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The guy taking this video did an outstanding job. He has almost the entire FF5 and Toby Mac concert on his Youtube page.

Emmitt Smith may be one of the greatest running backs to ever play in the NFL and after being let go yesterday from ESPN, he will also be remembered as one of the greatest "wordsmiths" ever too. Here's what I mean...

This past week some friends and I were discussing the famous Myers Briggs personality test. Since it had been about 13 years since I took my last one, I went online and took it again. The "official" Myers Briggs test is about $30 but you can find lots of free ones like I did that run on the same test formula. Here are my results: I am an ISTJ. I – Introversion preferred to Extraversion S – Sensing preferred to iNtuition T – Thinking preferred to Feeling J – Judgment preferred to Perception You can take your own test here: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes1.htm ISTJ Description: Myers-Briggs description According to Myers-Briggs, ISTJs thrive on organization. They keep their lives and environments well-regulated. They bring painstaking attention to detail in their work and will not rest until satisfied with a job well done. ISTJs are faithful, logical, organized, sensible, and earnest traditionalists. They earn success by thoroughness and dependability. Shutting out ...

Each week Rock 92 offers $50 gift certificates for local restaurants for only $25. This week it's Basil's Trattoria, the new Italian restaurant in K-ville next to East Coast Wings. The place is amazing and by far the best place in Kernersville to eat. Here is the link if you want to take advantage of this deal. DBC: Dining Deals - Basil's Trattoria

Conclave '09 Friday and Saturday at Conclave were more of the same: Great main sessions and bad breakout groups. Out of the 5 breakout groups I went to only two were the least bit helpful. The other three were pretty much a waste of time. On Saturday Ergun Caner from Liberty University spoke and blew me away. The guy was amazing and gave possibly the best message I have ever heard directed at ministry leaders. Overall it was a solid conference. Not great but not too bad either. Jimmy Buffett In the past year I have been able to mark off two rock icons from my concert bucket list when I finally saw Tom petty and then the Eagles in concert. In April I'll be able to check off one more when Jimmy Buffett makes his way to Raleigh. Working Out I've started to really get serious about working out. I've never been much of a gym rat. I just never saw the thrill in lifting weights. So two weeks ago I decided to try a different approach: Fitness classes. I woke up early one Satur...

A small group of folks from my church have joined me in Duluth, Ga this week for the annual "Conclave" youth pastor's conference. I'll right a more in-depth analysis of the conference once I return. But for now here are my highs and lows: High Opening worship session - Todd Agnew lead music and was freak'n awesome and then Francis Chan spoke for about an hour. He was top notch as always and only cemented the fact as to why he is my favorite communicator alive today. Low Brock Gil the MC / magician...errrr illusionist. I forgot we are at a baptist conference so you can't call something "magic". I get this feeling Brock tried and failed at making it in Vegas so he turned his attention to Christian entertainment since Christians are notorious for jumping on any kind bad quality entertainment if the words "Jesus", "God", or "Christian" can be labeled with it. (ex. see 90% of all contemporary "Christian" music"...

the only sport I played in high school was soccer, which isn't saying much since our team was terrible. Most weeks we'd get beat by double digits, which is like getting beat by 100 in basketball. When I hung up the cleats way back in the fall of '91 I never thought I'd be picking them up again. Over the years I've gotten the itch to play again but never had the opportunity or the time. Now I have both so I thought I'd give it a try. A few weeks ago I signed up to play indoor at the local YMCA. I didn't have an official team so they put me on the Y team that consist of lone individuals like me that want to play but have nowhere to go. Our team consist of 11 players which I'm thinking may be a bit much since only 5 are on the court at a time. My goals for this season are simple: 1) Don't get hurt 2) Don't hurt the team 3) Contribute to the team, and 4) Get in better shape. As we all arrived last night we were easy to spot since our team color is ye...

Kaylyn V. Brent: Fight of the Year Beth and I are going to see the Eagles this Saturday night!!! Beth, Jacob, and I are going to see David Crowder next month!!! We got Netflix about a month ago and that combined with the new Roku ( http://www.roku.com/ ) Netflix player that allows you to watch movies instantly on your tv, may be one of the greatest inventions in the last decade. If you have Netflix and do not own a RoKu then you're missing out BIG time!! My friends Sam and Heidi have a new book out and you can pick it up here: http://www.goodheartministries.com/gpage3.html In case you missed it, Wake Forest beat the OVER-RATED OVER-HYPED tarheels Sunday night 92-89. The Panthers showed what I have said all season, they are the worst 11-5 team ever. here is how you fix the problem: New GM, new Coach, and new QB. "24" freakin rocked this past Sunday/Monday!! With the return of Scrubs and Lost this month, this may be the greatest January in TV history. If only we didn't ...

