I’m in New York on vacation. Today I paid a visit to the Today Show set. I was on the show several times from 8:00-9:00 and then again from 10:00-11:00. I was surprised how easy it was and how small the crowd was. The drizzly and cold weather may have helped. I posted pics below…

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A friend of mine who is a college student received an all-expense-paid invitation to a conference in New York through his school, Azusa Pacific University. He invited me to tag along. We’re going to spend a few days in DC, hit New York, then Chicago for 36 hours before flying home. While he’s at the [...]

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Tuesday, May 19 – Thursday, May 21, 2009 Rick Warren is doing his Purpose Driven Church seminar live and online at Saddleback Church. They are broadcasting the sessions for free. There is also a live web chat with Gerald Sharon and Mark Carver, 2 of the pastors who oversee much of the work at Purpose [...]

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Tesoro High School students took charge of this weekend’s high school service at Saddleback Church. They did an excellent job. Three students spoke. Many of their classmates who don’t typically go to church showed up because of the theme. They got a healthy dose of the gospel from those who spoke. It was awesome. Here’s [...]

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Tonight over dinner at Claim Jumper, our conversation turned to healthy eating. Kind of ironic considering where we were eating. Because there were all guys, the conversation turned into a challenge. We decided that starting tomorrow we would see who could lose the most % of weight in the next 75 days. The prize is [...]

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I’ve been talking with our high school pastor, Josh Griffin, about how we can use our high school ministry Facebook page to enhance our ministry. I asked him for some ideas for what he would like to see done. His list was so good that I thought I’d share it on my blog. Facebook ideas: [...]

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In ministry, as in life, perspective makes or breaks an experience. Tonight I taught a class on how to read the Bible. I put hours of time into the lesson, showed up early to make sure we had the right equipment and the room was set up in a way the students could learn best. [...]

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Our youth ministry at Saddleback Church is having an art festival this weekend. It includes a battle of the bands, film festival, poetry, sculptures, paintings and more. Here are some of the highlights: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r2BisFA3cI]

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