I hate internet quizzes – but I saw this on both Nelson’s and Galli’s blog and decided I had to try it… You scored as Batman, the Dark Knight. As the Dark Knight of Gotham, Batman is a vigilante who deals out his own brand of justice to the criminals and corrupt of the city. read more
I’m watching the second half of the Holiday Bowl and I see Oregon trot out and I about puked. Downright ugly unis. Then I was in a quandry. Do I pull for Oregon because I can’t stand Oklahoma OR do I pull for Oklahoma because they are definitely sporting the better look of the two? read more
This is our 14th year of marriage. Amy beat me to the punch this year – nudging me at 12:02 AM saying “Happy Anniversary.” That’s two in a row. Our traditional movie-a-thon is not going to happen because other than Narnia, all movies out just suck. Thank you Hollywood. This I think has been the read more
I’m in two leagues, remember? I ended the regular season in BOTH leagues as the top scorer. I ended the regular season in BOTH leagues with a number 2 seed in the playoffs. There the resemblances end. In my CBS league – I am a MASH unit. Marvin Harrison – out, Samkon Gaddo – out, read more
What a fun morning at church! You can listen to it here on iTunes…(here on regular ole mp3 files.) Lots of laughter and what a neat way to spend Christmas morning. Now it is time to eat! Merry Christmas!
We are responsible for killing about 6.3 square miles of forest with wrapping paper alone. I hate to think what bows, string, boxes, stamps, and styrofoam will do to that number. All joking aside…to Mamie, Grandad, Big Tom, Mimi, Nana, and Poppy – we say thanks. Not just for the loot. But more importantly for read more
One of the ‘benefits’ of having divorced parents is Christmas. It’s like a drunken sailor on shore leave for my kids. 3 sets of grandparents who are all nuts about their grandkids equals lots of wrapping paper. Here is some of the damage.
Merry Christmas, everyone. I finally pulled the trigger and here are the new digs! I’d say something trite like “I hope you like it” but I really don’t care if you like it or not. This is my christmas present from Tom and Currin Ann (The In-Laws) and so it’s a gift that will keep read more
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The Italian Stallion asked me this: I’m not 100% of the fact that the phrase “lion of the tribe of Judah�? is used for the first time in Rev. 5:5 (well, OK, yeah, explicitly it is); however, could the blessing spoken by Jacob to his sons in Genesis 49 be the deeper magic? Especially 49:9 read more
The Elders would like to invite you to join them for a 48-hour fast starting December 29th, Thursday evening and ending December 31st, Saturday evening at the New Year’s Eve Service. As 2006 approaches, we would like the body to fast and pray for Grace church. To pray for unity, clarity, and provision. Pray for read more
She loves me and my family. She’s a huge voice of encouragment (on most days! he he) for us. And I think she’s been lied to. She said this to me… Sometimes we have to tone down who we are, especially after we meet Jesus. Take me for example – I was a hippie, crazy, read more
Today is the day that 8 years ago that punk kid named Cooper was born. Here’s to On the Border, bowling, Bronco football, Nintendo DS, and NBA Street Vol. 3. The Ultimate Weekend for an 8 year-old. It will end with chocolate chip cookies and more Xbox tonight.
There was so much more I really wanted to unpack in greater detail – like Aslan’s breath bringing the stone creatures back to life after his resurrection. His battle was with the White Witch, only he could destroy her, noboby else. Another story line I’d love to pursue one day is Lewis’ understanding of Atonement. read more
After the huge generalizations of this post, I’d like to add two thoughts. First, not all of the differences are age-based. For example, Row – my good friend, worship pastor, and partner-in-crime is WELL INTO THE BOOMER AGE GROUP (ha ha ha) but philosophically and behaviorally he’s an X’er. (I’ve granted him an honorary membership read more
For Grant…2 Samuel 23:8-23 (David’s Mighty Men) Grant, you are blessed to be a warrior. Though you may want to curse the battle, your heart is willing — not because you lust for war, but because you love your King. May you cease to look at the size of the enemy, and may you fix read more
Update on names…I realize at some point a decision must be made and quite honestly – ya’ll aren’t helping a whole lot. I did find out today that my name literally means “large sneaky thief.” (More on that in a minute…) Which, by the way is available as a domain. (Email me: Grant AT largesneakythief.com!) read more
Part 1, Part 2, Part 2a Marko said to grab the book The Search To Belong by Joseph R. Myers. Fortunately – Jim had it and that was exactly where all the ideas came from. He’s let me borrow his until I get my own copy. First – HOLY COW…what a great book. How the read more
This is a great article and definitely worth the read if you are in a setting where X’s, Y’s, and Boomers collide. Implications for church/ministry? Hmm, how do I tiptoe through this minefield? ha ha ha. First, let’s recognize I’m an X’er. So all of the generalizations of my generation – I probably represent that read more
Okay – I’m seriously going to go after my own domain and host my blog there. I’m likin’ the idea. I’m liking the toolin’ around on WordPress I’m doing…. Now the hard part…finding a domain name. So I hereby open up the “Name G’s New Domain Contest.” I’ll put a permalink in the sidebar so read more
We interrupt the English dinner last night to bring you this… “This is crap.” Camber English, 6 Nobody said anything for a second. The first thought through my mind was “What is crap?” I think the first thought through Amy’s was…”THIS IS MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER SAYING THIS!! GRANT ENGLISH, THIS IS YOUR FAULT!!!!!!” read more
