Caption Contest
My friend Josh had this picture on his blog recently looking for a Caption. I’m stealing it because this picture cracks me up.
On Tuesday I’ll select the funniest caption and send them a book and a CD.
Fire away!
Archive for Free Stuff
The Winner Is…
Angela Phillips. Congratulations!!!
Several of you submitted the correct answer, but it was after Angela. Since I have comment moderation on, you couldn’t see that. Sorry for any confusion. Thanks to all of you who participated in my Wild Goose Chase to win Mark Batterson’s Wild Goose Chase.
For those of you that didn’t win, I really do encourage you to pick up the book. You won’t be disappointed.
You can purchase it HERE.
August 20, 2008You Can Win Mark Batterson’s New Book
I am currently reading Mark Batterson’s new book Wild Goose Chase, which releases today. So far, it’s incredible. Once I’ve finished I will post a full review. I also have a copy to give away. I have outlined how you can win at the bottom of this post.
Here is a summary of the book:
Most of us have no idea where we’re going most of the time. Perfect.
“Celtic Christians had a name for the Holy Spirit–An Geadh-Glas, or ‘the Wild Goose.’ The name hints at mystery. Much like a wild goose, the Spirit of God cannot be tracked or tamed. An element of danger, an air of unpredictability surround Him. And while the name may sound a little sacrilegious, I cannot think of a better description of what it’s like to follow the Spirit through life. I think the Celtic Christians were on to something….
Most of us will have no idea where we are going most of the time. And I know that is unsettling. But circumstantial uncertainty also goes by another name: Adventure.” –from the introduction.
If you aren’t familiar with Mark Batterson, he is one of my favorite author/blogger/pastor guys. He is the author of one of my favorite books, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day. He is the Pastor of National Community Church in Washington, DC, which is widely regarded as one of the most innovative churches in America. They have an awesome vision for ministry which you can check out HERE. You can also read his blog HERE.
You can also go HERE for some great resources to accompany the book.
Even if you don’t win, you really need to purchase this book. You can do that HERE.
So here’s what I thought we’d do. I’m going to send you on a “Wild Good Chase”.
If you are the first person to post a comment with the name of the Senior Pastor I worked for before coming to Mt. Paran North, you will win a copy of “Wild Goose Chase”.
***EDIT None of my family members, co-workers, or former members of the staff at the church in question can win. Sorry Kirk! Your comment will be approved only after the real winner is determined.EDIT***
How you arrive at that information is up to you, though you can’t email me to ask. I will tell you he is still the Sr. Pastor of the church I worked at before, and it is located in Alabama. This information is available through a variety of online searches, webpages, etc.
Happy Hunting!
August 19, 2008I love how small the world is now
Tonight I was cleaning up my Bloglines to get rid of some of the blogs I don’t really read anymore. I clicked some of them to look around, and I came across a blog for THIS GUY on someone’s blogroll. He pastors THIS CHURCH in Nashville, TN. While I looked around his blog I came across THIS PAGE full of great videos used at their church. In previous decades of ministry this kind of connectivity was unfathomable. Now, I’m sitting in my living room, being inspired and stretched.
I love how small the world is now!
February 16, 2008Free iPhone
For those of you that know me, I don’t do things like this, EVER. However, recently I ran across a youth pastor’s blog that I have been reading for a while, and he has had success twice with this company. First he signed up and got a few of his friends to use his referrals and he got an Xbox 360 Elite with the pictures to prove it. Then he signed up again on one of their other sites and got a 16Gig iPod Touch with the pictures to prove it. Recently he signed up for the Free iPhone and chose the $580 cash offer instead. You can read about his experiences HERE. So I have researched it online and I feel like this is legit enough to try.
So I signed up today and completed one of the 100 hundred offers. I chose to sign up for 1 month of Blockbuster’s DVD service. It costs me $9.99 for the first month and I can cancel at the end of the first month. I get unlimited DVD’s this month and 5 coupons for free DVD’s in the store. Now all I have to do is refer 8 friends to sign up and choose any one of the offers. Some of the offers are cheaper than that. The advantage for them is new customer sign ups.
I know, this sounds just like every other scam, but I’m willing to try it. It only costs me $10, and your help. Click the link below so that I get credit for referring you. Once you sign up you will get your own referral code to start trying to earn either your Free iPhone, $599 Apple Gift Card, or cash.
http://www.YourFreeiPhone.com/index.php?ref=4561875
Thanks for helping me. I’ll keep you updated to the progress.
January 9, 2008