Alright….trade the #37 pick to Green Bay for Javon Walker who trade it to the Falcons who pick up Jimmy Williams, DB. I like it. I thought the Broncos might have a chance at Chad Jackson but dang the Patriots, good trade up to get him. That left not a lot for Denver. I like read more
Way to go Broncos!!!!!!!!! Jay Cutler? Jay Cutler? Are you kidding me? Cutler is sitting at 11, and the Broncos trade up!!! Great job – my faith is restored. Hope flourishes in the Orange Nation. I’m stoked. This is a great pick – a great move. Cutler has a canon for an arm. He’s a read more
The good news for Houston is that their Number 1 pick will not be hard to sign. The bad news is…well….what were they thinking? So Houston is taking Williams, DE of NC State with #1. Here’s my opinion…. New Orleans – if you don’t trade for multiple first round picks, take Reggie. You’ll the be read more
I just realized an important mistake I made and why the blog upgrade didn’t go as smooth as I had hoped. It appears that in my ‘delete’ happy mode I deleted a file that I should not have – the web content folder that had all my little tweaks saved AND might possibily have made read more
We grabbed some dinner with the Galli’s tonight. The Flying Fish – a downtown favorite – was the venue for tonight. Boiled shrimp, catfish, fried shrimp – ahhhhh man. Great shirt on the staff: We Catch and Release (in a large pan of hot grease). What’s so great about the Flying Fish? It’s no frills read more
We are getting there!!!! Here’s what I want to get done with the new look… 1. Personalize the header graphic 2. Sidebar issues 3. Archives page 4. Links page 5. About author page 6. Site counter 7. Footer Have I missed anything?
and a blog tweak. This was not exactly what I WANTED to do…but, I gave in to peer pressure so it looks like I’m revamping the blog. I do like this new theme…gonna work with it for a bit…
I got my computer back. Today. I sent it to Dell on Monday, got it back this morning and it’s working like a charm. It was NOT under warranty. The DID NOT charge me overnight shipping. They just did it. They told me standard wait time was 12-15 days. I said, is there any way read more
Road TRIP!! Row called me from San Jose today. He needs a vehicle there. He’s got two (three if you count the bike) here. Solution? Cross-country road trip! We’ll take his Sequoia across the USA to San Jose, he’ll fly me back to LR. That is going to be a blast. Time to go check read more
Today will be a day from the hot place. Spent 2 hours on the phone with Dell. Motherboard on laptop is gone. $460 to replace it. Thank you for figuring out for me how to spend my tax refund. I really appreciate it. Up next, Customer Service with American Airlines. I have a whole list read more
I thought of my mom alot today. We went to the Old Mill in North Little Rock…it’s where the opening scene of Gone with the Wind was shot. Much to my mom’s shame…I still don’t really enjoy that movie. BUT…the Mill was cool. Here are few pics, click on them to get the full size read more
I was asked this recently and about halfway through my answer, I realized that it wasn’t really a serious question but more of a complaint in the nice Southern way. So much for my powers of observation. I’ve really got to work on that…or maybe not. Whether it was intended for good or not, I read more
“Fat People Are Hard To Kidnap” Saw that one today and just giggled all the way to my car. Then I caught my reflection on the window. No danger of me being kidnapped anytime soon.
I’m huge on being and having mentors. That’s real ministry. This weekend, I get a chance to see one of mine – Gene Wilkes. He’s famous now. He’s a big deal. I’ve blogged about him before. He’s coming in town this weekend for a 50 mile run. That’s not a typo. 50 miles…as in – read more
I find it mildly annoying that God will intersect my life with students who are wrestling with the same basic issues that I’m either walking through myself or just finished walking through on a “larger” scale. I use that term ‘larger’ loosly because I’m not sure it’s all that much larger to God. I mean, read more
I think it’s all beginning to hit me. “DING” (Insert Southwest Airlines Bell) “The sound you are about to hear is the dream crashing.” Rowland’s last Sunday is this one coming up. It just sucks. Not the service, the idea of it being our last Sunday together. Row’s been my best friend and sanity keeper read more
Catbird is trying to get organized on her blog. I, always wanting to help out fellow bloggers and youthworkers (and never missing an opportunity for some great humor) have decided that we (all 3 of my readers) will lend her some of the greatest ideas ever on organizing a blog. Cathy – this blogs for read more
I started thinking this morning that after 15 years of ministry – this would be the first Easter Sermon I’ve ever preached. I thought that odd and did a quick rehash of history. I’ve led worship a lot on Easter but never preached. I’ve done Christmas, New Year’s, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Palm Sunday, and read more
What would Easter be without hats and easter eggs? This was a great day…I’ll explain more later but here are some of the reasons! Click to see more!
This is the new series we are kicking off this Easter. Here’s the ‘tag’ on our church’s webpage: With the recent news of the Gospel of Judas and the book turned movie DaVinci Code, questions abound as to what Jesus was really like. Did Jesus really believe he was God? If Jesus was just a read more
I started reading this blog about customer service and business leadership a month ago – thanks to Rob (I think…it’s all hazy now). While cleaning out my inbox, I ran across the following picture on
I hate April. No more basketball. NFL is months away. Baseball is…well, baseball games in April are pretty much worthless. Besides, until Bonds is kicked out of MLB, I think I’m done with the MLB. But the real reason I hate April has to do with the Internal Revenue Sticking it to the Little Man read more
Good Friday service this weekend with Jews for Jesus. (Starts at 6.30. More info is here.) They are doing a Christ in the Passover seder at the church. It should be awesome – to experience the Passover as opposed to just hearing about it. Aim and I were talking about it at dinner last night. read more
It’s been a long day and I didn’t even get to blog. What the heck is up with that? I’ll hit it hard and fast in the morning but I got a huge dent done in the Easter sermon. Can get out of my mind a Harry Potter scene for Easter. It’s the second task read more
Vacation is over today…actually tonight. When we land in Little Rock late tonight. In the meantime, a quick hit update. First, met some new old friends for the first time. Paul and Cathy Martin – owners of likeafire.net and the catbird seat. Both great people, bloggers, ministers, and friends. Here’s Paul recollection of the meeting read more
John 5-6 Is there any doubt that Jesus thought he was God? I’m convicted by Jesus’ words – “I don’t do anything without the Father doing it first. I only move when He tells me to.” Another convicting moment at the end of chapter 5 when Jesus says that He’s not in this for crowd read more
John 3-4 Jesus talks with a respected religious leader, he talks with a marginalized woman with a reputation. He speaks of a relationship with them using yet another two metaphors – birth and water. What is convicting about this journey is that I find myself stuck using only one or two metphors describing Jesus. That read more
John 1-2 When John was looking for a way to translate the story of Jesus to the Greek culture, he started with philosophy. The Word. The idea of a god becoming flesh to visit the earth was not exactly a new concept for Greeks. The idea of this god being the ‘logos’ was. The we read more
I finally finished Steve Taylor’s book The Out of Bounds Church? (book blog site) on the emergent church. If you are a veteran of the emergent waters – you can probably skip it. If you are new and have questions but want a conversational, peaceable intro in the matter – this is your book. Steve read more
We are home. Well…we are at my in-laws, which is home enough. I’m watching the championship game on my father-in-law’s widescreen HDTV in HDTV, with wireless internet and a hide-a-bed. All I need is a toilette (or shower) and I don’t think I’d ever leave this room. That’s not so much a comment on my read more
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