraid they’ll see that she’s lost her direction.
    She never stays the same for long,
    Assuming that she’ll get it wrong.
    Perfect only in her imperfection.

    Chorus:
    And she would change everything, everything just ask her.
    Caught in the in between, a beautiful disaster,
    And she just needs someone to take her home.     Full song lyrics

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    I am testing out the mobile blogging feature from typepad on my smartphone. so far, so good.

  • Woody Allen interviews Billy Graham

    I thought this would make everyone think. With Billy’s health now failing, it’s good to see him as a vibrant 50-something exchanging wit with Woody Allen. Part 1 Part 2

    HT to Think Christian

  • 6 Free Ways to Generate Web Traffic to Your Blog, Money-Back Guaranteed

    Here are 6 basic tips that will help you build traffic for your blog. These 6 things are simple to do and generate plenty of traffic for me. Best part, they don’t you a dime.

    1. Post regularly. (1-2 times per day seems to be a good pace)
    2. Post comments on other blogs you read; if you refer to a blog consider posting a trackback
    3. Tag your posts into categories and ping Technorati
    4. Join a referral service like BlogRush.
    5. Link your blog to your Facebook
    6. Put a link to your blog in your email signature

    Depending on the feedback I get from this post, I may give 4-5 next step secrets for unlocking the power of the web to drive traffic to your blog or website.

  • Recommended Reads & Tunes

    I am a student of culture and I try to keep up on the "latest & newest" resources. The following resources, I recommend to my readers. You can also read reviews of each of these items by going to the Resource Review section of Youth Ministry Exchange.