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May 2006

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by Mark on May 24, 2006

Happy Birthday Marko:.

My buddy Marko is having a birthday today. He’s old. 43.

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May 23, 2006

ReImagine Youth Ministry:.ETREK conference call with Steve Argue, March 17, 2006Notes taken by Fred, a volunteer youth worker. Intro:Steve is executive director of Contextual Learning Center at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. Co-founder of Intersect, leadership training and consulting to ministries around the world. Communicator, author, columnist, Group magazine, MDiv from Trinity in Deerfield. Was high [...]

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May 21, 2006

Da Bulls:. Da Bears:. Da Vinci:. So I’m going to see Da Vinci tonight with my buddy Jimmy. (anyone else want to come?) So I was mowing on Friday and had a thought. I always think when I mow. Suburban American Monastocism. It’s the closest thing I’m going to come to to cleaning the stairs [...]

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May 15, 2006

The DaVinci Code, Rob Bell and Saul:. This weekend I read the DaVinci Code. Yes, I broke down and read it. I have a few thoughts about it. Not that anyone cares at this point, pretty much everything that can be said, has been said… yet… I will through in an idea or two. First. [...]

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May 10, 2006

an intro that will never be published:. The book proposal was titled “How Youth Ministry Jumped the Shark” Here’s the intro…———————————————————————Introduction:How Youth Ministry has Jumped the SharkYou do not want to read this book. Put it down. Quickly. You might be spotted. Don’t panic. Gently, clandestinely, put it back on the shelf, so as not [...]

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May 10, 2006

My good friends Jason and Dana living the Gospel:. When a church becomes a mission. Powerful stuff. rivervalleysprings.org

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May 9, 2006

Music I’m listening to today when I mow the lawn:. Tom Jones – Help YourselfRight here – StaindEverything Changes – StaindDestiny on the lawn – The BeesMr. Brightside – The KillersWho I am hates who I’ve become – Relient KSteady as She goes – RacanteursWe’re Going to be Friends – The White StripesMy doorbell – [...]

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May 8, 2006

Quote for the Day “Be careful who’s advice you buy. But be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form a nostalgia.Dispensing is a way of fishing the past from the disposal wiping it off painting over the ugly parts and recycling it for more than it’s worth.” Baz Luhrmann

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May 3, 2006

A Few Random thoughts about Zondervan buying Youth Specialties:. First, I must say that some of my best friends in the world work for both of these orgainizations. Second, I understand the healthy dose of skepticism. I think YS gets it too. Skepticism can certainly inform the free “pushing the envelope” kind of thinking YS [...]

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