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Life Thoughts
married* reader* writer* hoops*
teacher* pastor* gamer* juice* runner*
hiker* laughter* listener* blogger* pictures*
student* on mission* swimming* rainy days* reflective thoughts*
sacred moments* new england casual* post manythings* leaning forward*
pine & maple trees* emerging motivations* transmission of life*

My Interests

These days I'm interested in anything that is life. Movies are great but smiles are better. Games are fun but laughing out loud with friends is so much more. Eating out, climbing rocks, crashing boards, and sleeping in are awesome. Doing homework never ends so any time for fun is in. Holidays are super- with family is better. Single is great but marriage is super. I like truffles...

I'd like to meet:

Friends, amir, matt redman, c.s. lewis, g.k. chesterton,
dwayne wade, superman, ben folds five, soren kierkegaard
ben harper, the inventor of the slinky and gak...
people i don't know yet

Music:

apparently i like the lighter stuff: further seems forever, jeremy riddle, needtobreathe, vineyard u.k., snow patrol, mae, leeland, dashboard, caedmon's call, poor old lu, postal service, derek webb, enter the worship circle, desperation, blues traveler, jars of clay (always good), dcb, jason upton, u2, mutemath coldplay, todd agnew, vineyard usa, lifehouse, the fray, john mayer, rich mullins, orange tree, brenton brown, mat kearney, louis armstrong, hillsong united, 89.3 jazz... i'm not into screaming in my music to much, but i can handle it if necessary, if you catch me at the right time i might be listening to p.o.d. still because i'm sold on their 'testify' album with sweet vocals by Matisyahu on "roots in stereo" and "strength of my life"...

Movies:

MOST RECENT: Spiderman 3, curious george, lost season one on dvdIN GENERAL: Anything pixar (love monsters inc), bloodsport (represent the drama! not the plot), most interested in movies that carry an odd plot, or deep plot such as: a series of unfortunate events, lady in the water, signs, luther, never ending story, james & the giant peach, napolean dynamite, lor, bourne identity & supremacy, labryinth, march of the penguins (maybe there is a plot)...

Television:

ALL WE HAVE is fox, some cool stations i can't translate, and retro jams...We do watch lost seasons 1 and 2 on dvd...

Books:

the the canon
God's Politics, Seizing Your Divine Moment, Church Next, the Barbarian Way, Relevant magazine, Shaping of things to come...

Heroes:

Jesus

Dad

friends and family

My Blog

Playing at Faith

Last fall i kind of got a crash course into Soren Kierkegarrd and it impacted my outlook on discipleship and the cross. I can't say I agree with everything Kierkegaard had to say but there are some re...
Posted by Gary on Tue, 15 May 2007 03:07:00 PST

Unpolished Religious Experiences

Recently, I heard the stories of several people who during a conference of sorts, came to sense God was guiding them to a point of sorrow, apology and forgiveness. Several different voices agreed that...
Posted by Gary on Fri, 04 May 2007 08:55:00 PST

It's not easy bein green (or whatever)

Each attempt to think aloud seems to be stunted at different levels, and so this thought is long been forthcoming (hopefully that makes sense). Kermit the frog sang "It's Not Easy Bein' Green" alongsi...
Posted by Gary on Tue, 20 Feb 2007 01:43:00 PST

Possessions, Unity & Culture

One of my hobbies and absolute thrills has been expressing my reflections with friends. I have done much more inward work with little outward expression for the past several weeks. We enjoyed a great ...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 11:03:00 PST

Simply Walking In Your Ways

My life is more. I realize that there is a part of me just interested in being simple. The truth is our culture doesn't really thrive on a simple economy, simple entertainment, simple recreation or a ...
Posted by Gary on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:19:00 PST

Pedro the Lion & opinions on music?

Searching For Creativity In The IndustryI recently ran across an interview with David Bazan of Pedro the Lion, and in the interview, as many others, he was asked about his faith to some degree. I appr...
Posted by Gary on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 11:16:00 PST

Laid to Rest

Today those girls slain in the Amish area have been laid to rest. I still don't know how to respond to what happened and I don't have answers. Several days ago in Bailey Colorado, close to myself and ...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 10:05:00 PST

Christendom misses the point - what's your approach?

Many who call themselves "Christians" ascribe to a view of their faith that places Christianity as the religion of choice or majority in the U.S. I'm not sure if people really believe that or if they...
Posted by Gary on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:53:00 PST

Superman why do we need you?

I was nervous. There's a part of me that loves Superman and I believe I acquired a lot of it from good friends who collected comics. There is another part of me that shudders at Hollywood's attempts...
Posted by Gary on Wed, 04 Oct 2006 12:02:00 PST

My favorite Chuck Norris jokes

These are funny. If find yourself laughing, that is ok! If you don't laugh at an y of them... I'm not sure... When Chuck Norris wants popcorn, he breathes on Nebraska. Chuck Norris uses redhot la...
Posted by Gary on Wed, 27 Sep 2006 01:39:00 PST