51 Torturing terrorists is like riding a bike. Jack Bauer never forgets. 52 If a suspect mentions your name, while being interrogated by Jack Bauer, you have a 3.26% chance of surviving the next 3 hours. 53 The only reason Jack gave Nina mouth to mouth in Season 2 was because he had to kill her himself. 54 When Jack Bauer says, "I don't know if I can do this anymore", the statement must be loosely translated as, "I can still rip off your head, I just don't know if I feel like I can poop down your neck at this time." 55 Jack Bauer was nominated for an Emmy for playing Kiefer Sutherland. 56 Jack Bauer thinks the word mercy just means "quick interrogation." 57 Chuck Norris counted to infinity - twice. Jack Bauer would meanwhile do something important. 58 When Jack Bauer ran out of ammo, he caught 3 bullets in his chest and used them to reload. 59 Jack Bauer signs his autograph with bullets. So don't ask him to sign any part of your body. 60 When ...

1 Jack Bauer once stepped into quicksand. The quicksand couldn't escape and nearly drowned. 2 There are two hands that can beat a royal flush. Jack Bauer's right hand and Jack Bauer's left hand. 3 When someone asked Jack Bauer if he was afraid of James Bond, he replied "What does 'afraid' mean?" 4 The city of Los Angeles once named a street after Jack Bauer in gratitude for his saving the city several times. They had to rename it after people kept dying when they tried to cross the street. No one crosses Jack Bauer and lives. 5 It takes you 24 weeks just to watch what Jack Bauer does in a single day. 6 Most people would need months to recover from 20 months of Chinese interrogation. Jack Bauer needs a shower, a shave and a change of clothes. 7 If Jack Bauer had been a Spartan the movie would have been called "1". 8 When a convicted terrorist was sentenced to face Jack Bauer, he appealed to have the sentence reduced to death. 9 Some people see th...

One of the all-time most creative television shows ever comes back on tonight. Scrubs is not only at a new time and day but a new network. After years of no respect by the higher-ups at NBC, Scrubs makes the jump to ABC. 9:00pm & 9:30pm EST, I can't wait!! In honor of Scrubs return, I give you the 5 greatest JD Daydreams...

Jacob and I were traveling home from the Wake Forest basketball game last night when I decided to take a short-cut through some back roads that my pastor Mike showed me a couple of weeks ago. Now these roads aren't off the beaten path but they also aren't known for being in the safest of places. So as we are cruising down the road at a steady 45mph a sound similar to a gun shot going off in our car caused me to slam on brakes and swerve into a parking lot on the other-side of the road. It was then that I realized that it wasn't a shot but a very large object slammed into my hood and windshield. I spun the car around quickly to see what I had hit fearing as hard as that "bang" was I may have hit a person. It was then that I saw 3 teenagers standing on the side of the road. As my lights made contact with them they took off. It was now clear that I didn't hit something, something hit me. I drove slowly up the road to see if I could find the culprits but no such l...

* Note: This photo was taken a few years ago at Augusta when a group of women decided to protest the Masters golf tournament. The guy in the back is holding up a sign that reads, "Iron my shirt". - Priceless Christmas came a bit early this year as my pastor Mike Willard gave me one of the coolest and most unexpected Christmas presents ever, tickets to the 2009 masters golf tournament in Augusta, GA. Now the tickets for us aren't for the tournament itself, those are as close to impossible to get as any sporting ticket on Earth, but that are to the Monday practice round which is still very hard to get (it requires applying, getting approved, then being put into a lottery to see if you get any tickets.) Some folks wait years for tickets just to the practice rounds. The thing I am most excited about is the chance to see Tiger Woods. Tiger is currently my favorite athlete alive today and it's in my bucket list to see him pay one hole before I die. Thanks Mike!!

Kramer: "You shouldn't brush your teeth 24 hours before the dentist." Jerry: "Isn't it you aren't supposed to eat 24 hours before surgery?" Kramer: "No you have to eat! You need your strength!" After my latest visit to the dentist I'm proud to announce that the streak is still alive: 34 years and no cavities. Beth may have the brains, looks, personality, likability , and money, but at least I have the teeth.

