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“I’m very spiritual. I’m very much a believer in luck and karma and energy and your aura and all that stuff. I have an acupuncturist I go to and every time she clears my energy, she tells me to ground myself. She kind of puts me in a meditative space, so if I haven’t done […]
Today it is supposed to hit 104 degrees here in the twin cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul - to quote my favorite celebutante Paris Hilton, “That’s Hot.” My wife and I are going to get out the door here shortly to go for a run in the relatively cool 84 degree temperatures at 9:00 am.ÂÂ
Yesterday I […]
Police Say Man Calls 911 for ‘Hot Chick’
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: July 26, 2006
Filed at 6:29 p.m. ET
CANDOR, N.Y. (AP) — A man who police claim called 911 because he wanted to see a ”hot chick” is cooling his heels in the county jail. Authorities said Tyler Engelhard, 21, told a dispatcher his parents […]
I have been golfing a lot this summer. I have not written a lot about golf because there are more important things to rattle on about but today, much like Eddie Vedder from Pearl Jam sings in his 1990 song “Alive,” have I got a little story for you….
I woke up early. I […]
Today I met with my friend Michael Binder - Michael is in the beginning stages of assembling a team of folks to unleash a movement in Minneapolis. I am really honored that he has asked Danielle and I to be part of a process of praying for this movement to take place, and in […]
AMERICANS WITH NO ABILITIES ACT - CONGRESSIONAL ACT 2006
WASHINGTON , DC (AP) - Congress is considering sweeping legislation, which provides new benefits for many Americans. The Americans With No Abilities Act (AWNAA) is being hailed as a major legislation by advocates of the millions of Americans who lack any real skills or ambition.
“Roughly […]
This morning I was able to hang out with my friend Eric Bryant - Eric is the executive pastor / navigator at Mosaic church in Los Angeles, California. Eric and I were reflecting today that we have known each other for going on six years now, and when we met he was the youth […]
It is hot in Minneapolis - hovering each day between 90 - 100 and we are having some fierce humidity. This is not normal for us - and you can tell when you look at everyone who is dealing with the heat. What does this mean in a practical way? I have […]
This past week I flew into Omaha, Nebraska, USA for a meeting with some folks at the Gallup Organization to discuss some new partnerships we are thinking about between Gallup and Bethel Seminary. I appreciated the leadership of my boss who skillfully lead the meeting and crafted where it went as we were just […]
Props to my good friend Mark Van Steenwyk whose church community was featured in a Star Tribune article about new monastic movements in the Twin Cities area. Mark is making a difference in an area of Minneapolis most churches do not seem to be able to crack. Check out the article at: […]