(In the fall of 2004 at Wheaton College, where I was a senior, a couple of students from the Student Government were trying to approve an official statement from the Wheaton College Student Body declearing a stance in support of the Federal Marriage Amendment that would outlaw homosexual marriage. A number of students rose up in opposition to the attempt to approve the statement. I’m ever grateful to Lola, the Student body president at the time, for if she had not vetoed the initial vote on the statement it would …

I think it’s extremely important that you are able to recognize the Son of God, and so I’ve found a little test to help you get some practice in your Jesus recognizing skills…

The Jesus Test
P.S. Jesus was actually without a home as well.

Note: This is a 35 minute video about the media’s portrayal of women. It’s a very important and interesting film that you should take the time to watch. I don’t think it needs much further commenting, only that I would strongly recommend that you watch it.
Note: Keep in mind that this is about the dehumanizing and objectifying way the media portrays women, so it shows plenty of examples of that, proceed with caution.

Update: Media Education Foundation is now on youtube
I still found the full video on Google Videos.

Today, September 21st, marks half a century of life for my dad. It seems an appropriate time for me to provide a toast, an ode, a speech acknowledging the greatness of this man.
It’s sad that it takes most of us growing up and moving out of the house before we realize just how significant our parent’s have been in our lives. For me, working daily with a lot of youth who have not had a father in their lives, I’m continually in awe of how blessed I am to have …

Wow, I’ve really been neglecting my writing. The crazy thing about it for me is that I recognize how important and theraputic and helpful it is for me to write. I’ve had all these ideas and thoughts inside my head and I haven’t taken the time to write many of them down. I like putting them on the blog because it encourages me to think further about them.
Sometimes I forget about things I wanted to write, other times, like now, they bang around in my head for weeks till I …

Sorry for the delay in posting, I neglected to tell you that I was out at a work conference. For those who are interested, here’s some links to some of the stuff I learned about…
The Uhlich Voices, from UCAN, tore up the stage in St. Louis.
Strategies for Empowered Living’s speaker Cassandra Mack was incredible, I learned a lot from her.
Jaiya John was another great speaker. His heart and attitude really connected with the kids.
There where some other speakers and events too, but I can’t find any links for those.

Bryan and I discuss the importance of language. When your trying to be intentional about your living and the community your forming, even the language should be intentional. Listen in and then share with us your thoughts.
Only 14 minutes long…

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In case you and your friends get bored one weekend. Here’s some samples of a fun projects you might want to try…
Space Invaders

Mario Brothers

Pong