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Tim Tebow

Check this video of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow during a game was wired: 

Jamie Strain

My boy Jamie Strain was asked to lead worship at The Woodlands Church Fellowship Campus (11th largest church in the country). Jamie is the youth pastor for the Woodlands Church West Campus and has a incredible heart for students. He has been a very good friend of mine for a long time and I am so proud to see what God is doing in his life. Here are some of his videos:
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The Gospel According to Santa ...

We started a new sermon series last night called "The Gospel According to Santa!!! Our staff wanted to unpack with our students the Santa vs Jesus issue. We decided to "Bring Out" both of them with individual intros like you were at a professional fight.  Here is the Sermon Bumper, Santa/Jesus intro that the great Clint Lamberth created:

The Gospel According to Santa: Bumper from Long Hollow Student Ministry on Vimeo.



Santa Walk-out from Long Hollow Student Ministry on Vimeo.



Jesus Walk-Out from Long Hollow Student Ministry on Vimeo.

Coach K..

I saw this story: http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=7233558 on Coach Mike Krzyzewski about how he has been using the poem "If" by Rudyard Kipling to inspire his teams for decades. I took this poem to of of the bible studies I lead and asked them what they thought. Four hours later we had only unpacked the first 2 sentences along with paralleling it with scripture. The Duke Men's basketball program has produced some of the finest NBA players, NCAA coaches,  and more importantly leaders in our culture today. Coach K understands the value of Leadership is so much more important that cutting down nets. I love it he says "If you can learn to be a steady person at all times...that is how you sustain excellence"!!! Great Leaders have learned to "ASK" their team to do something instead "Telling" them. As their leader, if you have invested in your players as much as you should have, they will respond. 

 

Re: Here are the best and worst things to order when you go to movies:

CANDY:
Worst: Skittles (7.2 oz.) 826 calories, 9.7 grams fat
Better:Twizzlers (6 oz.) 606 calories, 3.8 grams fat
Best: Sour Patch Soft & Chewy Candy (3.5 oz.) 375 calories, 0 grams fat

POPCORN:
Worst: Large buttered popcorn 1,640 calories, 126 grams fat (That’s almost two days’ worth of fat!)
Better: Small, no butter 400 calories, 27 grams fat
Best: Kid size, no butter 300 calories, 20 grams fat

COLD TREATS:
Worst: Toll House chocolate-chip cookie ice cream sandwich 490 calories, 23 grams fat
Better: Butterfinger Loaded ice cream bar 290 calories, 19 grams fat
Best: Edy’s strawberry iced-fruit bar 120 calories, 0 grams fat

CHOCOLATE:
Worst: Peanut M&M’s (5.3 oz.) 786 calories,39.3 grams fat
Better: Junior Mints (4.75 oz.) 595 calories,10.5 grams fat
Best: Milk Duds (3 oz.) 371 calories,13.1 grams fat

HOT SNACKS:
In general, beware of anything with glow-in-the-dark cheese.
Worst: Nachos with cheese 894 calories, 52.5 grams fat
Better: Hot dog with ketchup 315 calories, 19 grams fat
Best: Soft pretzel 310 calories, 4 grams fat