Countdown to 43 part III

32. She challenges me. Thus, she makes me better.
31. She has beautiful blue eyes.
30. Her spiritual life is real and mature.

This week's music for countdown to 43...When I Said I Do

I admit it...I have a man crush

Tim Keller ~ Redeemer Presbyterian NYC

Countdown to 43 part 2

This is my continued series in the countdown to my wife's 43rd bday. These are a continuation of the 43 things I love about her...

36. She's a model of hard work (sounds Prov 31-ish)
35. She's a combination of tough and feminine.
34. She's very generous.
33. It's funny trying to watch her try to be funny.

My weekly musical (and corny @ times) contribution to my wife as she nears her bday.

My 100th post!!!!

What should this historical post be about?

How about you know your battery is dead when you have to jump it 3 times to get your car 1.5 miles. Yep, that was my Friday morning. Yes, I did change the battery.

Follow up: Alternator shot. Ouch.

Thought Provoking

This video is rooted in Cornerstone Church in Simi Valley CA. They are a mega church that was preparing to spend $60 million on a new building. The pastor Francis Chan was convicted that it was wrong for them to spend so much on a facility when so much else could be done w/ the money.

They have decided to build an amphitheater instead. Now they are giving away 50% of all that comes in.

Pretty amazing.

Countdown to 43

My wife Lisa will turn 43 @ the end of Dec. Between now and then I want to list 43 things I love about her (due to my lack of organization these won't necessarily be in order).

43. She is Zak's mom (she is a great mom).
42. She is Alyson's mom (she is a great mom).
41. She is Eli's mom (she is a great mom).
40. She is strong & independent. A quality I hope is reproduced in our kids.
39. She demands respect from her kids. She can drop the hammer like no one else!
38. She is the best mom ever! (from guest blogger ~ Eli)
37. Hot.

Here's for the hot mom of my kids...

Random thoughts

I am conflicted about Saturday. It was great hanging out with 10 fellow MMA fans @ Buffalo Wild Wings for the Couture/Lesnar fight. I hated seeing Lesnar win. He just oozes smugness.

Watched Get Smart on DVD. I like Steve Carrell, Anne Hathaway and Dwayne Johnson so that was an immediate plus. It won't go down in the annals of movie genius, but it was entertaining. I laughed out loud when Maxwell Smart was in the airplane bathroom trying to get out of his handcuffs.

This is a tattoo that I am considering to have arch over my zeal tattoo. If you are unfamiliar w/ the zeal tattoo it stands for my family Zak,Eli,Alley,and Lisa.

To try to stay motivated with running I have created a running blog to track my progress. It is here.

Reflections on New-vember 16th PM service.
~ Great turn out.
~ Great vibe.
~ I liked learning about people's accomplishments, especially our more introverted people.
~ It takes many people to make these things happen. Dave K, Dave S Sr., Josh, Tim, Lisa and Mike Kay just to name a few.
~ I did feel the sermon was off. Maybe suffering wasn't the best topic for that setting.

~ My wife gave some of the best insight of my adult life this week. Nope, I am not going to tell. But it illustrates, "he who finds a good wife finds a treasure" like the Bible teaches.

Really, really bad theology!!

"Only willing love is worth the price..." This anti-Calvinist song neglects the fact that sovereignty does recognize 'willing love'. The difference is we cannot love God as He commands by our nature. He has to change us. This is the born again we read of.
So we are made truly willing, by His grace. It is the natural 'free will' of man that is 'not willing so that they may receive life.'

On so many levels this song is amazing.

Websites I like

It is interesting when blogs first came on the scene I thought who would be interested? Now, I feel that way about twitter. Nevertheless, very few websites stay on my radar. But of the few here they are...

Hulu...I hardly watch TV. I catch the few shows that I do like on hulu @ my convenience.

The Art of Manliness...The title says it all.

MMA Linker...Catch some of the fights from time to time.

That about does it.

I still don't get twitter.

Obama = Anti-Christ? Thoughts borrowed from 9 Marks

9Marks Blog:

"I don't know if Obama is a Christian or not. If he's not, then he's antichrist in the sense that anyone who is not for Jesus is against him (Luke 11:23). But then so is my next door neighbor who smokes pot in his garage until 5:00 AM on Sunday mornings. Whether or not the president-elect is for Jesus or against him isn't my call to make.

But more importantly, this question seems to take a very America-centric view of eschatology. Monsters like Hitler, Idi Amin, Pol Pot, and Josef Stalin have all risen and fallen and have not been the harbinger of the end times. But this guy wants to socialize our health care, and Jesus is supposed to be so enraged that he will come storming back to save us?

Please. The Christian faith is doing great. Christ's church is being built. The gospel is exploding in other parts of the world. It's not the end of the world... just because you think America's going down the tubes or because you don't like the guy elected to lead one branch of the government for the next four years.

If you're struggling... just take a deep breath, put down your copy of Left Behind, and pray for the president-elect."

HT: Vitamin Z

Yep that's me ...No common sense

Blogs I follow

I enjoy blogs. They are short and succinct. I only have a few I check on each day. Here they if you are interested.

1.Bigfoot Boys
2.Reformissionary This is a cheat. I go to his "blogs I read" and check out Ben Arment, Ed Stetzer and Justin Taylor.
3.Buzzard Blog
4.Gary Lamb

Except for the Bigfoot Boys (my fave blog) the rest are ministry blogs.

Next time I may toss out a few websites that I find beneficial.

Spoken w/ clarity

I am too much of a contrarian to fully sign off on virtually any person or position. But I do love clarity. I also admire when a person speaks having clearly "thought their thoughts through."

I read Gen. Powell's bio years ago and was impressed. This interview impresses me as well.

It's a good thing....

Weird title coming from a conservative Christian. So let me explain...
*It is a good thing that a racial divide has been crossed. 40 years ago MLK was shot.

*It is a good thing that the black community has someone representing them that is not the angry black man i.e Sharpton or Jackson.

*It is a good thing that people on both sides moved beyond the malaise and voted their conscience.

*It is a good thing that Sen. McCain spoke with such grace and honor during his concession speech. It may be the finest speech I have ever heard. It was far better than Obama's victory speech.

*It is a good thing that as a political nation that America is in the words of Bill Bennett "the last great hope." As a great nation we can still be supportive of our leaders where they stand for right, stand as an obstacle when they are wrong (on such issues as abortion and gay marriage) and pray for them as they lead @ a level we will never know.

*It is a good thing that the only vote that counted came from Heaven. Romans 13 all gov't is given by Him.

A good post on the subject of the election can be found @ the resurgence.