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If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

If Barbie is so popular, why do you have to buy her friends?

So last Friday I get a call at about 4:00pm from Jaclyn Chavez asking to lead worship for her. This is somewhat unusual since she normally gives me a little more notice, but due to the circumstances she really needed someone to cover for her. Of course I didn’t really have a problem with that so I agreed to help her out. At around 6:30pm I went to the clamshell to sound check and get ready. However when I got…

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I intend to live forever – so far, so good.

I intend to live forever – so far, so good.

So last Friday night I had to teach the Jr. High group. I know this doesn’t sound like a big deal to some of you (especially those of you that are Jr. High leaders) but to someone who is really used to interacting with mostly adults, it can be a little hairy. First of all I was given some pretty strict guidelines (“keep their attention and don’t teach over twenty minutes”). I was actually worried about this one because you…

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When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

When everything is coming your way, you’re in the wrong lane.

So recently a lot of questions have been asked regarding hearing from God. What does the voice of God sound like? How can I know if he’s really talking to me? How do I even know if he is talking to me? I think these are all very valid questions and to be honest, I don’t have all the answers (I know that may come as a shock to some of you). Therefore I can only answer you from my…

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I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

I used to have an open mind but my brains kept falling out.

So last night I got invited to a party for my friend Ryan. Ryan was the guy that was in charge of the college group at Moanalua Gardens Missionary Church. However, tomorrow he’ll be on his way to Kona for training for a missions trip and if I’m not mistaken, they train for three months and then go on the mission field for three months. So, before he left, his parents threw him a going away party for him and…

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The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

The problem with the gene pool is that there is no lifeguard.

Happy New Year everyone! So, this is 2004 huh? I’ll be honest, it kind of feels like 2003. Not too much has changed other than I have to remember to write the year correctly. However, as this is the time of year to make silly resolutions to be better, I should probably make some too. How are all of your doing with your resolutions? We’re not even two full weeks into the year and I’m not sure if I even…

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Ambition pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

Ambition pays off in the future. Laziness pays off now.

A few years ago I ran into one of my friends that had just finished her first semester of college. We chatted for a bit and much to my surprise, I discovered that she didn’t want to return to school. Apparently at this moment of her life, she had enough of higher education. So of course I asked her what her future plans were going to be since she had no immediate desire to continue going to school. She responded…

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Weekly Update

Weekly Update

For those of you who didn’t know, when I’m not doing my pastoral thing at Hope Chapel, I earn money working at Pleasant Hawaiian Holidays. I have been working there for many years and have made some great friendships. This story involves one of those friends. There is a girl there called Claire, who I have known for five years. She’s my age, is married, has three kids and comes from a Catholic family. On Sunday morning we were assigned…

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Anticipation

Anticipation

I don’t know about you, but nothing is quite like anticipation. Whether it’s the feeling right before a kiss, taking a plunge down a roller coaster, a first date or even just getting ready for a super good dinner, there is a certain excitement that goes along with anticipating. Last night, during my leaders’ meeting, I noticed that one of my teeth started to hurt (#19 as I would later find out). I discounted it since earlier this week I…

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Needs being met…

Needs being met…

So last night I had dinner with a few of my friends. They are a young couple with a baby that used to attend my church but have since moved on to be involved with another church plant. They left my church a few years ago but we still manage to keep in touch and communicate with each other every few months or so. Anyway, after dinner we were talking (and playing with the baby, who even knows my name…

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Breakfast

Breakfast

I don’t normally post often, but I saw this and I knew this is the kind of thing that KailuaKowboy appreciates. http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mfeid/vtpage/milkmovie2.html