Category Archives: Random/Rant

Feeling Friendly: IGNITION

A couple weeks ago the men at my church had a “Hockey Night.” Seattle has its own Minor League team, the Seattle Thunderbirds. Blessed by a friend who hooked me up with a ticket I made the five mile trek … Continue reading

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Unpleasant Reminder of 1994

The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan (and other places) has served as an unpleasant, but needed reminder… The earth shook violently as I curled into the fetal position and covered my head with my arms. As I was shaken … Continue reading

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You Know What I’m Thinking?

Jerry Seinfeld had a great line in one of his stand-up acts, he was talking about the difference between men and women and our thought processes.  It was something like: “Women, you want to know what men are thinking?” (sounds … Continue reading

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One Movie I’d Pay To See!

I can remember when a matinee movie cost $1.50.  Yep, I’m that old. Now that EVERY MOVIE is produced in 3D, a person could easily pay $20 for an evening show and $12 for a matinee.  A non- 3D (yes … Continue reading

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Quick Notes and Updates

Every now and then it’s fun to do some quick thoughts and updates; things that may not warrant a full post; so here they are: Youthmark now has a twitter account, follow us @Youthmark Of course, you can also follow … Continue reading

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Fast Friday

Yep, it’s been a bit busy; there have been a number of times I’ve wanted to post, but then other pressing needs forced my hand (or at least forced my hands away from the blog). Here are a few fast … Continue reading

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2010 in review

Now that 2010 is behind us and I’ve changed up the blog, WordPress sent me an email with an “automatic” option to have it post on my blog.  In case you were interested in what they think of the blog … Continue reading

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CONTEST: Last WAIT of 2010

What Am I Thinking?  Have some fun with this one, most likely at my expense.  My wife says it is a good glimpse at our lives, however, I did stage it. Give us some comments (a caption for the picture … Continue reading

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These Made Me Laugh

A couple things I came across this week in the ol’ blogosphere that gave me a good laugh. Using WordPress gives me access to stats and such that I find interesting.  For instance, I can see the search terms people … Continue reading

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SMS: Church and Parachurch (Part 4)

Today I will conclude this four-part series essentially answering the question as to what the relationship between the church and parachurch could be.  This series is specifically dealing with how the two deal with “youth ministry” related crossover.  The first … Continue reading

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