Orange 2010 does it big..!
I just got back from The Orange Conference where I had a great time seeing meeting so many old friends, and making many new ones. If you haven’t been before, trust me when I say; they do it big…!
Sure they have top-notch lights, sounds, visuals, etc; but what I mean by “Orange does it big” is that they challenge people to dream big things for the cause of Christ. They are passionate about churches partnering with parents, and to me that is big…!
I’l elaborate on this more next week when things slow down for me, but for now enjoy these images from #Orange10
Trek Camp 2009 {rocked}.
I just got back from spending a week with Lakepointe church at Highland Lakes Camp in Austin, TX where I was the speaker for their Trek 2009 Camp – and I had a great time. I spoke around 15 times last week, so was wore out, but the staff (and students) at Lakepointe are GREAT! They really are super people to work with, and I consider them good friends! So thank you Lakepointe (and the students who listened to me all week), it was an honor.
As usual, God showed up and did his thing. Many students begin their life long journey with God, through Jesus Christ, this week. Many more said they learned “so much” about God this week. My prayer after any sort of “event” like this is that students would live their life after camp, the same way they lived it while they were at camp. That they would live a life just as excited about their relationship with God through Jesus Christ, as they did while they were at camp. But above all – I know God showed up and rocked some teenagers lives this week – and to that I say, Amen!
The Matt Wheeler Band played worship at this camp – and they ROCKED! If your looking for an incredible band to play at your camp or event, you have to contact these guys. They did a super job! The summer’s only half-way over, but so far, it’s been a great one! Here’s some pictures from the camp!
{p.s. – I will be uploading the messages from all of my talks very soon for anyone to download and listen.}
a beach, a white house, and a very happy day
Last week Abbie, and I had the chance to spend a few days in Corolla, NC (outer banks) for a friends wedding. (We also had a long layover in DC, so we got to do some bonus sightseeing on the way to the wedding!) If you have never been to Corolla, you HAVE to go sometime. We got the hook up – the groom (thanks again Greg) paid for ocean font houses for the everyone involved in the wedding -the entire time we were there – it was amazing!
Congrats Laura, and Greg – your wedding was amazing, thanks for letting us be a part of it!
We got pwnd by a cupcake
Cupcakes seem to be the “in” thing these days. Everyone seems to be selling trendy cupcakes. It’s all good because I like to eat said cupcakes.
In Austin this week I visited Hey Cupcake with John {aka – @human3rror} and his family – if you are ever in Austin you gotta go!
(I’m not sure who won – us, or the cupcakes!)
{p.s. – John’s daughter could be on Barney
!}
New York + Animoto = slideshow delicious
I had a great time in New York hanging out with some good friends, and visiting my brother! As always, I took a ton of pictures, and I have been wanting to try out Animoto.com for sometime – so I did!
Animoto makes some very bold claims in terms of the awesomeness of their end results. I was a bit skeptial, but in the end I think they do a really great job. (and their website is super easy to use!)
Take a look at the final results and let me know what you think!
New York – Day 1
I’m in New York hanging out with my brother, and some good friends of mine. I’m wore out, but wanted to share some images from the first day! Enjoy!
I definitely married up
I am so thankful for my awesome wife. There are so many adjectives that I could use to describe her, and how God really hooked me up with this whole marrying a super, crazy, awesome women thing, but I don’t have the space to type them all out! Even though we will be married two years, this year – I wanted to share some images from our wedding day with you!
It was a such a great day, and if you know me in real life, ask me to tell you about how I had to leave a preaching engagement right before I was supposed to walk on stage to speak, because I got a call a few days before our wedding to meet my wife, and in-laws at the hospital because she had a SUPER BAD, LIKE HAVING A BABY SORT OF PAIN, kidney stone. (and how we almost didn’t go on our honeymoon!) Ahhhh…God has an awesome sense of humor!
{By the way – our images wedding images where taken by Studio563 – Check ‘em out!}
Catalyst One Day
I just got home from Catalyst One Day, and I am beat! I did get to meet lots of awesome people that I have only known online – so that was cool! (Plus Andy Stanley gave me a toy gun, and toy badge – so I would say it was a win for the day! ) As usual I took lots of visuals – here are a few for you to enjoy! (Bonus points if you can id some of the people in these photos!)
