Yesterday and today have been uneventful overall. Yesterday I called up Dave Wirgau to catch up on things. I hadn’t talked to him since April (besides a couple of quick emails) so it was good to talk to him again. But mostly what I’ve been doing is preparing for Soul Fest.
Speaking of which, tomorrow I leave for Soul Fest 2004. Who’s going to be at Soul Fest? I’m glad you asked: Jars Of Clay, Steven Curtis Chapman, Audio Adrenaline, Newsboys, OC Supertones, Third Day, Relient K, Petra, Kevin Max, Rebecca St James, Jeremy Camp, John Reuben, Pillar, Ginny Owens, Paul Colman, and many many more. I have to admit that I am a little sad that Seventh Day Slumber won’t be there this year. They’ve been one of my favorite non-headliners over the past few years.
I am reassigning your homework assignment, since no one did it the last time. I realize that maybe it was because non-Xanga members couldn’t post comments. Well, that’s no longer the case. So here’s your assignment. I’m thinking about reserving a domain name for my site (i.e. www._____.com) but I don’t know what to call my site. Please take a look at my entire site (not just my blog) and then make an informed decision. You can suggest silly ones too, but I would appreciate some serious suggestions. This will be my last update until Monday when I return from Soul Fest, so you’ve got plenty of time to think this through.
Published on
7/26/04. Categorized under
Life.
Before I say anything let me wish Jessica Goldfin a happy birthday. She joins the ranks of the old today as she turns 20. That’s halfway to 40 you know.
Today has been a day of anticipation for me. I called up Pastor Tom early this morning to try to get the day of the youth event for the week changed to Wednesday. He’s got jury duty that day but he said it would be okay if it were alright with our hosts (part of the day we’re swimming at someone’s house). He needed to call that family up, but they both work all day so I won’t find out until tonight what the verdict is. I think I’m going to Soul Fest either way, but I don’t want to skip out on my kids.
Oh, a little blog related news to pass along to you. Today I added a little java script to my page that now lets anyone comment on my posts, even if they’re not Xanga members. So if you’ve been dying to sound off about what I’ve been writing but didn’t want to go through all the hassle of signing up for an account now you can get everything you want. This means that I expect to receive more comments. You have no excuse! EDIT: The preceding paragraph pertained to my old blog, which was on Xanga.
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7/24/04. Categorized under
Life.
U.M. Army was awesome, but not for the reasons I thought it would be. I thought I would make some amazing spiritual connections while there. That didn’t happen for me. But it did happen for a lot of other people. I feel as though personally I’ve been on a kind of plateau with God for a while now. I’m not really sure why. But just seeing that God is still moving in the lives of people and is still making breakthroughs is enough to keep me happy and to give me cause to rejoice. I feel like I’ve grown in vision; mission trips can make a strong impact even if they’re not evangelical in nature.
I have to say that there were times this week when I was bored. I signed up late so I got a crappy job (I was one of two guys in charge of tools). Because I’m not 21 I couldn’t drive according to U.M. Army rules, so I was stuck at base camp a lot of the time doing odd jobs. So a lot of the time I had to suck it up and just do the work no one else wanted to do.
I make it sound like I had an awful time. That’s not the case at all. I had a great time, mostly because I met a lot of cool people. This kid named Dennis came because Ken Barse had asked him to, not because he really wanted to. I can tell you that this kid’s life has been changed dramatically because he saw God at work throughout the week.
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Published on
7/17/04. Categorized under
Life.
Today was spent preparing for UM Army. I got up early to load up tools into trucks and trailers at church. During the day I packed my bag and found all the little things that I needed for the week ahead. This will be my last post until next Saturday. It’s ironic. When I was in Italy I never went more than a couple of days (never a week) without updating my blog. Now I’m going to a different part of Connecticut and it’ll be a week before another post hits this page.
I am leaving you with a homework assignment. I am pondering the possibility of acquiring a domain (i.e. www._____.com). But to be honest with you, I have no idea what the address should be. So I’m asking for your opinion. Just leave it in a comment on this post and I’ll look at them when I get back. This is not just open to people who know me personally. I would appreciate it if you made an informed suggestion (which means take a look at the rest of my website, especially those who don’t know me). I look forward to reading your ideas when I get back. Have a great week!