I passed a gas station yesterday that had regular unleaded for $1.54. This has been the coldest fall in recent memory for NC. It even snowed a couple of weeks ago. Obama's not even in office yet and already he's solved the gas crisis and global warming. Way to go Barak! ABC canceled one of the most creative television shows in the last 10 years when they pulled the plug on "Pushing Daisies" this week. It never had a chance once the powers that be decided not to bring it back last season when the writers strike ended. This is the second time ABC has pulled a show with a lot of promise. I'm waiting for them to cancel the final season of Lost. Actually they will probably wait until it only has 3 episodes left then can it. Sports radio personality and icon Steve Czaben has been pumping up this HBO documentary called "Dirty Driving: Thunder Cars of Indiana" for the past few weeks. I finally had a chance to watch it and it may be one of the most entertaining d...

I haven't blogged in a week. Not because I've been to busy or anything. I've had stuff to say I just haven't felt very motivated to type it out. I still don't but if I wait much longer I'm afraid I'll forget half the stuff I wanted to say. Reviews I've read three books in the past couple of weeks. One great, one not so great, and one that was better then expected. The first was "Confessions of a Pastor" by Craig Groeschel. Craig pastors the mega church Lifechurch.tv out of Oklahoma. I usually find most mega church pastors a little out of touch with the realities of a "normal" pastors life but this book was by far the exception to the rule. Craig hit the nail on the head chapter after chapter with his confessions. I felt like I could have written it. Not because I could be a great writer but because each "confession" he had was one of my own. His first chapter, "I confess I can't stand most Christians" hit the g...

No, I'm not talking about our post election country. I'm talking about the greatest Saturday morning television show of my generation. Well it is now being made into a major motion picture starring Will Ferrell. Here are the details so far: LAND OF THE LOST July 17, 2009 Cast: Will Ferrell, Danny McBride, Anna Friel, Jorma Taccone Directed by: Brad Silberling Screenplay by: Chris Henchy & Dennis McNicholas Based on the Series Land of the Lost by: Sid & Marty Krofft Producers: Jimmy Miller, Sid & Marty Krofft Will Ferrell stars as has-been scientist Dr. Rick Marshall, sucked into one and spat back through time. Way back. Now, Marshall has no weapons, few skills and questionable smarts to survive in an alternate universe full of marauding dinosaurs and fantastic creatures from beyond our world—a place of spectacular sights and super-scaled comedy known as the Land of the Lost. Sucked alongside him for the adventure are crack-smart research assistant Holly (Anna Friel...

I was in our local Lifeway bookstore yesterday http://www.lifewaystores.com/ to pick up a few needed items for church. While there I decided to grab the newest Rob Bell book, "Jesus wants to save Christians". As I was browsing through the book I noticed a warning lable on the shelf underneath it. It basically stated, "Read with discernment. This book may contain thoughts, ideas and concepts that could be considered inconsistent with historical evangelical theology blah, blah, blah." I went home and searched the website that was listed on the bottom of the sign www.lifewaystores.com/readwithdiscernment and discovered that only four authors were being "discerned" against. Bell, Donald Miller, Brian McLaren, and the book "The Shack". Which oddly enough a fellow church member just gave me to read. It seems all four hold different beliefs then what Lifeway, a Southern Baptist Convention book store, agrees with. I have some real problems with the w...

A couple of years ago Christian authors Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker merged talents and wrote the best selling book, "House", which is now being released in theaters. The hype around this film has come less from the fact that a main stream Hollywood studio is a making a major motion picture based on a best selling Christian novel and more from the movie's rating. The MPAA has given "House" a "R" rating and this has caused Dekker and many other Christians to question if the movie should be promoted to churches and Christians because of the moral dilemma it will cause. Dekker claims the movie has very little blood, no sex, and no profanity. He says the MPAA will not give him a reason as to why the movie was rated "R". Dekker also states that the movie's storyline sticks very closely with the book and he is pleased in the final product. I've heard other Christians say they will not see this movie now because of the rating. I think that...

When Maria was one she fell down our steps (13) at our house. When she was two she passed out at a Doodlebops concert because of a fever and had to be rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Now that she is three I've been waiting for her next traumatic physical accomplishment. he wait is over. Yesterday Jacob and Maria were busy chasing each other around the house. I warned a few time that they may want to slow down before someone gets hurt. (I sound like my mother) Finally the sounds of laughter were filled with cry's of pain. I was in the next room and just casually asked the kids what happened. Maria was crying but not in a kind of "emergency" kind of way. As she walked into the room with her hand over her mouth the first thing i noticed was the large amount of blood running down her arm. I rushed over and carried her into the bathroom. Once she saw the blood her tears and cry turned to curiosity as she casually asked me where was the blood coming from. After cleanin...