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Talker of the Month - February 2007

February 28th, 2007 · 8 Comments

And the winner is….
Clay!!!
Great job and some link love your way. Clay is a freshman at the University of Arkansas and former Life Group Leader, world traveler, flip-flop wearing, karaoke singing stud. (Who’s going to have knee surgery next week…pray for him.)
MikeS and KrisK rounded out the top 3. One [...]

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Tags: blogs & xbox

Detour Cancelled - Feb 28th

February 28th, 2007 · 5 Comments

I absolutely hate canceling youth.
I hate it.
It smells of defeat.
But when they start closing major highways due to ice and RTD is parking buses in backyards - it’s time to call it what it is.
So no youth tonight. I’ll go home and watch Mythbusters.

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Tags: youth ministry

Parker Area Youth Ministers Meeting

February 28th, 2007 · 5 Comments

We’ve got to come up with a much shorter title but it’s descriptive. This is a fairly new “community” of youth leaders and I’m hosting the next one at Pinecrest.
The normal format at these meetings are the host feeds you, the host gives you the tour of their facilities, the host tells you how [...]

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Tags: leadership · youth ministry

Wayne’s Idea of Fun

February 28th, 2007 · 7 Comments

So my good friend and partner in sarcasm - Wayne Galli - is coming into town next weekend.
I love this guy - even though he works way to hard and blogs not nearly enough. He and his wife Amy were awesome volunteers at Grace in Little Rock.
WARNING: RABBIT TRAIL ALERT
We had [...]

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Tags: humor · road trips

So What’s The Problem?

February 28th, 2007 · 3 Comments

The following account is true. The names have been changed to protect the guilty.
The phone rang, Amy grabbed it and after some confusion - she hands the phone to me.
“It’s for you. Sounds bad.”
“This is Grant.”
“Dude, have you gotten any of my emails?”
I immediately recognized the voice. It was Ed.
“No man, [...]

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Tags: humor