Stuff Christians Like

If you want a great blog to visit daily, look no further than http://stufffchristianslike.blogspot.com/ It could not be more hillarious and true. I challeng you to read the whole list, i did it once, and it gets added to every single day.

To Whom It May Concern..

Thanks for the anonymous "note" today. WOW.

Weight Loss Contest Over, Tummy Issues and two weeks without my mouth...

Well its official, out staff biggest loser competition came to an end. The end result was fantastic, as a group we lost collectively 100 lbs!! I myself went from weighing 210 lbs on March 12th to weighing in at 170 lbs this past week, a total loss of 40 pounds. A huge thanks to the people at weigh watchers (although i still havent been to a meeting), the sidewalks between my house and our church (where i walk daily), my wife(for not going crazy because i got so annoying with this obession) our staff here at South Side (for doing ALMOST as good as me), Krogers (for selling Lean Gourmet meals for 1$) and my fat (for leaving).

As a staff we like to go to BW3's from time to time to enjoy some hot wings. We went yesterday and i ordered my usual, 18 wings (I know, yuck). I actually ate them all, plus more later. I know know what it is like to have a two day belly ache. I cant even stomach french fries after all this time of eating only grilled or baked foods, but after having such a unhealthy lunch in such great quantities i just might die. So if you enjoy praying for useless things, please pray for my tummy not to hurt much longer, eventhough i deserve it.

Also for our South Side tribe, i will not be preaching for the next two weeks, as i will be observing my occasional break from the preaching schedule. I will be worshipping with you, so be on the lookout for the annoying fellow with the "Jesus Loves This Guy" shirt that talks through the whole sermon and gets up too often for coffee and potty breaks (a result of the coffee and the wings from tuesday i am sure).

But if anyone is in need of anything, dont hestitate to call or e-mail. My e-mail is hafe4osu@gmail.com and my cell is 740-606-7347. ThankZaBunch.

Oh Yes...

Jason Castro. Singing with his Worship Team just before Idol's Hollywood week.
Clumsy by Jason Castro

And i thought the Crusades were bad...

Okay there are many things we as Christians should apologize for:
Micheal W. Smith's career
Child Molestation
Stephen Baldwin
3/4 of the wars
"What if cartoons got saved?" (you know what I'm talking about)
and many many more.

But something i saw this morning takes the cake. Watch this video

Now I'm God's Mess...

I was a drunk and a liar.
I was addicted to nothing but impressing those who lived with more issues than i had.
I hated the only people in my life who loved me.
I was in a dangerous relationship that was based upon lust.
I was full of passion for things that would be gone tomorrow.
I was lazy and uncommitted.
I had no vision or direction.
I was literally, open to anything.
I believed the only Jesus that existed was on old people's wall clocks.
I had nothing to do with the church.
I cared nothing for the poor or diseased.
I was suicidal.
I was foul mouthed.
I was cold inside.
I was a bully to those weaker.
I was a follower of all things popular.
I was a fraud.
I was selfish.

I was alot of things, but then Jesus saved me at age 19.



Now I'm God's Mess.

Dad, da, da, da, dad...

So this is Father's Day week here at South Side (well i guess everywhere else in the USA) and it seems like everyone is doing some sort of planning for the holiday in one way or another. This Sunday in our contemporary service we will be going through some scripture of the topic of daddy's. Well not really, actually we will be going through scripture about our real fathers, which is God. But it all got me to thinking about how much i love being a dad. A couple of things on this subject to share with you.

Gretchen had her 1 year old birthday party this past saturday, and it was alot of fun. She ate cake, opened presents (well Em did) and got to see alot of fun people. She was hillarious when observing all of these things, but the biggest highlight was last night, when she took her 1st 5 consecutive steps. I know some of your children walked earlier, and i guess still she isnt really "walking" but she is stepping, and for us that is huge. She spreads her arms out like a airplane and just kind of giggles and goes forwards, its great. so after she does this I call my mom and tell her and she is all excited and i put Gretchen to bed, this was about 7:30. Em actually went to bed too because she had alot going on all day and needed the rest. So we get her to bed and then about 8:30 i hear Gretchen crying. I go in to see what is going on ad she is wide awake.She threw her bottle against the door (as usual when she wants up) and she wasnt having this bed stuff. So for the 1st time in 1 year of her existence, i took her out of bed and we watched TV and played for almost 3 hours. It was a blast. We giggled and yelled and acted silly, i loved every second of it. Then she finally fell to her pillow by her toy box and she was ready to go to sleep.

The entire way to her bed she kept saying Daddy, Dad, Da, Daddy. Then she smiled and went to sleep for the night. I was so fun to just hang out with her late at night. Not because Em wasnt home and she needed to be watched and not because she needed anything, just because she was there and so was I. I just hope our relationship is always like that.

Until the next time