tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-293165262024-03-20T04:58:20.746-07:00The Green ZebraJPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-78264359643805229442008-10-03T16:37:00.000-07:002008-10-03T17:35:15.030-07:00Meet HenryThis is the baby post. <br /><br />Henry Myles Keller was born 7.2 lbs and 19.5 inches long at 7:39 am on Thursday October 2nd. Heidi went in on Wednesday for a "C Section" and found that the baby had moved into position for natural delivery and shortly thereafter...went into labor. We were thankful that God's good providence rescued Heidi from any further surgery. Both Heidi and Henry are healthy and recovering well. <br /><br />Enjoy these memories of the big day.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz47P7ts13Lep57QLbgMo3QfP5hvQP1B9SUFILzpd-MLLKGw6LbowcebgIcGdBozpo0KCUl6Mbz0ns' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzfMll-_OrowZe95IFFSAFSe_a-tONpSxm8Z8GnoQl12qkP9Pbwe1gD6BaIZR7_1hNDYtFCol84YpnlPf4T3rdb5QgmWmHgqcxLdusEHEAmiWcpUovgcFDOFGz2VxJ1MLnMRn/s1600-h/Best+Shot.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzfMll-_OrowZe95IFFSAFSe_a-tONpSxm8Z8GnoQl12qkP9Pbwe1gD6BaIZR7_1hNDYtFCol84YpnlPf4T3rdb5QgmWmHgqcxLdusEHEAmiWcpUovgcFDOFGz2VxJ1MLnMRn/s320/Best+Shot.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253088984729458226"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQq_QRDOF-jjmXBPOfWysHRJAe_vP-jkeRFMSDae_2L6X2QYqsI_jNuDAZQkTUsXKmf6AkPKbIoQDTds3Hb8xTMwUkYuhZto7pcrcldGKdKTfx_P6lyLNGYPthiWp3URzYnHK/s1600-h/Glas+Crib+Eyes.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnQq_QRDOF-jjmXBPOfWysHRJAe_vP-jkeRFMSDae_2L6X2QYqsI_jNuDAZQkTUsXKmf6AkPKbIoQDTds3Hb8xTMwUkYuhZto7pcrcldGKdKTfx_P6lyLNGYPthiWp3URzYnHK/s320/Glas+Crib+Eyes.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253088987774669730"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKkm6-eJlwv5or5iiUeXhPLWjX_5mLTSRcuodJ_lhIztAsSH-4MII7Uq2Y42betk8mhSW-2zehkQdviz32yUUyrwtjtO3Bgb0fPP2UFBUNREhyphenhypheny4xdlJlAp2tz7axTEVJzQd0/s1600-h/IMG_1795_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQKkm6-eJlwv5or5iiUeXhPLWjX_5mLTSRcuodJ_lhIztAsSH-4MII7Uq2Y42betk8mhSW-2zehkQdviz32yUUyrwtjtO3Bgb0fPP2UFBUNREhyphenhypheny4xdlJlAp2tz7axTEVJzQd0/s320/IMG_1795_2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253088995238494514"></a><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz-A7uro5Ju9HU11GIO8YWPJxacKPjyCXX3FXp7H1hVPkF3jFercWQtyY7JLewOkJk4ZvOKG2TTCmU' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6ZyjNA1_8cEVLc5VwSkhjNlvynXYVscy0_MZt1PVJLvhL9uLBitQEIiUlPtWHNmR-t9YUvTySoRRPhFDGe1LOR6ytfLjZw56U9IRUgXO-xKcjutN6Ql9LTej4vDA8BbA90Kc/s1600-h/Family.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6ZyjNA1_8cEVLc5VwSkhjNlvynXYVscy0_MZt1PVJLvhL9uLBitQEIiUlPtWHNmR-t9YUvTySoRRPhFDGe1LOR6ytfLjZw56U9IRUgXO-xKcjutN6Ql9LTej4vDA8BbA90Kc/s320/Family.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5253090299487629634" /></a><br /><br />Tonight is our first night at home with the new family...Viva La Tres NombresJPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-22166248624297088572008-08-07T16:51:00.000-07:002008-08-07T16:55:29.522-07:00Ecclesiastes 12:12-14Summertime is a time for me to enjoy reading apart from the demands of the school year. As the summer comes to a close and the TMC school year is underway...I thought I would share with you my summer reading list. <br /><br />Lungaard The Enemy Within: I went through this book in discipleship with a guy in my church. This book is an “every day” version to the ideas unpacked in Owen’s Sin and Temptation. This is a great book to introduce the idea of how the interworking of the soul operates. This book is easy reading, practical, and thought provoking.<br /><br />Dobson Bringing Up Boys: This is the worst book I have read in a long time (since I did a book review for CBD “Can Homosexuality be Cured?”). I could not stop reading it…it is like five car pile up on the 405….you know you should move on…but your curiosity of the horror keeps you gazing intently. In essence…if you are a parent of a boy you should protect them from anything that damaged their self-esteem, make sure they are biologically stable, not make a big deal about masturbation, be understanding if they have homosexual tendencies, and remember that they are made of snails and puppy dog tails.<br /><br />Drew A Journey Worth Taking: Very thought provoking book. It takes the idea of our “identity in Christ” and fleshes it out through the historical redemptive hermeneutic of Creation, Fall, Redemption, Consummation. Like most ubber Presbyterian books…it helps look in-between the lines of scripture to bring helpful insights…but then unpacks them in a way that leaves blurry lines between the books author and authorial intent.<br /><br /> Bertrand (Re)Thinking Worldview: This book gave me categories and vocabulary to describe how to think about culture from a distinctly Christian worldview. The stages of Christian worldview engagement with culture that he unpacks are Consumer, Self-Conscience, Critic, Contributor. The appendix on “The Christian and Creativity” is a great stand-alone handout.