Am I the only one who didn't know that the lead singer from Switchfoot (Jon Foreman) and the lead singer from Nickel Creek (Sean Watkins) formed a band called Fiction Family? Well, I know now. And there music is amazing. I wondered what the combined sounds of Nickel Creek and Switchfoot would be, and it is pretty much what I expected, but still with a few suprises. Here is thier 1st single, "When She's Near"
Monday, March 2, 2009
Since Its My 100th Post...
Here is my Bucket List, as of age 25. Sounds odd to do one, but i am working on a sermon that is similar to this for the week after next, so it got on my mind.
1. Go to Hawaii
2. Visit Every Major League Baseball Stadium
3. Renew our wedding vows on the beach
4. Write a book
5. Truly make someone's day
6. Reunite lost loved one's
7. Baptize all three of my daughters
8. Make a bitter person laugh
9. Learn to play an instrument
10. Witness in person a OSU vs. Michigan football game
11. Be an extra on either a movie or a TV show
12. Meet a youtube sensation
13. Witness the Reds winning a world series (other than when i was in kindergarten)
14. Honestly Learn to love everyone
15. Witness a hole in one
16. Take a 1 month vacation in an RV across the USA
17. Truly Repent
18. Give someone a HUGE anonymous amount of money
19. Spend a week in Tuscany
20. Sky Dive
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
What we can all learn from A-Rod and others like him.
This week the sports world was in a mix of emotions. On one hand you have the man who won 8 gold medals this past summer at the Olympics in Michael Phelps. He is loved by kids, adults, everyone for his achievements. He was on every commercial, and someone to truly look up to. But then we have a photo of him taking a hit off of a bong at a party on the campus of South Carolina University. Now, when this story broke, people were disappointed, shocked, you name it. So Phelps comes out and admits he did it, it was wrong and he is very sorry.
Will people forgive him? Yeah, I'd say so. I mean if he stays clean, then wins some medals, he will be back in our good graces. But what if he denied it? What if he said he wasn't really doing that at all? How would the public have reacted then?
Then we have Alex Rodriguez. It was found this week that he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003. When hearing that, i thought it was going to get ugly from here. I thought it would be another Roger Clemens thing, where they have all the evidence and witnesses in the world, but because he cames about his "name" and legacy so much, he still denies it no matter what.
But thats not what A Rod did. He came out in an interview with Peter Gammons yesterday, and admitted the whole thing. Even saying that he took it from 2001-2003, and not just the one year they have proof. I watched this interview in its entirety, and I was so surprised at how genuine repentant he was. He was sorry to his fans, he was embarrassed, and he said it is no one's fault but his own. If you haven't seen it, watch it here:
But what we can learn from this is, it is not good hiding who we are. It is only hurting ourselves. At one point in the interview, he says that it just feels good to be clear and honest. Hav you done that yet? Does it ever scare you that you might be found out for something that you are doing in your life? That people won't think as highly when they hear you "name"?
Will people forgive him? Yeah, I'd say so. I mean if he stays clean, then wins some medals, he will be back in our good graces. But what if he denied it? What if he said he wasn't really doing that at all? How would the public have reacted then?
Then we have Alex Rodriguez. It was found this week that he tested positive for performance enhancing drugs in 2003. When hearing that, i thought it was going to get ugly from here. I thought it would be another Roger Clemens thing, where they have all the evidence and witnesses in the world, but because he cames about his "name" and legacy so much, he still denies it no matter what.
But thats not what A Rod did. He came out in an interview with Peter Gammons yesterday, and admitted the whole thing. Even saying that he took it from 2001-2003, and not just the one year they have proof. I watched this interview in its entirety, and I was so surprised at how genuine repentant he was. He was sorry to his fans, he was embarrassed, and he said it is no one's fault but his own. If you haven't seen it, watch it here:
But what we can learn from this is, it is not good hiding who we are. It is only hurting ourselves. At one point in the interview, he says that it just feels good to be clear and honest. Hav you done that yet? Does it ever scare you that you might be found out for something that you are doing in your life? That people won't think as highly when they hear you "name"?
Monday, February 2, 2009
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