The following takes place from 9:00 am to 11:00 am

I shaved and showed.

Now I am going to eat some left over pizza.

Watch some tv and check out of the hotel room.

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The following takes place from 7:00 pm to 9:00 am

I ate some pizza!

Watched the baseball game and some basketball. I also played some poker on facebook.

11:00 pm to 7:00 am


Watched some sports center.

Listened to the Oasis CD I downloaded yesterday.

I am also getting some podcasts.

Be back soon!

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The following takes place on Wednesday Oct 29

4:30 am (CST) - 1:30 (EST) pm

When the alarm went off at 4:15 am (CST) I did not want to get up. After only going to sleep at 12:00 am (CST).
I got to the airport good. Then the fun started. I was dropped off at the airport. This time I thought I would try something different and do my boarding pass with my phone. It worked but the security patted me down (nice think to have done at 5:05 in the morning). I thought it was because of the boarding pass on the phone or maybe I liked look I need it at 5:00 am (CST).

We boarded the plane at 6:00 am (CST) and I was in Toronto at 9:30 am (EST) (Time change now starts).

On the plane I watched some A&E. (love the westjet little tvs)

My sister met me at the airport. I did not know what terminal I was at so I told her 1 and it ended up being 3. It was so cold out and there was SNOW!!!!!! It was -6 and I only had a light coat on.

At 10:00 am we headed out for some food at Perkins. We were there till 12:50 pm

She dropped me out at the airport now I am waiting till 5:17 pm when I board the plane to fly to the Burgh.

I wanted to check my email however I could not connect to a wireless network. They had two at the airport and I had to pay not doing that lol.

The Following takes places from 1:30 pm to 7:00 pm on Oct 29th

So I thought I would make my way over to the computer to print my boarding pass. I printed my boarding pass and made my way to desk to check in. I had to fill out a card and head to the US customs. I guy was not very happy he could not understand we I was going to Pittsburgh for a youth workers conference. Also that I would be there till Monday and it not business. Maybe I should have checked business for the reason for my trip (next time I will).

I got passed the security this time with out a patt down this time.

I got some magazines from the relay. I got Maclean's, Time and Q. I have looked though the Q. Most of it was about Oasis (because they are back with a new album). I looked though the time, I read a good article about the economy: credit crunch.

Also I got some fuzzy peaches for the flight.

I boarded the plane 5:00 pm we left Toronto at 5:20 pm and landed in the Burgh at 6:25 pm. Then I had a cab ride to the Best Western hotel.

Now I am waiting for my pizza!!!

Then I am going to watch some basketball and baseball then bed. I will be back tomorrow.

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Ipod pillow...

"If you love your iPod and can’t bear to be parted from it even when asleep then this is the solution, the MP3 Pillow, a pillow shaped like an iPod.

Not only does the pillow offer traditional pillow functionality it also incorporates a speaker so you can listen to tunes while you snooze. To finish things off and make this one of the coolest iPod accessories going, the buttons on the pillow actually work, so once connected to your player you can control it by poking your pillow.

The MP3 Pillow is available from Think Geek for $19.95.

WARNING: Probably advisable to remove your music player before getting involved in any pillow fights." (http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20061006/the-mp3-pillow/)

• Speaker
• FM radio
• Volume control
• On/Off switch
• Zippered pouch holds MP3 player in place
• 3.5mm stereo lead
• Size: 16” x 9”
• Runs on 2 AA batteries (not included)
• Price: $24.95

Oh, and so the boys don't get left out it's also available in blue (with really cool silver stars). (http://x1brettstuff.blogspot.com/2007/08/ipod-pillow.html)

Who wants one for Christmas?

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Memo from God

I found this video when I was checking out Godtube.com
Thought you might like it.



What do you think?
If God was to write you a memo it might look like that.

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Church Cancels Teen Gun Giveaway

OKLAHOMA CITY -- An Oklahoma church canceled a controversial gun giveaway for teenagers at a weekend youth conference.

Windsor Hills Baptist had planned to give away a semiautomatic assault rifle until one of the event's organizers was unable to attend.

The church’s youth pastor, Bob Ross, said it’s a way of trying to encourage young people to attend the event. The church expected hundreds of teenagers from as far away as Canada. “We have 21 hours of preaching and teaching throughout the week,” Ross said.

A video on the church Web site shows the shooting competition from last year’s conference. A gun giveaway was part of the event last year. This year, organizers included it in their marketing.

“I don’t want people thinking ‘My goodness, we’re putting a weapon in the hand of somebody that doesn’t respect it who are then going to go out and kill,'” said Ross. “That’s not at all what we’re trying to do.”

Ross said the conference isn’t all about guns, but rather about teens finding faith.

“You make a lot of new friends down here,” said Vikki Goncharenko, who attended the conference. “You get to meet new people. There's a bunch of things that are going on. It's just, you have a wonderful time.”

Friday evening, Ross said the gun giveaway had been canceled. Pastor emeritus Jim Vineyard, who ran the event, injured his foot and wouldn’t be able to attend. The gun giveaway was also removed from the church Web site.

Ross said the church would give the gun away next year instead. He said the church spent $800 buying the gun for the promotion.

Copyright 2008 by koco.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

I am all for being creative in youth ministry but this is even to far for me. Maybe next year I can take my group down and win the gun! 

lol that was a joke.

Google it and see what people are saying!

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The World We Live In...

On Sunday I was watching the Simpsons. This clip got me thinking about the advertising world we live in.

What do you think?

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Lady Spins on an Escalator

Arrested Development Movie?

"The Barbarian Way" by Erwin Raphael McManus

I am reading this book right now. I am half way though it. It is really making me think about this whole this called Christianity and what we have done to it. 

This is what the back of the book says: "...a call to revolution against 'civilized' Christianity." - Marketplace

"Two thousand years later the call to follow Christ has been repackaged to be smooth and trouble-free, filled with opportunity and promise but lacking risk, passion, and sacrifice. Is this really what Jesus died for? If He chose the way of the cross, where would He hesitate leading us? Is it possible that to follow Jesus is to choose the barbarian way?

Jesus never made a pristine call to a proper or safe religion. Jesus beckons His followers to a path that is far from the easy road. It is a path filled with adventure, uncertainty, and unlimited possibilities - the only path that can fulfill the deepest longings and desires of your heart.

This is the barbarian way: to give your heart to the only One who can make you fully alive. To love Him with simplicity and intensity. To unleash the untamed faith within. To be consumed by the presence of a passionate and compassionate God. To go where He sends you, no matter the cost."

"CHOOSE A DANGEROUS ROAD"

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