<br /><br />MacArthur The Gospel According to Jesus: Seriously…this book is an essential read. This edition is worth having. This edition includes the prefaces from each previous edition, a chapter on his dulos material (TLC 07 Message), and appendix from following works related to the “Lordship Controversy.” Along with the Study Bible…this book will go down in history as his Magnum Opus.<br /><br />Wells The Courage to Be Protestant: The best book I have read all summer. This is a must read for anyone in the current “emergent/relevant/cultural engagement” conversations. Wells accurately describes the current mood of evangelicalism and the demand upon the church for navigating through the implications of post-modernity. I still might make this required reading for the Directors of Student Life. <br /> <br />Carson Memoirs of an Ordinary Man: Here is a case where the title perfectly encapsulates the content.<br /><br />Cymbala Fresh Wind Fresh Fire: I wanted to read first hand this story which has been quoted by every national prayer meeting since it has been published. Imagine George Muller…but a 1980’s church plant in the Bronx.<br /><br />Miller Come Back, Barbra: This is a book that has haunted me. I became familiar with Jack Miller though my time at Westminster, and enjoyed the book The Heart of a Servant Leader (which is a collection of his correspondence). This book has been recommended as a great insight to parents who have a rebellious child. The format of the book is fascinating. Jack Miller tells his side of the story of the life of his wayward daughter Barbra and then his daughter retells the same story from her perspective. This is a very raw and vulnerable book. The point that is convicting to me, was the far extension of love that Jack gave to his daughter. I spend a lot of my days with rebellious and wayward students…and their parents. I have never experienced a “love offensive” like the one depicted in this memoir. Miller’s commitment to love his “unlovable” daughter was uncomfortable for him, and embarrassingly unfamiliar to read. There was no power play and no manipulating lines drawn in the sand. Rather, a firm commitment to the Gospel truth and the perseverance to live in the midst of the worldly choices of his daughter. In the end…she comes to Christ…and listening in on their journey has made me come closer to understanding Christ in a new way as well. <br /><br />Audio Books: Yep I am that guy…great for the summer road trips.<br /><br />Ellis American Creation: I love revolutionary history. Joseph Ellis (politer prize winning author of Founding Brothers) describes the scenes in revolutionary history as ordinary men finding themselves navigating through epic events with ordinary means. The founding fathers we not extraordinary individuals with a clear vision of democracy. Rather, they were ordinary individuals who had the courage to lead and the perseverance to navigate through the personal and national sacrifices to build independence. This coupled with my John Adams HBO mini series gave me ample summer dreams where I was at the center stage of the American Revolution. History, in the end, is not the retelling of events, but rather life…human life…played out in the seasons of time. This book (and those like them) are a great study of character and relationships. <br /><br />Keegan Winston Churchill: This was my first exploration in biography outside of an American figure. The context took me a while to grasp while the biography had me wondering why Churchill should be celebrated. In the end…it seems…that Churchill was a man whom had an ideal vision for what was the British truly were…or could be…or should be. In the end his speeches made his version of the British people a conscience reality…and the people believed it…even in the end it wasn’t real. It is amazing how the human soul is so desperate to be identified with something…anything that it will latch on to any version that is persuasive enough. For only a few years of his life…Churchill was helping them believe.<br /><br />Currently Reading:<br />Keller The Reason for God<br />Tripp A Quest for MoreJPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-37479547694757799562008-06-11T20:57:00.000-07:002008-06-11T21:12:41.846-07:00Maybe...Maybe Not.Enjoy this video (taken on a recent camping trip with Heidi's folks) and join in on this sweet moment of Sam welcoming this new addition to our family.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dx7FSS161_7AhfAnhtbHuhOU7CymZtAajccttRscMqJOfF5nT56IlWPvifLv-rxpNmxFFRkFc6A0B0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-52355420889254967132008-06-04T22:36:00.000-07:002008-06-04T22:45:38.398-07:00DisneylandI was uploading some pics from our trip to disneyland. I laughed several times at this pic and thought I would share it with you...this was an improved and unsolicited "pirate face" when Sam got the photo opp with Jack Sparrow. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X77KLq82B9m8wZyT1KHYwA3BDufesvd2ycWTGqRpjVm4OB38SlIAq9vduXo_rJSY-q0x1SDrwhEE7lnRz6JUJ9APi5SKwEcydz0TTJ8jXS_6aGfsKdyZC8_iJIbBIdzPdWIc/s1600-h/IMG_1453.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1X77KLq82B9m8wZyT1KHYwA3BDufesvd2ycWTGqRpjVm4OB38SlIAq9vduXo_rJSY-q0x1SDrwhEE7lnRz6JUJ9APi5SKwEcydz0TTJ8jXS_6aGfsKdyZC8_iJIbBIdzPdWIc/s320/IMG_1453.