So here is another one: I haven't blogged in a while so I feel the need to write an update to release the weight of all that I have not written, bringing the freedom to write again. This time, I'll start with right now and work my way back in time. . .
- Today is Halloween. We carved our first pumpkin. Went trick or treating for the first time as a family (and for the first time in my life). Mackenzie was a bee. Lukas was a puppy. Very very cute!
- Yesterday was a board meeting focused on my future (hopefully I will get to writing about this specifically).
- Monday October 29 - I drove to Oroville WA to pick up a part for my Honda Accord. It still isn't fixed.
- Sunday October 28 - Angela and I met with the organizers of a missions trip to Guatemala. We are leading the team into the field in March. All four of us are going. This is pretty significant for us, as you can imagine.
- Saturday October 27 - We attended our first ever, in our lives, Halloween party.
- Monday October 22 - We were visited by Marc & Dixie Vandersluys. Marc is a childhood friend that I connected with through blogging (and I blogged about it a loooong time ago)
- Sunday October 21 - We finished (formed). (formed) is the name for a junior high youth retreat that I was a part of planning and putting on. It started on Friday for the kids but months ago for me. This is a post or two in itself. At this point, I'll just link to the video I shot, edited and posted to youtube which is a highlight of the weekend.
- Saturday October 13 - Console Gaming Day at the church. I wanted to blog about this and whether or not Halo 3 and such video games should be a tool youth pastors use in ministry.
- Thursday October 11 - Left for a three day trucking trip that I didn't want to go on. I hate being away from my family. My boss broke his nose, I agreed to help him out, and heck, the pay is good.
- Monday October 8 - Thanksgiving day. My parents came over and we ate turkey, surprise. A good meal is always worth writing about.
That brings me to my last post. There were significant happenings that took place before my last post that I didn't write about. Most notably, we bought a new car. A 2007 Honda Civic LX. We are very pleased with our new wheels. So far, averaging 38 Mpg while topping out at 42 Mpg. I am expecting it to increase.
So right now, I am just pleased that I came up with a post. A good blogger will also add pictures. That is asking too much of me right now. I think Angela has been keeping up on her blog. You can check there for pics.
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Another Update
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I have had a beef with Christians who "Don't do Halloween" for a long time now. I don't know what their objection is but I've done Halloween every year since I can remember and it certainly hasn't screwed up my faith. I'm glad to see you and your family embracing it this year and I hope all the Halloween haters realized just how special and valuable that family time is.
Regarding using HALO (or any tool) to reach young people... if its not immoral then I say go for it! If people within the church object then challenge them get involved and come up with better ways to reach today's youth.
Incidentally, the W.O.L.F III event at MCA was the ONLY outreach put on by men in our church last year and it was the only event all summer targeted at the community. While I'm a little proud of that, I also think it's pathetic. Men aren't involved enough in the Church anymore and if it takes TVs, video games, pizza and Coke to get them involved, then so be it.
BTW: 50% of the people who came out did not attend our church and many don't attend any church. I know its not a numbers game, but it is a relationship game. We formed many new relationships and hopefully we'll many more through future events.
I've had the same beef but the problem was that I was one of those that didn't do Halloween. I grew up that way and by the time I could make the decision for myself, I didn't care anymore. Now that I have kids. I do care and we will do Halloween. I came across a good post on the fischtank.com blog: http://www.fischtank.com/ft/inthetank.cfm
Read the October 31st one. W.O.L.F. III looks amazing! I wish I could have been there! Sounds like an awesome event. The only problem is that now that I am a mac user, I don't have a PC that could compete.
I checked out the link to the fichtank. That was a good article and has settled the Halloween issue for me and maybe even the hockey dilemma too. We need to get out into the community, make connections, and build friendships even in the hard places like the rink.
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