I was having lunch with a friend recently and they were telling me about their twelve year old daughter and her cell phone usage. As a family they had gotten rid of their land line and so everyone in their family, including their 12 year ...
I can remember thinking about the future as a kid and what technology would be found there. I graduated from high school in 1989 (yes that 20 year reunion is this year) and to ponder 2009 produced thoughts of flying cars and automated house ...
I have a dog whose name is Sam. He is a black cocker spaniel and is not the brightest bulb on the tree . . . or so I thought! During the few weeks of summer that we have up here in Minnesota, he is mostly outdoors. He loves to run and chase ...
This is just too funny not to share. What follows is my fifth grade son Riley's essay about the D.A.R.E. program he just completed. I didn't edit anything.D.A.R.E. Essay by Riley Pingel - Dec. 2, 2008
Okay, I've always had an over-active imagination and conscience. In my mind I can see God looking over the edge of heaven and watching every move I make. At times, I even envision Him with a video camera recording my mistakes for posterity. It ...
A few years back when we were in the earlier stages of the church plant we had a consultant come in who was helping us plan our building needs. One of the working committees I ran was charged with coming up with a master list of ministries we ...
I attended the state championship game at the Metrodome last night to support Blaine High School. My kids aren't in the same school district (16) but we live in Blaine, we used to have a ton of student's in my youth ministry from Blaine and the ...
Last week I was at the WI Youth Pastor's retreat and hanging out with some of the most amazing people on the planet. I love being with people who know how to pray, talk and laugh. During one of the sessions Dan pulled out his laptop and showed ...
I follow culture enough to know that Entourage is a popular series that parallel's Markie Mark's (aka Mark Walbergs) friendships as he goes from a city kid to a superstar. The pull of the series is the dynamic between friends. These guys are ...
