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Rob

Are you kidding me right now?

About Me

How do you describe yourself if a few sentences? I love to have fun, but I tend to be task oriented so I depend on good friends to help me relax. I love coffee. I prefer independent shops to Starbucks. I almost never pass a gumball machine without buying. I run like Forrest Gump and took up weight lifting last year. I love experiencoing new things and I have an incessant need to conquer my fears. I have the worlds most eclectic taste in music. I am addicted to reading and hope to someday write my own book. My relationship with God is central to who I am and the most defining thing about my life, but I can't stand people who are "hyper-spiritual." I love spending time with friends and investing in studentts. I'm the student ministries pastor at my church and senior leader for YoungLife at Desert Edge Highschool. I thank God every day for the privilege to work with students on my leadership team and swell up with pride every time I think about them. I love laughing, sushi, epic movies, good art, hiking, and great conversations. If you want to know more you'll just have to get to know me.

My Interests

Reading, Running, Writing, Working Out, Hiking, Hangin with my friends at Starbucks, Watching Moives, Traveling, Cooking,

I'd like to meet:

Rob Bell, Brian McLaren, Donald Miller...and basically anyone who enjoys a good cup of cofee, hanging out, deep spiritual discussions, being adventurous, trying new things, etc.This song is amazing!!! object width="425" height="350"This is a video we did for a sermon on turning outsiders into insiders...which is sort of a part of our mission statement at church-- "Connecting people to God and others"These videos are from a weight lifting contest we did as a pastoral staff at church...they're meant to be goofy. By the way, I kicked butt!!!

Music:

Shane & Shane, Phil Wickam, U2, Usher, David Crowder, Matchbox 20, The Fray, James Blunt, Johnny Cash, Montgomery Gentry, Rodney Atkins, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Derek Webb, Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Frank Sinatra, Hillsong United, Matisyahu, Michael Buble, Shawn McDonald

Movies:

Braveheart, Gladiator, Kindgom Of Heaven, Pirates of the Caribean, Finding Neverland, Meet Joe Black, King Arthur, Batman Begins..

Television:

Lost, The Office, Heroes, anything on the History Channel

Books:

G.K. Chesterton--OrthodoxyDonal Miller--Bluke Like Jazz, Searching For God Knows What, Through Painted DesertsThomas Cahill--How the Irish Saved Civilization, The Desire of Everlasting Hill...The World Before and After Jesus, Sailing The Winedark Sea...Why the Greeks Matter, The Gift of the JewsC.S. Lewis--Mere Christianity, The Four Loves, The Great Divorce, The Chronicles of NarniaBrian McLaren--A New Kind of Christian, The Story We Find Ourselves In, The Last Word...and the Word After That, More Ready Than You Realize, A Generous Orthodoxy, Adventures In Missing the PointDeitrich Bonhoeffer--The Cost of Discipleship, Life TogetherBrennan Manning--Ragamuffin Gospel, The Importance of Being Foolish, The Relentless Tenderness of JesusPhillip Yancey--What's So Amazing About Grace, Soul SurvivorHenri Nouwen--The Life of the Beloved, Return of the Prodigal SonA.W. Tozer--The Pursuit of God, Knowledge of the HolyMike Yaconelli--Messy SpritiualitySteven Lawhead--Talieson, Merlin, Arthur, Pendragon, Grail, Avalon, The Iron Lance, The Black Rood, The Mystic Rose, Byzantium, Patrick, Paradise War, The Silver Hand, The Endless Knot, The Dragon King Saga

Heroes:

Rich Mullins, Bono, Brian McLaren, Jeanne Mayo, Martin Luther King Jr

My Blog

One Year Later

The interesting thing about life is that it never stops moving.  There are moments in our lives when you feel like time is at a standstill and you will forever be there in that very second a...
Posted by Rob on Mon, 25 Dec 2006 06:31:00 PST

Changes

Last night I was talking with a friend of mine about all of the changes I've experienced in the last year...breaking up, saying goodbye to good friends, moving to a new state, making new friends, cha...
Posted by Rob on Sun, 22 Jan 2006 03:19:00 PST

This is how I'm dealing...

Okay, sooo...I'm not making any promises to keep up with this whole blog thing, but I thought I'd give it a shot.  Not really sure what's prompting me here--people have tried to get me to do thi...
Posted by Rob on Fri, 06 Jan 2006 05:54:00 PST