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College Mountain Retreat Info…
Leave a CommentHere is all the info you need to know about our 2009 College Mountain Retreat!
College Winter Retreat Info…
Leave a CommentHere is the document with all of the details for the upcoming College Winter Retreat.
http://bartcook.files.wordpress.com/2008/12/2008-college-winter-retreat-letter.pdf
Parents of Youth Survey…
Leave a CommentHey everyone! I would really appreciate it if you took a few moments to fill out a survey I have designed specifically for Parents of Youth. It is only ten questions and should take just a couple of minutes. Your info will be extrememely helpful to us!
Hobbies…
It doesn’t sound real manly, but I love my new Kitchenaid mixer! The one thing on my mind when forking out the cash to buy one–BREAD! I am sure my attraction to bread began a long time ago, but lately I have been drawn to the art of baking good quality, artisan bread. I love the simplicity of ingredients but complexity of flavor. Not only that, but I love the way in which bread takes time and patience to make. It forces me to slow down and think about what I am doing.
Now to the real point of this post. For those that do not know me, I have a habit of obsessing over different hobbies/subjects–learning as much as I can about each one–then moving on to the next subject when I begin to lose interest or don’t have the time or money to invest in it.
When I think about it, I used to do the same thing as a kid. I remember reading through the encyclopedia and scanning for interesting entries. I was just amazed by so many different areas of life and nature. So, you might be wondering what kinds of other hobbies/interests/obsessions I have had in the past besides bread? Well, here are a few for starters: woodworking, disc golf, hunting, training dogs for bird hunting, saltwater aquariums, making pottery, photography, cooking various types of food, and now, baking bread!
I am sure my wife can add even more strange obsessions I have had over our five years of marriage, and I appreciate her putting up with my enthusiasm for each one (she has found herself being dragged into each of them some how). But, how about you–what are some strange or fleeting hobbies/interests you have had?
Back from the dead…
I have a little extra time at work today, and I got to thinking–maybe I should try to raise this blog from the dead and post for once! I am actually going to try and write on this thing everyday for the next week, but lets see what happens!
M-fuge…
I will be taking a group of my Middle School students to Charleston for M-fuge this next week (Monday-Saturday). This trip is one of the first introductions to missions my students receive and it is always amazing to see them realize they are not to young for God to use them. It is a great trip, and because we take fewer students then we do on a normal trip, it gives me a really good chance to get to know my students better.
Please pray for us as we head down to Charleston! I hope God will do great things in the lives of my students and give them a greater passion for missions!
Sermon…
Hey everyone (the one or two people that read my blog)!
A lot has happened since my last blog post, especially since I am terrible at keeping my blog updated.
One of the opportunities I had this past Sunday was to preach at church. I thought it would be cool to post my sermon to the blog, since I am so terrible at writing blog posts. It’s an easy way to update this thing without really doing much work 
Here is the link to the podcast if anyone is interested in listening:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=79922571
MS Beach Blast Leader Bible Studies
Okay MS Beach Blast Leaders:
Here are the three Bible studies you will be leading for Beach Blast in electronic form. If you don’t feel like printing them, I will have hard copies available in my office. Let me know if you have any questions this week as you look the studies over.
I am so pumped about what you will be doing! Here are the pdfs of the study:
Announcement…
Time to see who really reads this blog…check this out!
Had to say some hard things today…
A new post again–yeah!
I had to say some tough things to someone today that I really like and think of as a great person. It is always tough to confront things in someone’s life, but it also is a beautiful process when done the right way. I think that it has been so long since I really was involved in a discipling relationship that I forgot how effective they are in growing people. Something unique happens when a trusted friend helps us process through what God is doing in our life and keeps us accountable to surrender ourselves to Him?
How many of us actually have friends that are willing to speak truth in love to us? How many friends do we have that are intentionally seeking out opportunities to help us grow spiritually? Proverbs 27:6 says, “Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.” Think about that.