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208269012579067954" /></a>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-74148007486015219642008-05-31T23:01:00.000-07:002008-05-31T23:14:09.592-07:00Ansel WannabeThese are some images I captured while on my camping trip with DH, Jeff, and Gunner. It rained everyday...and gave some great looks at three major falls...and great memories. Enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymTamHLfqAqAWiWdXb-gsWdpIIzI3Gg_exwS3avY9ybME5Po1JXC0iKSDT-gaCHdumRyvWVoZKuip1zA0q7fa76KH-vJw1OtlAHCXLcANkZiuT-2kx1MpzgnygQgO5sCe9k4N/s1600-h/DSCN8197_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgymTamHLfqAqAWiWdXb-gsWdpIIzI3Gg_exwS3avY9ybME5Po1JXC0iKSDT-gaCHdumRyvWVoZKuip1zA0q7fa76KH-vJw1OtlAHCXLcANkZiuT-2kx1MpzgnygQgO5sCe9k4N/s320/DSCN8197_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206791309675817490" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsMnFiMdV17W0u8yUr1ucgAE0pN58bDqNdWYiJrSDVmS68ls-Ik3YeMlhs9ePb1_2zIeWqedRPPx14PW1NJcY4l6zkAQBJboPq0q9lR_fuNNI3h6PFuaeqqjL7ThjueE0hy5X/s1600-h/DSCN8181_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKsMnFiMdV17W0u8yUr1ucgAE0pN58bDqNdWYiJrSDVmS68ls-Ik3YeMlhs9ePb1_2zIeWqedRPPx14PW1NJcY4l6zkAQBJboPq0q9lR_fuNNI3h6PFuaeqqjL7ThjueE0hy5X/s320/DSCN8181_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206791329977616722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcSlUP5xh7sGTVSvylqWhjaFzETn1idCMY1pTDK8AsVoTk0WLR6ykINqx-Wx3M_Me2lzjpJ8V6fk5EEAyCDMAY2E7AjLlZedkQEmw7S6UPra1CMo8WGRUhFZMJSWSPtcFyiuU/s1600-h/DSCN8135_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbcSlUP5xh7sGTVSvylqWhjaFzETn1idCMY1pTDK8AsVoTk0WLR6ykINqx-Wx3M_Me2lzjpJ8V6fk5EEAyCDMAY2E7AjLlZedkQEmw7S6UPra1CMo8WGRUhFZMJSWSPtcFyiuU/s320/DSCN8135_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206791338913703170" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eGOelZswkovp-Vr1pa5DZkMyutGIo4YMRLcX7grobqSSIedAqgVkMA8F0loAYXYBMxIZ4vR3rlmxS11GIYIbBQ1M4LkiLq-mI5YkU3PcsSW-MCXbnljrg0xuVxhJnd9IIAaE/s1600-h/DSCN8186_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0eGOelZswkovp-Vr1pa5DZkMyutGIo4YMRLcX7grobqSSIedAqgVkMA8F0loAYXYBMxIZ4vR3rlmxS11GIYIbBQ1M4LkiLq-mI5YkU3PcsSW-MCXbnljrg0xuVxhJnd9IIAaE/s320/DSCN8186_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206791351764052882" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs_1b7TY6C7byWQ_ikp84vua_GIdEKbWc3gK1xA_2fkjytNf5aGZCurpS9RG4r4ZghX55En5VQQjrj7kmToO-4724OtNaQYzg045GJWUzZObICfyQKtLPMH9PbhkltPRfUtyV/s1600-h/DSCN8152_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWs_1b7TY6C7byWQ_ikp84vua_GIdEKbWc3gK1xA_2fkjytNf5aGZCurpS9RG4r4ZghX55En5VQQjrj7kmToO-4724OtNaQYzg045GJWUzZObICfyQKtLPMH9PbhkltPRfUtyV/s320/DSCN8152_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206791358632485282" /></a>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-54243955213728867412008-05-05T11:25:00.000-07:002008-05-05T11:31:02.549-07:00Jump in the ArenaI found this quote today and I hope you find it insightful and inspiring. <br /><br />“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”<br /> Theodore Roosevelt April 23 1910JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-622681740362022592008-04-19T15:24:00.000-07:002008-04-19T15:58:51.678-07:00OneTwoThree...Go Orioles!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi47hiw7MOCnwfCLEq1sSTmK6axypngAe0d42AyPyomYFKC2zWeRY-cAdmcF-IpNTU4WrWL5iTbbw76OHVvOumoqg7UpD7UYjaqFJBY-rvt0mF74LFShhG7-LsNb1oQcyvIDUI/s1600-h/IMG_1147.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi47hiw7MOCnwfCLEq1sSTmK6axypngAe0d42AyPyomYFKC2zWeRY-cAdmcF-IpNTU4WrWL5iTbbw76OHVvOumoqg7UpD7UYjaqFJBY-rvt0mF74LFShhG7-LsNb1oQcyvIDUI/s320/IMG_1147.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191093363575729250" /></a><br />In true Keller style, Sam's first T-Ball game was comic. <br /><br />First, our "Team Mom" told us to buy black uniform pants (she left out the fact those were the "optional purchase" for practice only and the "Game Day" pant color was white). Therefore, Sam is the only kid in a field of 90 4-5 year olds T- Ball players wearing black pants.<br /><br />Second, on his first T-Ball at bat he picks a pink bat. PINK. I tried to suggest other bats of a more masculine color, but he wanted to swing his way into little league with the bat of his choosing.<br /><br />So, there I was ready to watch my son inaugurate his inevitable professional baseball career.....and to my joy....I witnessed a true Keller commissioning. Black Pants swinging a Pink Bat.