Monday, October 30, 2006

For All Those Irritated With My Lack of Posting...

Two or three weeks have passed since I last posted any new information, so I will try to make this juicy!
The past few weeks have been very eventful to say the least. As most of you who read this know that I am a dual career person. I work full-time in the electrical construction industry and also am very involved on the pastoral staff at my local church www.newlife-apostolic.com along with preaching engagements that can take me across town, the state or country. So the mixture of all those makes for a very busy life. I still find time everyday to spend time with my beautiful wife who is the one who keeps me going day in and day out.
Last weekend was very eventful. I t was a P.I. weekend...PI is the Bible School which are church is hosting a sattelite campus for in WA state. This has been a gret endeavor so far and we are excited to see what more God is going to accomplish through all of this. That same weekend my friend Eli and his wife from OR were up visiting and we were able to spend the majority of the weekend with them in our home. I always enjoy getting together with Eli and discussing all the outstanding issues in the organization and our districts. There are even a few debates from the Word of God thrown in every few minutes. We had a wonderful time with them.
That same weekend our family had been going through some things and so we spent Sat evening together just hangin out and being goofy.

Congratulations to my friend Ted Tolstad, he just assumed his first pastorate in Elsey, MO (at least I think that is the town).

This weekend was very eventful as well. It began with a day off on Friday. I decided to spend the day cleaning up and doing yard work around the house. Friday night I took a road trip down to Vancouver for the WA district Prayer Summit. Rev BJ Wilmoth was the speaker and we had a great time.
Saturday I finished doing my yard work and then Saturday night I completed my yearly trip to a hanuted house or corn maze. This year I did the "Haunted Woods" hosted by Maris Farms in Bonney Lake, WA. Can't say it is as good as the Corn Maze which I generally attend down in Eugene, OR but it was fun in the least.

I finished out the weekend just relaxing. We had a great church yesterday as always.

I am peparing for a trip down to OR for a section 1 youth rally (Friday Nov. 10 @ 7:30 p.m.). We are looking forward to what God will do in that night. If you are reading this young or old from section 1, please do everything you can to be in attendance that night. I truly believe that God has something special in store for your section. Come expecting God to do great things and lets not just make it another Youth Rally! We need a manifestation of Apostolic ministry and power!!!!!!!

God Bless
NJ

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Mountain Biking!



This is my 2005 Gary Fisher Mt. Bike. I never knew there was a difference between a bike that you pay $100 or $500! Believe me I KNOW NOW!

This thing is sweet...

visit www.fisherbikes.com

Monday, October 02, 2006

Ducks, Cowboys, General Conference and Seahawks

Ducks are going to the National Championship, Cowboys are going to the Super Bowl, General Conference was great, and Seattle fans are still wiping tears after their thrashing received by "DA Bears"!!!How is that for an opening statement. I hope to expound on all of those thoughts.

Saturday was again another one of those days (as I have alreay stated) when it was great to be a Duck fan. I have to say it was about mid-way though the first half before I was near my sattelite radio www.xmradio.com to see that OR was thrashing ASU 21-3. It went downhill from there and by the time the second half started I found myself in front of a TV to see the remainder of the thrashing.
Everyone of my teams were involved in blowouts this weekend. Sunday the Cowboys got off to a slow start but ended up blowing out rookie Vince Young and his Titans. I like Vince Young a lot I think he is a first class guy and it is too bad he is being thrown into the position of starter this early in his career...(keep your eye on Vince and Matt Lienhart who played each other in the National Championship last year and will be both starting for their respective teams this sunday). It was good to see T.O. haul in a few long passes from Bledsoe but the man of the hour in Big D is TERRY GLENN!!!! Because of double coverage on T.O. Terry is now s wide open as your Momma's kitchen.

I really enjoyed the Seahawks getting spanked last night. Let me explain because I already know there are about 5 people who will read this and immediately their blood will begin to boil. After the Super Bowl last year all the Seahawks could do was complain about how they has been cheated by the officials and they were the real National Champions. Well they had a chance to prove that this year and they have yet to put some money where their mouth is and prove to the world that they were the better team. They got what a team who spends more time complaining in lieu of playing deserves! Way to go Bears...something inside of me wants them to go all the way.

General Conference from what I hear was incredible (Kim and Rachel said it was "Off da chain" quote end quote) but then again...they weren't in any of the services! So why did I ask them? Who said conference was about church...I garuntee half those attendees this year didn't give a rip who was preaching the commercial filled services they just wanted to cast a vote for a resolution that never even made it to the conference.
This brings me to my second point concerning GC...One more year before I will open my mouth to speak anyhting regarding my postion of resolution 6.

Until 2007 may the conservatives dream of a TV free organization, the liberals of a TV in every room of their house and the rest of us that everyne would just get along!

Love to you all