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My friend Shane shared this today on his blog . I really couldn't agree more ( doesn't hurt that I'm a pretty big fan of Mars Hill and Mark Driscoll, either! ) Enjoy - and feel free to defend the --ahem-- brother in Christ...

Okay - I don't get a summer "vacation". Network Administrators barely know the meaning of the words. "Time Off". I've been away for so long but have been a busy little boy this year. I've had a little of everything this year including family and friends poppin' out babies, visits to parks, parties, weddings, cool worship experiences, time with the fam and the coolest friends on the planet, sporting events, etc. At times I've just been on the go for weeks. All the activity has helped me get back in the groove of this little metro known as Rochester, so it's all good. Flickr is going to be my photo gateway and I am going to start to get filled up now! I have too much "stuff" I need to get online. Maybe over the LDW I can add a few of the thousand shots sorted out and into my Flickr account . I know I need to do this. Once I go through all the old Cornerstone shots ALONE, I know I will have truckloads more to add. You should ...

I will return soon. I have had so many moments when I thought of amazing things I should write about yet I have this memory of a goldfish thing going lately so my "wonderful and insightful" thoughts and ideas usually vanish before they see the light of day. I hope to rectify that soon... P.S. Look out Chicago, here I come!

I was poking around some other sites lately and came across this entry in another blog. I'm pretty sure Shawn won't mind me "borrowing" it as it is very powerful. I've been feeling a bit overwhelmed lately. This entry really helped me refocus and realize that no matter how bad I feel things may get at times, the God who loves me is always there with me, in the tent. I pray this encourages you as much as it did me... I've always loved the sound of seals. That barking laugh just always make me think there's a party going on in Sealtown. I mean, how can you go wrong with an animal that likes to play ball? Seriously. Seal sounds conjure up happy images in my mind. Seal smells are an entirely different matter, but that's a story for another time. That's why it didn't bother me too much when Josh's regular cough started to sound a bit like a seal. It's never good to know your kid is sick, but you know that they're going to get a cold ...

His name is Eric Volz . He is a U.S. Citizen and has just been sentenced to 30 years in a Nicaraguan prison for crimes he did not commit. He was working as the publisher for El Puente Magazine in Nicaragua when he was accused, convicted, and sentenced for murder without any basis of evidence he is guilty. Please take a few minutes to watch the following video : Click on this link for an article regarding Eric's situation. This is a site dedicated to Eric's situation: http://www.friendsofericvolz.com/ And if you feel so inclined please contact your state's senator via The US Senate Website . PLEASE act accordingly and request that efforts are made on Eric's behalf regarding this international injustice! THANK YOU!!