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As a follow-up to the previous post (if you haven't read it yet, don't feel to bad), I feel that it is most likely time for my annual posting of the Christmas Fantasy List. A Christmas Fantasy List is not a wish list. It is simply those things that, if we lived in ToddWorld, would being under the Christmas tree. This is mostly a resource for my family. But anyone is welcome to chip in. Computer Games Fallout 3 Spore Bioshock Video Games (Wii) Star Wars Lightsaber Duel Mario Kart Super Smash Bros. Brawl MySims Kingdom Rock Band Special Edition (the whole band) Iron Chef America Star Wars The Force Unleashed Computer supplies 320GB-1TB portable hard drive Laptop/Desktop Computer memory 1GB -2GB Books Feasting On Asphalt Bobby Flay’s Grill It Grill It by Steve Raichlin The Year of Living Biblically Wesley Study Bible Creating Magic: 10 Common Sense Leadership Strategies from a Life at Disney Cooking Digital scale KitchenAid stand mixer slicer/shredder Pizza stone Movies/DVD Incre...

I've taken a little time off from sharing thoughts here and instead used the blog as a repository for Bible study recordings. I will continue with that for the remainder of the study. But I decided to get back to sharing thoughts and wonderings. And really one thing has brought me back to this place of happy thoughts (well, not always happy): Christmas. Not Christmas in the sense of family memories or even high liturgical significance. Nope. What brought me back to blogging is one simple question: have people lost their minds? Two weeks ago. Not today. Not next Friday. Two weeks ago yesterday. November 4. I was in Hastings to spend some money that I was blessed with from my church. By the way, a big "Thank You" again to the Turpin church for that blessing. But I was looking around for something meaningful and productive and reflective of the spirit with which the church gave me that gift. I was looking for video games. But blasting over the in-store music was Christmas mu...

Curriculum Event notes Content : Methodist beliefs Scope : Grace; Sacraments; Practices (Biblical, UMC) Sequence : as above Grace: Ephesians 2:1-10 Sacrament: Mark 1:1-11; 1 Corinthians 11:23-28 Practices: Luke 4:16-19 Main Idea/Camp Goals : Kids will deepen understanding of UM discipleship in terms of belief and practice Outcomes : Name 3 kinds of grace; Identify distinctiveness of UM sacraments; Describe some behaviors of disciples Session Outline Copyright Judson Press, 2008. Permission for photocopy. Theme: Bible Passage: Main Idea: Goal: Outcomes: By the end of the session, campers will have: Supplies: Opening Presenting the Main Idea Exploring the Main Idea Responding to the Main Idea Closing