<br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwwCzjlrryzQUC_CUhGOtxel7LY1sgoIdaaDRQ-gTj7Zm6m3J6nArDsGZz8e6gwjatxBvSjN5zkX8I' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-71587372795685034472008-04-11T23:07:00.000-07:002008-04-11T23:23:02.237-07:00Look At My SkillsI introduced Sam this week to the world of Star Wars. I gave him a toy lightsaber (that I got a a garage sale for a buck) and showed him the saber scenes in my geeky SW DVD collection. The first video is Sam's "skills" and the second video is later that week when his "skills" were put to the test. Enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw1nf-K1JnTBBWQ0pEVL5bAvuutc-6uHBscP5xbYgh0hM4RLYYJ9HXDCRzf2gcgbSwtX0-H2pKfNN0' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwQ1UOOzhOQ-ItqXsxsey7yclPwdS79_SX4fAB9q3sFVVcllAnvI8CUqhMjuVF2u8Pg6g_7rEae41s' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-86811548909203992992008-02-02T15:39:00.000-08:002008-02-02T15:51:24.491-08:00Picture PerfectEveryone who has tried to take a family photo understands the challenge of getting the perfect picture. Enjoy watching my wife, her two sisters and their mother trying to get "the cousins" to smile in tandem....and get a real picture of my world. <br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwAVM1I-duW6ALiEuwBZsuFP79LfkeVnx8qiPH1cEhFfAXFjtgb5Zx6Sly-rz7iGromFk0aGTfq7g' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyDFCnhZYOdbnbAr33-gM2qRgOuBUHf0jikQCDOqkf_-adsaIS9mEVHSapolsKNKSjnHdl2tD63xQI' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-61550408031314050322008-01-27T19:14:00.002-08:002008-01-27T19:28:14.600-08:00Snow DayGod gave us the perfect window between the storms to enjoy about a foot of powder at Frazier Park. This was the boys first trip to the snow. Noah thought it was battery acid and Sam ate his weight in the "white fluffy snow." Enjoy the pics<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KO6A73hI/AAAAAAAAACU/Cs0MY8VyWwE/s1600-h/DSCN7753.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KO6A73hI/AAAAAAAAACU/Cs0MY8VyWwE/s320/DSCN7753.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160362367988260370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KPaA73iI/AAAAAAAAACc/zdLYLXQ4UN4/s1600-h/DSCN7758.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KPaA73iI/AAAAAAAAACc/zdLYLXQ4UN4/s320/DSCN7758.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160362376578194978" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KPqA73jI/AAAAAAAAACk/Ee9O-7rZdZo/s1600-h/DSCN7781.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KPqA73jI/AAAAAAAAACk/Ee9O-7rZdZo/s320/DSCN7781.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160362380873162290" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KQKA73kI/AAAAAAAAACs/PTn-De0SBUQ/s1600-h/DSCN7814.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KQKA73kI/AAAAAAAAACs/PTn-De0SBUQ/s320/DSCN7814.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160362389463096898" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KQaA73lI/AAAAAAAAAC0/CV0RKqhPPzs/s1600-h/DSCN7815.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51KQaA73lI/AAAAAAAAAC0/CV0RKqhPPzs/s320/DSCN7815.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160362393758064210" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51K_aA73nI/AAAAAAAAADE/PvJ-8WCfGis/s1600-h/DSCN7818.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_Z4kP2wX3m7w/R51K_aA73nI/AAAAAAAAADE/PvJ-8WCfGis/s320/DSCN7818.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160363201211915890" /></a>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-73835841622329759252008-01-09T19:25:00.000-08:002008-01-09T19:32:10.547-08:00HairsprayMy hair has been the talk of the town these last few months. I have decided to let it grow out and try the longer hair style. I am taking the winterium class at TMS and my old Seminary buddies have been having fun with it...here what Sean "Mud" Harrelson sent me.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXadntuQIztlWvFDjmoaBBgGjdth492mRDnx5ii723RtqeIMGUfIMNO68q2SvsWiSi5HflFlhDur0kOeFpnQuTTDS22Jp6umzbpPhrjlHhSlWG6Crm4mkhF4Iad52T3UDZdLs/s1600-h/joelicio+kel-toro.Sean+Harrelson.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigXadntuQIztlWvFDjmoaBBgGjdth492mRDnx5ii723RtqeIMGUfIMNO68q2SvsWiSi5HflFlhDur0kOeFpnQuTTDS22Jp6umzbpPhrjlHhSlWG6Crm4mkhF4Iad52T3UDZdLs/s320/joelicio+kel-toro.Sean+Harrelson.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153685253132568514" /></a>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-12910624164445874222008-01-02T23:46:00.000-08:002008-01-03T00:28:25.707-08:00The Tooth FairySam fell with his mouth open about two years ago and his front tooth has always been a little loose. Well..about two weeks ago I noticed that he had wiggled the tooth and made a pin hole in his gums with the broken end. Well...we couldn't go to the dentist because we had to add him to our dental plan. In the mean time, the gums split all the way to the gum line. I only showed a few people because of the freak out factor (especially the Grandparents). So, today was the big day...and of course I had my camera ready. We can't hide it any longer. Enjoy.<br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwdtVPhJbAMgwJT0AFoaM3Lpvj_MpoA7JRgzSNQgOesnt16kWzykMZymkCq8gElT2PhXNPlBkOKARc' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B28-EN9qVzSj-d54N23RetNLgOkgof9vCykQtN-NmXvZ2OFFiwS4EF-puM8jd6R_ImmF-hc9SxpY1tVrYYGWgnQq9o39XS74sLBejzeLeGR25z-M3KjSyTxtzDHTEHksLoDN/s1600-h/IMG_0402.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-B28-EN9qVzSj-d54N23RetNLgOkgof9vCykQtN-NmXvZ2OFFiwS4EF-puM8jd6R_ImmF-hc9SxpY1tVrYYGWgnQq9o39XS74sLBejzeLeGR25z-M3KjSyTxtzDHTEHksLoDN/s320/IMG_0402.