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Mark!

Jesus loves me... He loves me a bunch... he always puts Skippy in my lunch

About Me

I used to have a really long "About Me" section. But I wonder if people actually read it. So here's the low down: My name is Mark. I'm a Lutheran pastor (yeah, it weirds me out sometimes, too). I like to spend time with people (preferably people I like) and to eat food when I'm spending time with them. I enjoy hanging out with young people and petting dogs and cats. I make stupid faces when people take my picture, and I drink too much pop.
Your Inner Child Is Happy
You see life as simple, and simple is a very good thing.
You're cheerful and upbeat, taking everything as it comes.
And you decide not to worry, even when things look bad.
You figure there's just so many great things to look forward to. How Is Your Inner Child?

Rescue is Possible.

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My Interests

In no particular order: Ninjas. Pizza. Justice. Monkeys. Bacon. Mountain Dew. Love. Coffee. Dodgeball. Faith. Lincoln Logs. Family Guy. Cheese. Jesus. Peace. Bacon. Sweaters. Beer. Youth Ministry. Burritos. Reality TV. Family. Pirates. Friends. Cartoons. Lawn Gnomes. Junk Food. Good Music. Equality. Bratwurst. Hobbits. Theology. Bacon. Best Week Ever. There are more, but I should really go do homework...

I'd like to meet:

I'm open to meeting all sorts of people. I like variety and diversity, and enjoy spending time with all sorts of different people. The major requirements are that you have a good sense of humor, are open minded, show some compassion and that you bathe on a semi-regular basis. Other than that, a lot of it can be open for negotiation. Oh, and if you would be willing to go out for pizza a lot, then I might be willing to forget some of the requirements. Pizza means that much to me.

    Here is a slideshow of some fun times at seminary. Enjoy!!
      Another slideshow! This time they are pictures of me with some of my friends, taken by ME!! Enjoy!
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      Music:

      Weezer, Indigo Girls, Jack Johnson, Ben Harper, Gavin Degraw, Howie Day, Guster, Scissor Sisters, Ben Folds, Simple Plan, Green Day, Josh Groban, The Killers, old school REM, B52s, Nickel Creek, Missy Elliot, Guster, Old Crow Medicine Show, Jars of Clay, Simon and Garfunkel, that dog, Dave Matthews Band, Joss Stone, Carole King, James Taylor, Jimmy Buffett, Barenaked Ladies, Fountains of Wayne, Jason Mraz, Good Charlotte, Mason Jennings, The Refreshments, Rufus Wainwright, Dixie Chicks, John Denver, Girlyman, Tracy Chapman, Chris Rice, Jennifer Knapp, Lost and Found, Black Eyed Peas, Sigur Ros, Caedmon's Call, Derek Webb, ABBA, Bob Marley, The Carpenters, The Shins, Chicago, Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, Rusted Root, Creedence Clearwater Revival, eastmountainsouth, The Polyphonic Spree, Sufjan Stevens, Iron and Wine

      Movies:

      Big Fish, Indiana Jones trilogy, Finding Neverland, Empire Records, Dazed and Confused, Boys Don't Cry, Lord of the Rings trilogy, Harry Potter movies, Saved, all of the Muppet movies (although not so much Muppets from Space), The Cure, Clash of the Titans, CHRONICLES OF NARNIA!, Without a Paddle, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, Dogma, Lilo and Stitch, Emperor's New Groove, Finding Nemo, Ice Age, Madagascar (I like to move it! move it!),

      Television:

      Scrubs, Survivor, Real World/Road Rules Challenge, Amazing Race, Miami Ink, Best Week Ever, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report

      Books:

      The Lord of the Rings, the Chronicles of Narnia, A Walk in the Woods, The Cloister Walk, Harry Potter, Lamb, most anything by Frederick Buechner,

      Heroes:

      Mohandas Gandhi, Mother Theresa, CS Lewis, Frederick Buechner, Thomas Merton, Henri Nouwen, Martin Luther, Kermit the Frog, my mom and dad, Wellstone!, whoever came up with the idea to make bacon, Jesus, there are a lot more cool people out there that I admire, and here are just a few more of them:

      My Blog

      hopefully my week can only go up from here

      So, today I drove up to Stillwater, Minnesota, to take a training course about the FaithInkubators confirmation program, which is the program that my church uses.  It's a three day even...
      Posted by Mark! on Mon, 21 May 2007 09:28:00 PST

      top 6, because i'm ineffective

      It's that point in the afternoon where I have no motivation.  But I'd feel bad leaving, since it's Sr Pastor's day off.  So I'm staying for a little longer.  To take up some time, I'm d...
      Posted by Mark! on Mon, 07 May 2007 02:28:00 PST

      i have nothing better to do, so here's another one of those lame surveys!!! woooo hoooooo!

      1. Where were you when the ball dropped for 2007?I should have been at the Carlsons' house in Grand Rapids, MN... but due to crappy weather, I was at home.  Though I did spend part of the evening...
      Posted by Mark! on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 11:43:00 PST

      something exciting and a fun story

      Tomorrow. It's tomorrow! Tomorrow, after I'm done leading worship, I'm going to come here, cram my bags in the car, grab my other essentials and head up north!  I am going to spend New Years with...
      Posted by Mark! on Sun, 31 Dec 2006 06:05:00 PST

      it's weird, i know

      I was looking through some pictures the other day, and I ran across some that were taken my senior year of seminary, when some of the Bishops had come to campus to talk to us about the assignment proc...
      Posted by Mark! on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:49:00 PST

      Yell Fire

      1. Put your music player on shuffle.2. Press forward for each question.3. Use the song title as the answer to the question.What does next year have in store for me?LaLa Land - All Star UnitedWhat does...
      Posted by Mark! on Wed, 13 Dec 2006 09:45:00 PST

      soundtrack of my life

      1.Open your library (iTunes, Winamp, Media Player, iPod, etc)2. Put it on shuffle3. Press play4. For every question, type the song that's playing5. When you go to a new question, press the next button...
      Posted by Mark! on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 11:41:00 PST

      alphabetical information

      The Letter AAre you available?: depends on what you need/want me to do, I suppose...What is your age?: 29What annoys you?: cockinessThe Letter BDo you live in a big house?: for just one person it is p...
      Posted by Mark! on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:49:00 PST

      another one

      And yet, another survey. This time, it's a "grown up survey!"  Woooo hooooo! Meant to be completed by ADULTS (defined as graduating high school at least three years ago!).Here are some questions ...
      Posted by Mark! on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 06:39:00 PST

      a "bored at work" survey

      Slow day at work.  Most of what needs to be done is done.  I'm just sitting at my desk looking pretty.  So I thought I'd fill out a survey.  Lucky you! Random Questions1. What are ...
      Posted by Mark! on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:36:00 PST