the G sides

Saturday was our first official game in flag football. I told our crew to see it as a practice game seeing how every team is going to make the playoffs. Looking back, I’m glad we had that perspective.
The game was humbling for me on a couple of levels. First, we […]

Here’s the list from The American Film Institute. The ones in bold I’ve seen. Total seen: 46
1. Citizen Kane, 1941.
2. The Godfather, 1972.
3. Casablanca, 1942.
4. Raging Bull, 1980.
5. Singin’ in the Rain, 1952.
6. Gone With the Wind, 1939.
7. Lawrence of Arabia, 1962.
8. Schindler’s List, 1993.
9. Vertigo, 1958.
10. The Wizard of Oz, 1939.
11. […]

Yesterday ended up being a very long day.
After all the fun at Panera, finally make it home in time to get in a quick power nap before kids and a school function that night.
As we’re walking out the door to go, Camber tells me that the dress-up clothes downstairs are soaking wet. […]

So this morning I had a 6.30 meeting at Panera. I’m thinking it will be the last. Here’s why.
1. It’s freezing. Not outside…in here. We are in Parker, Freaking, Colorado. It’s 42 degress this morning - perfect weather for a hot tea or mocha. I walk into Panera […]

Star Wars just announced that this summer you could play golf with a Stormtrooper or even Darth Vader. Now if we could get light saber golf clubs for those tree shots.

Tags: golf, star wars

Last week was a fun, busy week. So much fun and busyness that I didn’t get to blog about it. Here it is complete with the pics…
First, we did some skiing at Winter Park. I don’t have any pictures because doofus here forgot to charge the battery in the camera. And […]

I saw the stray ski pole. It’s common courtesy on the slopes to pick up items of a yard sale as you come across them and deliver them to their rightful owners. You’re going that direction anyway. Plus it’s hard and embarrassing going back uphill in ski boots to pick up the […]

I’ve tried to make it a point to NOT coach my kids. Why?
First, I’m as competitive as they come and quite frankly, I don’t need the extra drama.
Second, I deal with parents all the time as a youth pastor. Most of the time it’s pleasure and about a subject matter that […]

It finally happened to me.
I thought I’d avoided it but alas….it could not be avoided.
The dreaded ring of death for the Xbox 360. I will now go on a forced fast for the next 3-4 weeks.
The good news - the customer service guy was awesome. No hassles, no 20 […]

I’ve had another article published by The Journal of Student Ministries.
You can take a look at it here.
Tags: Journal of Student Ministries, Tossing Aside The Tract, youth ministry