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About Me

My life in a few paragraphs: I am 33. I belong to the savior of the universe, so I guess that makes me special! :) I grew up in Memphis, but I am now a NW convert and Oregonian for life! We reside in amazing Southern Oregon. I have a beautiful family whom I adore: My gorgeous wife Jessie, studly son Jude, and my lovely daughter Merrick! The rest of my family live in TN and CO, and I love and miss them all! I am a Christian, and thankful for the peace that brings. I LOVE music....Probably too much. I like to read and I like to watch movies. I like coming home and opening the front door and hearing my kids scream in excitiment "Dad!!!". I like reading biographies (nerdy huh?). I like laughing. I like watching my kids play. I love my job. I like the Redwood forest. I like my wife's nose and lips. I like cities and architecture. I like the mountains. I like snow. And I like Denver Broncos football! That should be enough useless information to tide you over. PUT YOUR ABOUT ME SECTION HERE! Changes may take up to 2 mins to show on your profile

My Interests

trying to understand God's will, loving people, social justice, and golf :)

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Music:

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Movies:

I like WAY too many! My list could go for days...so I'll spare you.

Television:

The Office, Heroes, Lost, Flight of the Conchords

Books:

I'll give you a short list or we'll be here all day:most C.S. Lewis; Blue Like Jazz- Donald Miller; any Phillip Yancey book (old stuff is better); most Kerouac (On the Road was my "inspiration" in college...cliche' I know),East of Eden-Steinbeck; Mark of The Lion Trilogy-Francine Rivers; Electric Kool Aid Acid Test-Tom Wolfe; Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas-The late Hunter S Thompson; The Last Sin Eater-Francine Rivers, Friday Night Lights-HG Bissinger (actually the movie wasn't too bad);Catcher in the Rye- Salinger; Lord of the Flies-William Golding; Lord of the Rings and Hobbit- Tolkien, The Kite Runner (great book but cant think of author's name) and most recently Madman- Tracy GrootAnd of course THE BIBLE etc....

Heroes:

So many to list:Jesus Christ, Paul the Apostle, Martin Luther, Truman Rennels, Billy Graham, John Mark Hicks, Rose Saffer, Jessie Pannell the Great, oh yeah....Peggy Pannell (my mom)etc........

My Blog

"I am SO rich"

I am probably the richest dude I know. In fact, right now, I am 100% sure of it! And this is very weird to say, given my chosen profession. And also due to the fact that: I was paid ...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:02:00 PST

Whos Da Man?

It took my 4 yr. old to remind me of who's in charge in this world! Yesterday was my day off. As such, I took the chance to make a few repairs at the house. If you know me at all,...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 24 Oct 2007 09:13:00 PST

Sheikra

One thing that Jess and I got to do on our recent trip was to play. Simply play! It was glorious! One way that this manifested itself was in the form of insane roller coasters. ...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 03 Oct 2007 08:03:00 PST

Gecko Sin

My wife and I just got back from a vacation celebrating 10 years of marriage! It was WONDERFUL! We were in Orlando, FL. It was SO awesome that I will definitely be writing my next se...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 24 Sep 2007 03:21:00 PST

Roadside Prophets

On my way to preach in California Sunday, I spotted a dead car on the roadside. A young man was standing beside it with jumper cables, trying unsuccessfully to flag down help. I though abo...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 03:11:00 PST

check this out

I thought this was interesting. tell me what you think: http://www.burnsidewriterscollective.com/general/2007/09/as_ i_observe_the_state.php?page=2...
Posted by Brian on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 10:02:00 PST

Manmade God

It was a wonderful weekend last week, as we worshipped and learned at Faith Quest. We learned something new and different. The theme this year revolved around marriage. More specific...
Posted by Brian on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 10:19:00 PST

Are You Willing to Try Something New?

Some of us are opposed to change....even if it is good change. Let me know what you think about this: http://www.wilmingtonstar.com/article/20070819/APN/708190635 ...
Posted by Brian on Mon, 20 Aug 2007 01:28:00 PST

Tainted

Well, Barry Bonds did it. He broke a record that was one time thought unreachable. And yes, ESPN has given it decent coverage, but there has not been the media hoopla that you would expect...
Posted by Brian on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:09:00 PST

Goodbyes

It's an emotional month for me. I've been experiencing melancholy days, especially this week. The reason for this is simple: I'm losing 3 special friends this month. Monday, I ...
Posted by Brian on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 03:27:00 PST