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151159168117426066" border="0"></a><br /><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzaYGPhwQeP-v9z6bJxyH4ROaB8d8NfA6w4Uj7PLztIVLHzhYC62y6fopg_aJ3abxRTWEIHqc-7_hg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJvbqlin5XxkAi78GQvE6TpeLsa-r2KAdtMIyQvW_na97TLMrlYA1vcNxhCdGKfh0EgOP2E7eZ2cutzvs3m5-S3fJeBbW4V1G_RmPFVsmeo7BlKa7nvRg2u9DqyDVrMEaWqXw/s1600-h/IMG_0405.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJvbqlin5XxkAi78GQvE6TpeLsa-r2KAdtMIyQvW_na97TLMrlYA1vcNxhCdGKfh0EgOP2E7eZ2cutzvs3m5-S3fJeBbW4V1G_RmPFVsmeo7BlKa7nvRg2u9DqyDVrMEaWqXw/s320/IMG_0405.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151159176707360674" border="0"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVyDaCn5Ia9LLGnBnL-SIBcflOBwpEp1s2Fb4Zrx7H1qpp84Mj2EBhv2UDCP_DV5uncxmat1ODxjyV-pd_NEl8hdNyXvcNe6QDr8LBVWMX07RGdbu_rGcOyuEcIA7FS3-btq8/s1600-h/IMG_0411.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVyDaCn5Ia9LLGnBnL-SIBcflOBwpEp1s2Fb4Zrx7H1qpp84Mj2EBhv2UDCP_DV5uncxmat1ODxjyV-pd_NEl8hdNyXvcNe6QDr8LBVWMX07RGdbu_rGcOyuEcIA7FS3-btq8/s320/IMG_0411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5151159181002327986" border="0"></a>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-42620831978374935972007-09-03T22:44:00.000-07:002007-09-03T22:52:29.881-07:00Beating the Heat<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpAtEK5t7jTEFbNirhzaRxvolhsqKAGga2OWq4G11tf7zWVCA3yttenTdHFrJPYmjQzdMp0GHwwS5Y9evH_NMnXE5CriQDS2sVZAkKjGXlzydgERv-GzyOJ6BfVmm07NXa1cem/s1600-h/DSCN6608_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBH7kLAQb-NEDAMwVonO_AKwQ5hA0Me5IrSyCQ2-8y57M5dz8wOgsk9Jhlt3OPcXNj4vP25_ftpbpenxsC5eQFbffdzLPzMQH_Eyq4OilTgAuiyeir4OZwGDXyaPhiJBmHCdSK/s320/DSCN6589_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106222682426891826" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCYK_j1QasduAptvrqKSR4Q9zGH1xlrHX3xoP6xzauWnD9LUbT2lOAAech0u8H-boJXZVmcaqGjXtBP0uYhX8XHvwXNTt1HAN7XFr4UqDxP8ZCAQFDuqJhxjhGtl5UoNLx20K/s1600-h/DSCN6571_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkCYK_j1QasduAptvrqKSR4Q9zGH1xlrHX3xoP6xzauWnD9LUbT2lOAAech0u8H-boJXZVmcaqGjXtBP0uYhX8XHvwXNTt1HAN7XFr4UqDxP8ZCAQFDuqJhxjhGtl5UoNLx20K/s320/DSCN6571_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106222695311793730" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWl5ZuGL01OwMpb4CIRodz7woiX24LxaDBOww2nz3sUGSfsXWwVPklbqjJItMgPON_a7lD7V_iCbNDSjdbNHHSCb2E1_KqozzbQTkigOiSZhnZZ2GZ2Y5kehi5p5NWX7lVfD0/s1600-h/DSCN6562_2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWl5ZuGL01OwMpb4CIRodz7woiX24LxaDBOww2nz3sUGSfsXWwVPklbqjJItMgPON_a7lD7V_iCbNDSjdbNHHSCb2E1_KqozzbQTkigOiSZhnZZ2GZ2Y5kehi5p5NWX7lVfD0/s320/DSCN6562_2.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5106222699606761042" /></a><br />We spent this weekend running from the heat. Two of those days were spent at Santa Barbra and Santa Monica. I do love photography and captured some nice moments. Enjoy.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-44810805967329240212007-06-29T16:04:00.000-07:002007-07-02T10:31:09.283-07:00Sword BattleAh, my boys playing swords in the backyard on a summer afternoon...watch and enjoy.<br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kJw85YU5LrQ"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kJw85YU5LrQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-72169472463803759172007-06-29T09:30:00.000-07:002007-06-29T09:33:14.413-07:00Natural HistoryI admit freely that I am in awe of natural history. This clip is one reason why. <br /><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LU8DDYz68kM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-57032458766519130832007-06-27T08:40:00.000-07:002007-06-29T15:40:35.233-07:00Season Pass<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bGOEi1cOnMqYkvJ9Ua25TpJpFEMVCKROy5ExNpGDnmHbe0dEYo4jbwuD0cImAX3C5sUMc6hSyqgEwZLe3572oP0eAKDVKvSDautrHGQFvy_qBFZ22WCBYo6MlkL1f-dFcyxW/s1600-h/Cars.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7bGOEi1cOnMqYkvJ9Ua25TpJpFEMVCKROy5ExNpGDnmHbe0dEYo4jbwuD0cImAX3C5sUMc6hSyqgEwZLe3572oP0eAKDVKvSDautrHGQFvy_qBFZ22WCBYo6MlkL1f-dFcyxW/s320/Cars.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081619446435288082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrd0YOuLjyVNkEKHMEtAEnUdCC7cERouMY2aQfSQW8I3C416zLhrwrc0vP86NKuGrCPXv1RsG66Ob86H79VB31iaLoKSUiaXrpX_HE7JN89DIfIVxUAISgGBcRxqHWypt5H7N/s1600-h/new+camera+001.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkrd0YOuLjyVNkEKHMEtAEnUdCC7cERouMY2aQfSQW8I3C416zLhrwrc0vP86NKuGrCPXv1RsG66Ob86H79VB31iaLoKSUiaXrpX_HE7JN89DIfIVxUAISgGBcRxqHWypt5H7N/s320/new+camera+001.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081619455025222690" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF2EPxN0__DJ45oGJxHP7eJRw_aOy2gu5Dzy_UR5VN9yfgGtbsMxd27-77UoPGth39Atb-R7mBMbykBs5I8aWwI1RxLtYAfVsVKdRZBoXdY1TGYE-Rs-iSLpJtgY_VfnDNMHe/s1600-h/DSCN6365.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrF2EPxN0__DJ45oGJxHP7eJRw_aOy2gu5Dzy_UR5VN9yfgGtbsMxd27-77UoPGth39Atb-R7mBMbykBs5I8aWwI1RxLtYAfVsVKdRZBoXdY1TGYE-Rs-iSLpJtgY_VfnDNMHe/s320/DSCN6365.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081619463615157298" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkYZrZqxZp0QWVjgYmPmNwPafPEB_EKU6p6OnpTYVM7SRT71Sw9GU2by_8qYDenjFaKgCBKIbr8S3rfWW9KoxqMQoaEPdzp8kC1sCBRZNoW_Np2Oipko5qud-h9XvGR-p2iTK/s1600-h/DSCN6383.