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About Me

not every sure what to write here, but yeah... i'm trying to figure out what my life is. my job is missions/service pastor at scum of the earth church in denver. the rest of my time, i write or read. stories or poetry. and i'm always listening to music. usually something alternative, but i listen to about everything but country and opera (which is NOT to say i don't like country or opera [if it's done well] just that i usually don't listen to it...). hanging out is cool. in coffee shops or diners. with friends or my laptop or God. He's pretty cool. we talk a lot.... i need to get out to the mountains. or the nature trail i found here in denver. by the creek.
TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: benjamin clifford mercer
Birthday: november 9, 1976
Birthplace: riverside hospital, wichita, kansas
Current Location: denver, colorado
Eye Color: blue
Hair Color: ash blond
Height: almost 5'9"
Right Handed or Left Handed: right
Your Heritage: irish, scottish, french, english, swedish, german, slightly first nations
The Shoes You Wore Today: airwalks
Your Weakness: trying to walk the line between grace and truth
Your Fears: true love casts out fear
Your Perfect Pizza: white sauce, chicken and red peppers or italian sausage, green peppers and jalapenos
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: pay off my debt
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: *grin*
Thoughts First Waking Up: what time is it?
Your Best Physical Feature: i've been told my laugh... but i don't know that that's physical, so my eyes.
Your Bedtime: anywhere from 10pm to 3am
Your Most Missed Memory: if i'm missing my memory, how could i remember it?
Pepsi or Coke: diet code red mountain dew
MacDonalds or Burger King: arby's
Single or Group Dates: single
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: monkey bean's black mango iced tea
Chocolate or Vanilla: chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: cambric
Do you Smoke: no
Do you Swear: when necessary
Do you Sing: badly
Do you Shower Daily: good question... *grin*
Have you Been in Love: yes
Do you want to go to College: have 2 degrees and would love to go back
Do you want to get Married: yes
Do you belive in yourself: sometimes
Do you get Motion Sickness: not usually
Do you think you are Attractive: i'm not sure...
Are you a Health Freak: no, but i'm trying to be healthier
Do you get along with your Parents: agree on all things, no. get along with, yes.
Do you like Thunderstorms: hell yes!
Do you play an Instrument: my car stereo doesn't count, does it?
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: i had a sip of hard cider
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: does caffeine count?
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: does 16th street count?
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: no
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: no
In the past month have you been on Stage: yep
In the past month have you been Dumped: no
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: no
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: no
Ever been Drunk: yes
Ever been called a Tease: no, but i probably should have been...
Ever been Beaten up: yes
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: hit by a bus, saving a small child...
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: someone who makes Jesus smile...
What country would you most like to Visit: the british isles
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: all of them
Favourite Hair Color: all of them
Short or Long Hair: long hair
Height: my height or a little shorter
Weight: average
Best Clothing Style: whatever she's comfortable in, the less preppy the better
Number of Drugs I have taken: do caffeine and alcohol count? if so, 3.
Number of CDs I own: too many to count... around 400.
Number of Piercings: 1
Number of Tattoos: 0, but looking at 2, possibly 3 in the future...
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 1
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Soul Asylum-Just Like Anyone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luyBMqGDIOc

Soul Asylum Just Like Anyone Unknown

i've been searching for this video for awhile now & i'm so glad i found it. it makes me smile very big...



My Interests

I'd like to meet:

not sure what they mean here, but i'd like to meet Jesus. james. john. paul. trent reznor. stephen lawhead. steve taylor. c.s. lewis. j.r.r. tolkien. tori amos. matt slocum. john donne. william blake. gerard manley hopkins. the brownings. the rosettis. jack vettriano. yeah, people like that...

My Blog

ScuminScotland 2009 penultimate update

Friends I wanted to let you know that the ScuminScotland team of 2009 met on Friday & decided that as we have had no sponsor, we shall not be attempting to return before the end of the summer.  I left...
Posted by on Sun, 07 Jun 2009 10:58:00 GMT

ScuminScotland Update

The ScuminScotland team is still not in Scotland. Last week was spent trying to find any possible sponsor to get us into the UK. & so many of you offered numbers, email, prayers, kind words, etc. & ...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 10:26:00 GMT

Why Scum is not in Scotland...

In March, the UK regulations for international volunteers changed & now a sponsoring business or charity is required.  However, when this changed, Immigration didn't tell any UK charities or businesse...
Posted by on Fri, 29 May 2009 08:27:00 GMT

Scum of the Earth Church in Glasgow, Scotland

FriendsJust wanted to let you know that a team of 5 Scumkids from here in Denver, Colorado will be hopping a plane come Tuesday, 26 May 2009 to Glasgow, Scotland 'til 25 June 2009 when we'll be ret...
Posted by on Sat, 23 May 2009 12:35:00 GMT

the Light of Christmas

FriendsI'm taking liberty here. I don't know what the spiritual realm is like. I don't know what actually happened. But this is a little story I wrote that I wanted to share...They had watched as G...
Posted by on Wed, 24 Dec 2008 19:33:00 GMT

Jesus is coming!

So today, I woke up & grabbed my Bible. I'm reading through the minor prophets 'cause I realized that, though I've read them, it's been awhile & I don't really remember them too well. So a few days ...
Posted by on Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:51:00 GMT

What Im doing for Thanksgiving...

Dear friends & familyAs Thanksgiving approaches, it seems natural to thank you for your friendship, love & support throughout this last year as well as those before it. It also seem in line to invite...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:22:00 GMT

happy birthday to me!

i've got another hour & little bit 'til my birthday is officially over. & it's been amazing! I have a lot of dear dear friends who love me very much. & a family who loves me very much. & the sweet...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:48:00 GMT

amazing night!

tonight,i celebrated some dear friends' marriagei danced in the riveri laid in the leavesi saw a unicorni had a slurpeeit was a good night :)
Posted by on Sun, 02 Nov 2008 07:59:00 GMT

I voted!

So. I voted today. Yep, I did it early which means it may be counted late. Couldn't really figure that one out... There was awhile back when I actually forgot to vote 'cause ministry life can be so cr...
Posted by on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 07:04:00 GMT