Entries from July 2008 ↓

Quick Updates for 2008-07-31

  • Enjoyed a great breakfast with Rod Mc about tech use by senior leaders across the country. Very interesting stuff. #
  • just finished visiting the village church in flower mound, tx. very cool bunch of young leaders, and a very unique church. #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-30

  • Fajitas never get old. But the Rangers are killing me! Seem to specialize in letting games get away from them. #
  • Nice! Rangers rally bigtime to win. Cool. Now I can go to bed. #
  • man, i felt tired this morning. burning the candle at both ends. not good. #
  • There was rain here in Dallas this morning… And then it stopped. And then there was no evidence of it having rained at all. Just hot. #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-29

  • Finished up my outline for my case study, so I’m ready for my presentation tomorrow. #
  • Unbelievable… 10:20pm and still 34 degrees celsius! 3 good reasons not to come to Dallas – June, July and August. :-) #
  • Awesome discussion this afternoon on definitions of discipleship, as well as cultural nuances. Very useful stuff. #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-28

  • just did a side-by-side shake for the first time. hmmmm… a new cultural experience… #
  • Done with a busy day. Appreciated the generosity of the guys at Watermark Church. Great guys. Chimichangas next on the agenda! #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-27

  • Great line in the message today… Popular bumper sticker says “Trees are the answer.” Does that mean “Paper is the question”? Nice! :-) #
  • 41 degrees at 6:28pm – jeepers! #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-26

  • Enuff for one day – off to bed! #
  • i’m glad i’m out of town. woke up to find that the stinking pathetic eagles beat the saints. just when i think the saints can’t go lower… #
  • Currently in the biggest Ikea store I’ve ever been in. Wow! Plus 99c breakfast – cool! #
  • Ikea coffee not so good. #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-25

  • Best line from Dark Knight: “Do I look like a guy with a plan?” – the Joker #
  • I think we just experienced the clumsiest, least with-it waiter in the restaurant business. I think he made about every mistake you can. #
  • Full day. Debrief on church visit, midmorning meeting with James Roberts (CCBT), lunch (quesadillas! Yum!), writing & research, & home. Wow. #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-24

  • Texas BBQ for dinner – dude, it just doesn’t get better! #
  • pretty tired. off to bed. i can sleep in a tad tomorrow, so that will be VERY nice! :-) #
  • twitter is copping a bashing all over the place. i’m doing a presentation mon on how your strengths can actually kill you… relevant here? #
  • Just finished visiting Chase Oaks Church. Cool journey 4 them. Reconnected with old seminary buddy, Glen Brechner – amazing! On staff here. #
  • Off to see “Dark Knight” tonight. Should be fun. Followed by more Mexican?! :-) #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-23

  • man, the rangers’ pitching sucks… seriously. #
  • did i mention that the rangers’ pitching sucks?! 10 runs given up so far!!! #
  • up for an early morning breakfast meeting – wow, looking forward to a coffee! #
  • Enjoyed a great breakfast “mentoring” meeting with an excellent young man studying at DTS. Great to see God at work in the next generation. #
  • @baggas, you’re nuts! who likes exams?! that’s just plain weird… :-) #
  • Just finished an amazing theological discussion of sin, psychology and narcissism. Very stimulating stuff. #

Quick Updates for 2008-07-22

  • watching the rangers lead the white sox… josh hamilton just hammered a 3 run homer. nice! #
  • half way through a busy day of class. off to visit watermark church this afternoon. should be fun. just bumped into an old mate here. cool! #
  • Home after another full day. Watermark Church was interesting and I appreciated the honesty & openness of the team. #