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHkYZrZqxZp0QWVjgYmPmNwPafPEB_EKU6p6OnpTYVM7SRT71Sw9GU2by_8qYDenjFaKgCBKIbr8S3rfWW9KoxqMQoaEPdzp8kC1sCBRZNoW_Np2Oipko5qud-h9XvGR-p2iTK/s320/DSCN6383.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5081619467910124610" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2tO4BJjnZwdaI2Zy5UhGO40unncsoZyhjB_P5-S2zIxoyIu-X2w-I2sGbsUu4yOGGGRj8YhpqtNKbsGy6GYgEO-s7CcwRlY7xijVM3ILawqTTvn7oJzs0PUH5k5Cwmo4ejp/s1600-h/DSCN6397.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMM2tO4BJjnZwdaI2Zy5UhGO40unncsoZyhjB_P5-S2zIxoyIu-X2w-I2sGbsUu4yOGGGRj8YhpqtNKbsGy6GYgEO-s7CcwRlY7xijVM3ILawqTTvn7oJzs0PUH5k5Cwmo4ejp/s320/DSCN6397.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5080772878316475378" border="0" /></a><br />Everyone has dreams of things that they would like to have or do. I am not a materialistic man, and I have never had any inate desire for worldly goods...except three things. 1. A ski-Boat with something to pull it with 2. To visit The Magic Castle 3. To be Disneyland Season Pass Holders. I have desired these strange things from my youth.<br /><br />This year I was able to visit The Magic Castle (thanks to Jeff Lewis) and the RD's gave us season passes Disneyland. I have visited twice in the last two weeks...because we could. I have to admit...I realy like going to Disneyland with my family and friends.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-8120573043756310352007-06-24T16:17:00.000-07:002007-06-24T20:39:37.674-07:00My Best Man<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiioVmVbIVIaQ-hURK4tiZoP5N6FKMMUWy1Z_miMM1zsH4LutiMUKutSCVcaW4vn54bfOFOF7MFb_ViMQy3kC1pw_3XJqnQd7IAI8S2nnpUIr50pOhyB3FUIDRkc4Apx-avYe/s1600-h/DSCN6391.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigiioVmVbIVIaQ-hURK4tiZoP5N6FKMMUWy1Z_miMM1zsH4LutiMUKutSCVcaW4vn54bfOFOF7MFb_ViMQy3kC1pw_3XJqnQd7IAI8S2nnpUIr50pOhyB3FUIDRkc4Apx-avYe/s320/DSCN6391.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079780202997191618" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Heidi and I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">celebrated</span> our 10<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">th</span> wedding Anniversary on June 14<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">th</span>. It is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">surprising</span> how we can look back with thanksgiving on all the Lord has done while shocked at how fast it has happened. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">reminded</span> of the "<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">vaporness</span>" of life when we spent the day with the <a href="http://www.spanselfamily.blogspot.com/"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Spansel's</span></a> (Mark was the Best Man at our wedding) and realized that none of these kids were born yet. I told Heidi that the next 10 years of marriage will be the most rich and fulfilling yet (she rolled her eyes and agreed). At my 20th anniversary who knows what this picture will look like.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-73428580628324634952007-06-20T16:30:00.000-07:002007-06-20T16:39:00.862-07:00CMD 4 LifeThere is a former student of mine that has cmd4life as the prefix to his e-mail...and for good reason. There is one thing about TMC that can not be underestimated. The undisputed power of a good idea in the hands of Chapel Media to build TMC Spirit. They are in the business of making and mirroring college memories. Here is an old favorite of mine.<br /><br /><object height="350" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zbztaLegGSQ"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zbztaLegGSQ" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-12148508923058223132007-06-17T15:39:00.000-07:002007-06-18T07:48:16.005-07:00Why do we watch what we watch?I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">believe</span> that film is the number one platform for worldview conversation <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">among</span> college students. This is for good reason. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Film</span> is the most powerful platform for popular cultural and political commentary (music is second). An <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">inconvenient</span> truth proved it and Sicko is going to trying to and <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">America</span> is still not ready for Children of Men (I-Tunes profits will tell the rest of the story).<br /><br />I listen in on the kinds of films being made and what the reviewed commentary are, and gain some insight into what form and what message is being preached. When I do watch a movie, it is well informed as to why and what I am engaged in. Sometimes I can fully understand a movie without ever watching it. I never watch a movie without its context.<br /><br />Knocked-up is getting some <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/knocked_up/">incredible press</a>. Some have labeled it a "era-defining <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">comedy</span> like little miss sunshine and when harry met sally." I have also gotten a good review from some well meaning <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Christians</span>.