Soakin' Up Life . . . at a 100 MPH!

I'm in a bit of a quandary right now. It's the old PC v. Mac thing. My Dell Latitude D600 is fading fast. I've broken one of the hinges and it's getting a bit rusty. I've never owned anything but a Dell. I've owned a Dell P-133 desktop, an Inspiron 3500, and now my Latitude D600. Now don't get me wrong. I have worked on Macs before. When I was in the corporate world my first word processor was an Mac Plus - we often referred to them as Mac in the Box because the monitor floppy drive and hard drive was all self-contained in this little box. But because they were so expensive to fix our company went to a PC network and I've never looked back. Besides, PCs were easy to upgrade and there was a lot more software available for PCs. Now. . .with the advent and implementation of the dual-core processor by Apple I've reconsidered purchasing a Mac. I would love to purchase a Mac-Book Pro with the hopes of being able to run both Mac-based and Windows-...

It's official! Last night I submitted my resignation as Adult Education and Singles Pastor to pursue and develop a new ministry - ManHeart Ministries . MHM is designed to help guys - young or old, married or single - become the man God designed and desires them to be through retreats, weekend adventures, small group retreats, camps or any other manner God sees fit to use. That means on June 1, 2007 I will be solely employed by ManHeart Ministries. This will allow me to travel, write, teach, and other ways hang with guys to help them in their pursuit of God, the woman in their life, and a small band of brothers. To find out more click on the current version of the ministry's logo. Want to do something to help? Glad you volunteered. The primary thing you can do right now is to pray. You can pray for the following: That I continue to hear God's voice Opportunities to speak and share Financial needs of the ministry Creativity while I write Understanding and wisdom as I ...

Well. . .my preparations for my trip to Tanzania, Africa continues. You may recall that I'm going as part of a mission trip in June. I will be serving alongside a couple of other pastors to minister to the pastors in the area where we will be serving, as well as being part of the Jesus Film teams that will go out at night to show the Jesus Film and present the gospel. Pretty cool, huh? One thing about going is that we will, except for a couple of days, be camping in tents out in the bush. This means the only water available is what we bring in bottles. Because there will be so many on the trip and water is so precious, it can only be used for cooking and consumption. Therefore, no showers and no washing of the doo - hairdo's that is. So in preparation for the trip and because I will be out so much in June I went ahead and solved the problem. . .I got my doo done. I called upon the extensive hairstyling skills of Diane Aultman and this is what we came up with. Here are t...

Not too long ago I ran across my ol' French Press coffee maker. Until then I had forgotten all about it . I've started using it again. It's not my fancy-shmancy Barista coffee maker, but it makes a smooth cup of coffee. . .and it's simple. All you do is throw some grounds in the bottom of the glass pitcher, heat up some water, add the water to the grounds, let it steep for five minutes, press the plunger to the bottom of the pitcher, and pour. What do you get for all this? Like a said, one smooth cup of coffee with no after taste. It's goooooood. I forgot about how much I really enjoy French Press coffee. For me, It's one of those simple delights in life. It doesn't require much, just a little extra time. What do I get? A great cup of coffee. For me it's much like riding my motorcycle and feeling the wind in my face, or riding my bicycle and experiencing the child-like freedom we have to go where we want at our own pace, or hanging out at the ...

Some of you may know that in June I will be leaving for a 2-week mission trip to Tanzania, Africa. I will be serving alongside a couple of pastors as we have the privilege of ministering to the pastors of the area where we will be serving. I'm not quite sure where that will be yet. Plans are still being made. I've had to start the prep work - shots, additional medication, stuff for the field, just imagine me in the wilderness with no showers for 3-4 days at a time. Got it, now I need stuff to take the place of showers. Yesterday, I took another big step in the prep work, I purchased a new backpack. It's not like I will be using it as my main bag - we have footlockers for that - so I didn't need an expedition size backpack. The purpose of this backpack is to carry on the plane with me while complying with certain size and weight regulations to get all the way to Tanzania with me. In it I have to carry an extra set of clothes, toiletries, books, travel necessities,...