lifeasmission

Joey and Joanna Goforth have become two of my best friends since I moved from my home of Canton, OH to Memphis a few months ago. They have 2 great kids, Seth and Ella and the highlight of my Sunday is when Seth, who is 1ish, sees me, smiles, and wants me to carry [...]

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I am departing in just a few hours with a team of 4 others, bound for Kabul, Afghanistan.  Three of us will be helping to facilitate a number of courses around the idea of  servant leadership for a class of government and business leaders.  Zack, a doctor, will be speaking at a medical conference and [...]

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Rick Warren and Saddleback Church hosted a forum where John McCain and Barack Obama answered a series of questions posed by Rick. One of the questions was,
“Does evil exist, and if so, should it be ignored, negotiated with, contained, or defeated?”
The clip is below, but in short Barack’s response was,
“Evil does exist, and [...]

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From the Associated Press:
Ohio church: No kissing, tickling allowed
CINCINNATI (AP) — The Archdiocese of Cincinnati has issued a detailed list of inappropriate behaviors for priests, saying they should not kiss, tickle or wrestle children.
The newest version of the archdiocese’s Decree on Child Protection also prohibits bear hugs, lap-sitting and piggyback rides.
But it says priests may [...]

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We’re back.
Thanks.

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It’s coming soon!

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If anyone is in the market, I am selling a phone, GPS, and IPod.
The phone is a Sprint Treo 755p and comes with all the original packaging and software as well as a bluetooth headset, car charger, and if you are using a mac, the Missing Sync software ($40 value). $150.

The GPS is a [...]

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Well, thanks to this lovely crew (not pictured, but equally awesome are: Jon O., Greg J., and Russell M.  I managed to get all my stuff in my new home yesterday afternoon.

And the unpacking, sorting, and arranging has commenced.
I am in need of a fridge, some furniture, and some other odds and ends (Bueller, Bueller…), [...]

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Apparently the bacteria from my head was transmitted to my blog as it fell ill as well. A few days ago, it just disappeared for some unknown reason. I think I have given it the appropriate dose of Internet-antibiotics and it, like me,
is on the road to recovery. However, according to [...]

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A week ago I had what I thought was a tiny zit on my forehead, so I tried to pop it. Turns out it was actually a bite of some sort and began to swell. By Saturday night, I thought I had it under control. There was still an ugly little mark, [...]

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