<br /><br />I was reading my WORLD Magazine and <a href="http://www.worldmag.com/articles/13048">they reviewed the movie</a>. Then I ran <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">across</span> the Rolling Stone interview of Judd <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Apatow</span></span>. I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">believe</span> that this movie could be an "era-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">defining</span> comedy" and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Apatow</span></span> as its <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">genius</span> comic writer. Don't be <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">deceived</span>, this "mainstream form" of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">sophomoric</span> and campy comedy has <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">calloused</span> the humor of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Americans</span> and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">undiscerning</span> christian. Knocked-up has the look of a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">clever</span> comedy, but it is just a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Trojan</span> horse for the same kind of comedy found in Anchorman, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Talledga</span> Nights, and the 40 year old virgin...one of the mainstream platforms for the crass social commentary of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Apatow</span></span>. Movies like these give nothing to the thinking christian...they only take away.<br /><br />What is funny? What is good humor? This era has not defined it well and the unwise christian is depicting it. What <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">satisfies</span> your <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">appetite</span> for laughter and humor? Why do you rent or watch the comedies that you do? What are you laughing at and why? What is funny today that was not funny 5 years ago, and in turn what is not funny today that made your side hurt last year?<br /><br />Listen, I love to laugh...mostly at you. Those questions just bring warning and reflection on what the world values and what the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">Kingdom</span> values and how that battles on the field of our heart. It also calls to account what dominates our worldview and why. Everything in life and art proclaim something in material what is true in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">immaterial</span>. <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">Whether</span> the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">tragedy</span> and the shallow hopes of sin or the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">beauty</span> of redemption in Christ alone.<br /><br />So, know why you watch what your watch...and watch with a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">discerning </span>eye and not a self-<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">deceived</span> heart.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-37510996205247225202007-06-10T22:34:00.000-07:002007-06-10T22:48:44.271-07:00HomosexualityI have had the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">privilege</span> of walking <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">though</span> this issue in the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">lives</span> of several young men and this issue is gaining national recognition. I believe that homosexuality, gender <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">identity</span>, and bi-sexuality will be a core issue in the church in the next five years. I had lunch with a friend that is dealing with homosexual desires yesterday. I am thinking about how to bring some clear thinking about how men can disciple men through the issue of homosexual desires. You don't think that a christian man can struggle with homosexuality...that is exactly the mindset that should be investigated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">biblically</span>. The only guy out there that is talking about it from a current perspective is Albert <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Mohler</span>. I was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">reminded</span> of t<a href="http://www.albertmohler.com/article_read.php?cid=7">his article </a>and thought I would share it with you.<br /><br />I am currently working on a lecture entitled "I know homosexuality is a sin, so now what?" I want to develop some clear gates that every man dealing <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">biblically</span> with the issue of homosexuality should walk through. Hopefully, these gates will then become common vocabulary for spiritual men to help those dealing with this issue. I am prayerfully considering teaching this material at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">TMC</span> men's split chapel this fall.