Audio Bullies use intimidation. Manipulators use deceit. And when we use those tools – guess who’s tools we are using? Ouch…painful reminder isn’t it? How often have I parented with those two tools? Treated a co-worker that way? Other Not-S0-Random Questions: What’s your Turkish Delight? What distracts you? What kind of hero do you think read more
The Women’s Ministry will do a chili-cook off on January 29th, after church. The purpose is to raise money for their retreat but that’s not all. We also want to use it as an opportunity for new folks to get plugged in at Grace. We want to provide a relaxed, fun atmosphere for new folks read more
In an effort to not throw up over the holidays, I would like to see the following sappy cliche sayings executed immediately… “Wise Men Still Seek Him.” (So why only this time of the year?) “Don’t take the Christ out of Christmas.” (It’s okay to take Him out of schools, homes, businesses, Easter, decision making read more
Well, I think the switch is going to be on. Right now, I’m going to wait for some Christmas money – then I am going to pony up, buy a domain, get my own site and run WordPress. I do like Blogsome though…been fun tweaking the blog over there….not quite ready for public yet. This read more
I’m thinking of moving away from Blogger as my main blog tool. I love it, it’s easy, fast, fairly reliable but there are a couple of features that the more I blog, the more I want. Comment RSS/SubscriptionCategoriesSearch This Blog feature – yes, google has one but it doesn’t work with archived pages. At least read more
Just got out of a screening of Narnia. WOW. Very well done. I’ll go see it again. SPOILER ALERT…STOP READING… Couple of favorite parts of the movie – they completely got the White Witch right. The Beavers were perfect. And Aslan’s roar when she questions his honor …. it rattled the theater. AWESOME!!! There was read more
Part 1Part 2 I’d like to backtrack and change my mind about something I wrote yesterday. I said this: I’d argue it’s still about intimacy with Christ and others that is the bullseye, but the starting point is different. I’d like to challenge that. Having an “intimate” relationship with Jesus that never penetrates a larger read more
So we’ve got these 4 places: public, social, personal, and intimate. The modern mind wants to see these as phases to be worked through. There is some validity/truth to that as long as you are not picky as to which one is the starting point and which direction that process goes. Here’s what I’m ‘supposing’ read more
Harry: Heard a rumor today that Houston Nutt will replace Barnett at Colorado. HUH? Grant: Is Colorado that desperate?
1. There is no such thing as “cool clipart.” It all looks ridiculous and cheesy. Let’s just call it what it is and go on with life. 2. No. We really don’t NEED one more lock-in, car wash, fundraiser, or t-shirt. 3. Okay, I got carried away with that last one – we do need read more
Jeremy noted here that he would love to have his picture on my blog. Well, here you go, Jer. Now to steal a page from marko, put your favorite caption for here in the comments. The winner gets to free lodging and meals if they decide to ever go see Jeremy.
I had lunch the other day with Jim Wilson, the small group/teaching pastor at Fellowship Bible Church, Conway. In the ongoing attempt to move folks from congregation/large group to small group/community, he’s given up on the guilt trip. In other words – to say and communicate from up front that you don’t belong if you read more
Most people would have considered it an honor to even be mentioned on my blog, let alone a photo. But now we are getting all — catty about it. For the back story….look here. Other Acceptable Names for Kristi/Kristy/Kristie/Kristey: Rich’s RibThe K-MeisterThe Smirnoff KillerThe 5k’er. (Could be kilometers…could be kegs…you never know.)The AltoCaptain Obvious …(Where’s read more
BB’s was standing room only Saturday night. So the 6 of us fought our way to the back corner, found a small table and were waiting for another to open up. The table next to ours was occupied by a partially drunk man, his date (I think), and another woman who smoked like a chimney. read more
Amy just informed me that Kristy spells here name Kristy, not Christy. Which is a perfectly fine way to spell Christy – with a K. Personally, I’m favorable to C names…but K is fine. I also have a history with spelling the right name the wrong way.
What a great intro to Narnia by Jim Wilson. If you haven’t read the Chronicles, this would be a great time to do it! You can download the sermon here or subscribe to Grace’s Podcast via iTunes here. Some random questions you can walk through this week with your lifegroup… What is your favorite story/movie? read more
You know those little peg games at Cracker Barrel? Well…here is your winner. Unbelievable…first time, Angela drilled it.
Here are the 3 runners…they did so well, they wrapped them in gift wrap after the race. Okay – not really. It’s some kind of foil that is supposed to keep you warm. Just imagine 6,000 of them, all catching reflections of something. The race ended inside Auto Zone Park, home of the Memphis Redbirds
Somewhere in there, Amy and Angela are ready to roll. 6,000 runners in downtown Memphis…quite a sight.
Amy and I went with some good friends to Memphis. Kristy and Angela workout with Amy so when one runs in a race – we all end up going. Angela and Amy ran the half-marathon, Kristy up and signed up for the 5k…impressive. This weekend – the St. Jude Memphis Marathon & Half Marathon. We read more
If you got some Grands biscuits (cheese are best), Italian dressing, pepperoni, cheese – you can have a homemade pizza night! Slap ‘em in the oven for 10 minutes…viola — pizza! The kids loved it…
Okay – tonight for the first time in weeks…months…I have absolutelty nothing to do. Do you know how awesome that is??? I’m feeling that the universe needs defending… On X-box live… say, around…9 ish…. anybody else wanna play?
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