As you can see, the website looks different and there are some new things showcased here on the site now. I just quickly want to tell you about them all.

Blog of the Week (Sidebar)
I think there are a lot of great blogs out there that never get found out about and so with that being said I created a section in my side bar to the right that will showcase a new blog each week. I encourage you to visit the blog and if it’s a blog you find interesting then bookmark it for follow-up.

Recommended Books (Top menu)
Over the last year or so I have become an avid reader. I am always reading something and wanted a section on the site where I can post some information about books that I think are awesome and are great reads for those in leadership.

Social Network Info (Sidebar)
This is simply a list of the social networks that I proudly visit often and have profiles on. Feel free to add me as a friend or acquaintance.

Popular Posts (Sidebar)
This section will display the Top Ten Most Popular Posts ever on this blog.

Comments (Sidebar)
This section will display the 5 most recent comments posted on the blog.

Tags (Sidebar)
This is basically a tag cloud of tags I have assigned to each post. Click on a word to read the post(s) that were tags with that word.

Let me know what you think!

Pastor David Wakerley posted this on his site (which you can visit by clicking here). I thought it was hilarious so I thought I share it with you all!

A couple weeks ago (maybe two) … Pastor Gary sang this song during worship. It’s an awesome song. I want to always be surrendered to God. Every moment of every day.

Lyrics
All that I am is Yours
All that I am is Yours
I give You my heart and soul
Lord, I’m Yours

You’re worthy of all praise
You’re worthy of all praise
Jesus

The song is called “Surrender” and it’s by Planetshakers.

I just got an email from Adam Sabados who is the Marketing Services Coordinator for Tyndale House Publishers and he has informed me that the Tyndale Bible marketing team is going to be launching a huge contest tomorrow and you have an opportunity to win an Apple Ipad.

All you have to do is visit http://www.facebook.com/NewLivingTranslation and click on the tab that says “Sweepstakes”

Fill out a simple form, take a quick Bible clarity survey, invite your friends to join and you’ll be entered to win one of the exciting prizes.

With each fan number milestone a new prize will be given away.

Grand Prize
Apple iPad 64G and a Life Application Study Bible
Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the fifth milestone
Retail Value: $829.00

2nd Prize
32G iPod Touch and a Life Application Study Bible
Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the fourth milestone
Retail Value: $300.00

3rd Prize
Kindle DX and a Life Application Study Bible
Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the third milestone
Retail Value: $489.00

4th Prize
Apple iPad 16G and a Life Application Study Bible
Awarded when the New Living Translation Fan Page hits the second milestone
Retail Value: $499.00

5th Prize
Apple iPad 32G and a Life Application Study Bible
Awarded when the NLT Fan Page hits the first milestone
Retail Value: $599.00

The contest launches March 17, 2010 @ 10:24 am (PDT) and ends
April 30, 2010 @ 10:24 am (PDT)., Unfortunately the contest is only for residents of the United States that are over the age of 18.

So yeah, tomorrow once the contest launches … go ahead and enter!! I hope and pray that either myself (snicker) or one of you all win one of the awesome prizes!!

So, I am a minimalist type guy. I enjoy clean crisp edges and seeing where the wall meets the floor. Always have … and probably always will (Even after my future wife brings doilies into the house. LOL). Anyways … I thought the other day … I invite you all into my life every time I post and I invite people into my house often for games, movies, study, etc but I have never invited my website visitors into my house (well except in 1998 when I was stupid enough to have a camera follow me every day and every minute of my life).

So with that … welcome to my minimalistic house. Please remember … I am single and have no decorating abilities what-so-ever.

Have a seat on my comfy couch.

WAnt somethign to drink? I have tea, water, milk, soda, hot chocolate, coffee, etc.

I need to get breakfast bar stools. Don't ya think?

Hope you enjoyed stay … LOL … I told you … I need a decorator. LOL

I have had the wonderful opportunity of reading the book “Living Life In The Zone” by Kyle Rote Jr and Dr. Joe Pettigrew. The book is written as a 40 day spiritual game plan for men and discusses many topics including:

• How to know when you are “Living Life In The Zone”?
• Finding the zone in your relationship with your wife.
• Finding the zone in your relationship with your children.
• Finding the zone in your relationship with your friends.
• Finding the zone in your relationships at work.
• Finding the zone as you look to the future.

This book first caught my eye because it was specifically written for me. I like books that are aimed at not only making me a better person but also aimed for men specifically. I want to be a true man of God in every area of my life and this book brought forth several points that has pushed and prodded me to be even better.

This book would be a great book for married men and men with children as a good portion of the book deals with those situations. As a single guy, I think that the two sections of the book that talked about relationships with friends and climbing the ladder of success really spoke to me most.

I myself want to be everyone’s friend. This is sometimes an issue. The book explained clearly how this can be issue and who I should truly be close friends to based of scriptures from the Word of God. It really made me think about past friendships/relationships and current friendships/relationships and is prodding me to make some serious changes in that area.

The other section of the book that really spoke to me was “Climbing the ladder of success”. This chapter really mainly focused on keeping us level headed but it also talked about judging ourselves. The book shares the scripture 2 Corinthians 10:12 which tells us very bluntly to not compare ourselves to others. As men, we do this a lot. In reality, I have done it all my life but God is clearly saying “STOP”. We should be living our life not based on where others are in their life but based off where God wants us in ours.

While a majority of this book is written for married men I would still encourage single men to pick it up as a good read. It’s not a hard book to read and it relates a lot of the points to prominent figures in history including Reggie White, Michael Vick, David Green, etc.

Each chapter/day is between 5-10 pages so it doesn’t take much time to read. I encourage you to pick up the book and take 10-15 minutes out of your day each day to read a chapter and see what changes the book makes in your life.

I am the Lettuce Monster! I love me lettuce.

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