Of course, I grew up watching Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.  Yes, I'll admit to not being ashamed of knowing the theme song by heart (I don't recall all of the extended version).  If you don't know the show (welcome to the planet) you can watch the original here.  Or, you can try dancing the Carlton to this: Kay Pettigrew - The Fresh Prince of Bel Air Theme from rhett butler on Vim...

Here's an awesome idea (easily adapted): Extension Chord Built Into Wall. I'm already thinking where in the house I could install o...

Another idea I should have had first!  Still need a scarf this winter?  Here you go: 12 Unusual Scarf Ideas...

Our church recently added a new form of advertising. Oak Haven has an ongoing ad that runs in the weekly Irving Rambler. It carries the church name, website, phone number and worship service time. For our main events we place a special ad (larger space accompanied with a graphic). Pretty basic, pretty ordinary. Something not so ordinary is the skill some people have at spotting garage sale signs. It’s like a seventh sense. There’s no utility pole to...

I had never heard of the group before.  Certainly from this video you can tell they are a musical blessing.  Stay blessed...john Acapella - Outstanding!!! - More amazing videos are a click a...

In an ongoing attempt at keeping my bookmarks organized I hereby promise you another Friday linkdump.... In the market for a new ring? Of course, we all sometimes need a little assurance. When we need more room at our church I hope we'll at least consider this. I had always heard about Jay Leno's car collection, but had never seen it.  Sure, it'd be great if you all left more comments.  Even without them I still like you! This is probably...

Health: 1. Drink plenty of water. 2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar. 3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants. 4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy. 5. Make time to pray. 6.. Play more games. 7. Read more books than you did in 2009. 8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day and just think. 9....

This is pretty wild.  Listen to this clip from a TV show from 1997. Who Dat say they gonna come back at halftime? Enjoy the game! Stay blessed...john +exami...

The Day Music Died. Most of what I know about that day came from the movie La Bamba. RitchieeeeeeeeEEEE! Ritchie Valens Singing "Oh Donna" Live I've been thinking a lot about music lately. First, I wouldn't mind convincing myself I could afford that drum set or keyboard. Second, I've used my IPOD quite a bit more the last several weeks than I had before that time. Some of the goals mentioned at our church's planning session involved our choir and...

Part of my schedule this semester includes a course entitled Word and Worship. So far, looking at the reading list and syllabus, I’m digging this class. Sure that’s easy to say when the semester hasn’t even started. Still, I’m ready for this class for other reasons. Mainly, and related to this post, I have missed attending a worship service. Let me clarify. Ministry is something very important to me and something I cherish my time in doing. Likewise,...

I posted the sermon from this past Sunday. You can here it by clicking below. Here is the commercial I used as an illustration. It's from Nike; the title is No Excuses. The other video is a story done about the player featured in the commercial. Stay blessed...john Nike No Excuses No Excuses: StoryBridge.TV AC_FL_RunContent( 'codebase', 'http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=8,0,0,0', ...

If you aren't one of the more than 2.5 million people who have seen this on youtube here you go: Amazing Grace by 2-Yr-Old stay blessed...j...