It’s strange to think about leaving. Of course I’m excited, but in these Last Two Weeks there is a lot to do, but at the same time things are winding down and it feels strange. What do these Last Two Weeks hold? — Only TWO more services! Wow! — Only one more time to speak at Youth. — GRADUATION! — Time with my family — Going-away party — […]
IT’S OFFICIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Short-term visa has arrived (long-term visa to come in Thailand)… Ticket is purchased… I’m leeeeeeeaving ooon a jet plane… June 2nd I fly from LAX to Bangkok!!!!!!!!! Can you tell I’m excited? My life is super busy right now (as always) – finishing up my graduate degree, finishing up itineration responsibilities, finishing up everything – and it’s hard to organize thoughts in my head, especially […]
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Guess what?! My target date is June 2nd!!! Check it out – I have posted my most recent newsletter, and you can read it here. You can also read other newsletters here.
Radio Revelations Part III – Tickets, “Bleeding Love,” and more “Road”
A few more things I’ve learned and observed from the radio: 7) On Tickets: Have you ever wondered how many theme park and concert tickets are given away on any given day by radio stations all over the nation? THOUSANDS. 8) On “Bleeding Love”: You can hardly listen to a few radio stations for 15 minutes without hearing Leona Lewis’ song “Bleeding Love.” A lot […]
I love my brother, and I love the body of Christ!
On Saturday, April 4th, my brother Evan had a bad bmx bicycle accident. He was at a college group retreat north of Bakersfield, and he was going off a wooden ramp, but something happened to the bike or ramp or both, we’re not sure. He faceplanted into the ramp, and was unconscious for several minutes. A helicopter flew him to the trauma center in Bakersfield, […]
Radio Revelations Part II – Three Measures, Culture, and “Travelin'”
More things I’ve observed and learned from listening to the radio: 4) Three measure max: I can usually tell what song is starting by hearing the first three measures. This is helpful when the song is one I don’t like – my fingers quickly flip to a different station. 5) On Culture: Listening to the radio gives me great insight into contemporary culture. Songs reveal what people […]
POP!!! … flap flap flapflapFlapFlapFLAPFLAPFLAP
This is what I heard at 9:44pm while driving on Highway 60 from Fontana to Moreno Valley last Thursday night. And so began the tire adventure… At first when I heard the loud pop, I figured it was my water cooler lid blowing off – sometimes the container has problems adjusting to altitude changes. But then my car tail started to wiggle, and I heard […]
Radio Revelations Part I – Genes, Santana, and the 5-Station Hypothesis
I’m in the car a lot. I think we’ve already established that fact longggg ago. I love music, and usually have music playing wherever I am. Thus, I listen to a lot of radio. Radio makes me think about a whole host of things, which I will share with you. Feel free to laugh at me. I won’t mind, I will never find out. 1) On […]
I Tube, do You Tube?
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then what is a video worth? YouTube seems to be all the rage these days. It’s turned into a verb, like “google” has — “oh, YouTube it and you’ll see this hilarious video…” I was shopping for a video camera last night, and some models have a YouTube sticker on them, boasting ‘one-click uploads’ to the YouTube […]
By the Numbers
Short and simple: 8 months of itineration over 100 meetings with pastors 58 services so far and 15 scheduled for the month of March phone calls… I don’t even want to know 40,000 university students in Chiang Mai who have yet to say yes to Jesus and I have reached 52% of my monthly budget. Please pray with me that I will raise 100% of my […]