<br /><br /> <span id="en-ESV-28457" class="sup">"9</span>Do you not know that the unrighteous<sup>[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=53&chapter=6&version=47#fen-ESV-28457b" title="See footnote b">b</a>]</sup> will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,<sup>[<a href="http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=53&chapter=6&version=47#fen-ESV-28457c" title="See footnote c">c</a>]</sup> <span id="en-ESV-28458" class="sup">10</span>nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God. <span id="en-ESV-28459" class="sup">11</span>And such were some of you. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God<br />" I Corinthians 6:9-11JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-30403399081517544362007-06-09T15:03:00.000-07:002007-06-09T15:06:31.330-07:00Best Sports MoviesRotten Tomatoes has run some well informed "best of lists" and I like <a href="http://www.rottentomatoes.com/features/special/2007/top_sports/?p=1&list_sidebar_spot=1">the sports one </a>for summertime movie fun.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-31008882501644343382007-06-09T10:50:00.000-07:002007-06-09T11:00:43.597-07:00Sleeping with a 3 year oldI have been catching up with my family this week. Namely, camping and visiting the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">grandparents</span>. This means that I have been sleeping next to Sam. This has been a great time to enjoy him and my family. It has also given me much appreciation to Heidi for what she does all day. I have also <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">enjoyed</span> the simple pleasures of being awakened by my son every morning.<br /><br />Being in this stage of life with young kids places things into perspective. The christian life really is lived in small acts of faith in obedience. That <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">rhythm</span> being established into the heartbeat of the daily life. It is just as godly to listen to and serve my 3 year old as it is to preach a sermon. The same spirituality is required although the mechanism is the same.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-32578816827078775292007-01-26T22:21:00.000-08:002007-01-26T23:05:54.038-08:00Sanctifying the CommonA <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">TMC</span> Alumni sent me this Justin Taylor link about Martin Luther's take on <a href="http://theologica.blogspot.com/2007/01/luther-on-sanctifying-ordinary_19.html">changing diapers for the glory of God</a> . <br /><br />There is a false <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">dichotomy</span> between the sacred and the secular. To say that one activity is more "spiritual" than another is to regulate the dominion of Christ to particular arenas and not to give Him lordship over every area of life. It has always been about the heart attitude (Prov 4) employed toward a particular activity that validates its spiritual authenticity. To be sure, I am not talking about anything that is prohibited in the bible and clearly sinful...rather I am talking about redeeming the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ordinary</span> moments of life for the glory of God. It is the small acts of faith done in the everyday moments of life that creates a <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">sanctifying</span> ripple effect into all areas of the <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">spiritual</span> life. This is the practical expression of the christian worldview....not just that you can discern through humanistic <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">rhetoric</span>, but to discern what car to buy. The christian life is one that <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">acquires</span> biblical understanding and can practically apply it to everyday moments in everyday life.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-4032556463492217242007-01-21T17:01:00.000-08:002007-01-21T17:16:05.649-08:00Summer JobsEnjoy this article in the <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-oe-kendall20jan20,1,1045450.story?ctrack=1&cset=true">L.A. Times</a> I read while getting my car washed <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">yesterday</span>....In honor of our beloved <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">SCV</span> "amusement" park, summer jobs, and Nate Busenitz who (<span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">as legend</span> has it) also grew up while serving an over priced <span onclick="BLOG_clickHandler(this)" class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">hamburger</span>.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29316526.post-83060862071141477782007-01-09T09:59:00.000-08:002007-01-09T10:02:23.248-08:00Practicing Our Positional Holiness1 Peter 2:9-12 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. 11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul. 12 Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation.JPKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11961957308615505082noreply@blogger.com1