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• 11.26.07
  One of Those Days
  Personal, Youth Ministry (6)

  Yesterday was one of those days. One of those days when you wonder if all the effort you put into something is worth it. Yesterday was our monthly youth-led evening worship service. This past month didn't go so well with the planning meetings we usually have. We canceled one because of Thanksgiving, and another week the main people who help me out with the service couldn't make it. Anyways, the planning was a little lacking, so I was more stressed out than usual. Then, my "sermon" just didn't go well. It was a triple disaster: I couldn't ...
  
  
• 11.20.07
  Posting Hiatus
  Blogging, Personal, Random (4)

  Chances are there won't be any new posts until the Monday after Thanksgiving.  I'll be busy visiting families, getting ready for our monthly Sunday night service, taking vacation, blah blah blah. If I do post, just consider it a gift.
  
  
• 11.13.07
  Getting Things Done Update
  Personal (4)

  It's been almost a month since I've started Getting Things Done (GTD). I must say, the results haven't been mind-blowing, because I wasn't too horribly disorganized, but there are a few things that are great: My mind stays empty. I use the GTD system to get stuff out of my mind and into my GTD system. I use Remember the Milk to keep track of my next actions, projects, and other lists. I don't forget to do things. Every now and then, when someone would ask me to do something or send them an email about something, I ...
  
  
• 11.10.07
  Why Seminary?
  Christianity, Personal, Seminary, Youth Ministry (1)

  Sorry it's been so long since posting anything. It's been a little more hectic the past few weeks for some reason. Anyways, I thought I'd write a little bit about why I've decided to go ahead and pursue an M.A. degree from Luther Seminary. Desire. Since my junior year in college I have planned on going to seminary someday. Timing. Since my wife Alicia is currently a medical student, she is studying constantly. No joke. If she home and awake, she is studying. Since she is busy studying, I don't want to do things that bug her, ...
  
  
• 10.27.07
  Busyness
  Personal, Random (9)

  It's been 8 days since my last post. There's been a few reason's why I haven't been posting lately: I was accepted to Luther Seminary and have been working on doing some of the things I have to do to get ready for that. It's amazing the amount of software they want you to have on your computer. Our local area has just been approached by an oil and natural gas company to lease the mineral rights to our land. There was a community meeting Thursday night, and since then I've been trying to talk to as many neighbors ...
  
  
• 10.18.07
  Today I Joined a Cult
  Personal, Youth Ministry (9)

  Well, some people consider it a cult. Today I joined the vast group of people who are Getting Things Done (or GTD for those who are really "with it"). I'd heard a lot about GTD through various blogs and decided to check it out, so I bought the book. It seems like something that will actually work, so I blocked out today to "implement" the system. For those who are unfamiliar with GTD, it is a "groundbreaking work-life management system" (see here for some more info). Today I spent pretty much every minute from 10:30-5:00 getting my ...
  
  
• 10.09.07
  Good Weekend
  Personal (0)

  I spent Sunday and Monday at my alma mater, John Brown University, with some of my students. It was good to be back on campus, worship in chapel, and see some of my professors. And, of course, to see my good friends Noah, Rusty, and Sadie. Hopefully I'll get back to blogging in the next few days.
  
  
• 09.14.07
  New Look
  Blogging, Personal, Random (0)

  Decided to change the look of the blog.  This Wordpress theme was recently released and I fell in love.  I'll probably make some minor tweaks over the next week.
  
  
• 08.18.07
  My Wishlist is Shrinking
  Books, Personal (0)

  In my last post I linked to my Amazon.com wishlist and thought it might be a good idea to go back through it and make sure it was still current. Well, it wasn't. I removed about 40 books from the list. The encouraging thing was that I think over half of them I have actually read. About a quarter I now own and the other quarter I no longer want. For the first time in years, the list is actually getting smaller. I guess my recent reading pace is paying off.
  
  
• 08.17.07
  Birthday Books
  Books, Christianity, Personal, Theology (3)

  My birthday was last week. And, as birthdays go, I got some pretty decent birthday money. So, what did I do with it? Buy an iPod? Surround sound? A bluetooth earpiece? Heck no. I bought some books. And they are: The Mediation of Christ by Thomas Forsyth Torrance Principles of Lutheran Theology by Carl E. Braaten A Community Called Atonement by Scot McKnight Simply ...
  
  

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