Advancing

Happy Fun Shake

• Warning: Pregnant women, the elderly and children under 10 should avoid prolonged exposure to Happy Fun Shake.
• Caution: Happy Fun Shake may suddenly accelerate to dangerous speeds.
• Happy Fun Shake Contains a liquid core, which, if exposed due to rupture, should not be touched, inhaled, or looked at.
• Do not use Happy Fun Shake on concrete.

Discontinue use of Happy Fun Shake if any of the following occurs:

• Itching
• Vertigo
• Dizziness
• Tingling in extremities
• Loss of balance or coordination
• Slurred speech
• Temporary blindness
• Profuse sweating
• Heart palpitations

If Happy Fun Shake begins to smoke, run away.

Happy Fun Shake may stick to certain types of skin.

When not in use, Happy Fun Shake should be returned to its special container...

Failure to do so relieves the makers of Happy Fun Shake, Wacky Products Incorporated, and its parent company Global Chemical Unlimited, of liability.

Ingredients of Happy Fun Shake include an unknown glowing substance which fell to Earth, presumably from outer space.

Happy Fun Shake has been shipped to our troops in Iraq and is also being dropped by our warplanes.

Do not taunt Happy Fun Shake.

Happy Fun Shake comes with a lifetime guarantee.

Happy Fun Shake

ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTES!

(HT:  KC)

First Catch Of The Season

Our son, Christopher James, went fishing a few days ago by himself.  He caught this good looking Walleye, cleaned it, and barbecued it for our family. 

In a few weeks he'll be off to New Orleans for a couple weeks of service with our youth group.  After two weeks of rest at home he'll be on another plane heading to South Korea with my wife, Deea, participating in a sister-city exchange program.  We're excited to see what God has in store for this young man of God!

Being a son can, at times, be just as challenging as being a father.  We're navigating through life's tumultuous twists and turns together, one day at a time!

Mother's Day Picture (Video)

Tracy Ingalls gets huge props for this find.  Absolutely hilarious.  Enjoy!  And...Happy Mother's Day, Tracy!

It's videos like this that truly make blogging enjoyable.  The privilage of passing on the sic humor of other twisted yet entertaining men makes my life much more complete.........somehow.

Contra-Correinte

Seth Barnes recently received an email from a youth pastor that hits on major themes that concern me regarding the current youth ministry wineskin embraced in North America.

"After much prayer, my wife and I decided that now is the time to resign and set out to find a church where we could explore what it could look like to minister to youth without being concerned about how many youth were coming. Is there a church out there that doesn't base success on whether the youth group has grown? Is there a pastor who will coach me, and not just turn me loose (as much as I appreciate the trust and freedom that implies)? Is there a pastor (and church leadership) who is willing to explore, and isn't simply set in stone how ministry should look? On top of this, I want to work with parents to radically disciple students, instead of encouraging a culture of dividing parents from the youth ministry because we're the professionals and know better than they how to do it. That's going to be a paradigm shift for them and me, as I've become a little too comfortable where I am."

Church Shopping

Everyone and their mammas are posting this.

Good Friends

Sunday afternoon I hopped in a 2006 Honda Accord EX (Carbon Bronze Pearl) headed for Portland, OR.  A good friend of mine, Quinn Crandell, needed a set of new wheels for his lovely wife, Deidra.  After meeting Quinn's family and delivering their new sedan the two of us headed for Kennedy School McMenamins to meet up with one of my best friends, Frank Martinez (right).  The Martinez' put me up for the night afterwards.  Monday, Frank and Quinn took me golfing before dropping me off at PDX to fly back to Moses Lake.  Thanks, guys!