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Resigned

Mon, 26 Jun 2006 01:27:50 GMT

'Tis True. This morning I informed Bayou View Baptist of my intentions to leave later this year. I've been accepted to participate with The World Race in 2007. Check them out...it's awesome. I'll be in at least 11 countries (probably more) beginning in January. I'll be gone until the end of November. I've served BVBC almost 12 years (and it will be more than 12 by the time I leave). I've had the privilege to be a part of so many lives. I feel good that I'm not leaving BVBC or the students here in Gulfport just to go to another church somewhere. It's a really big world out there and most of it has never heard about Jesus.

Live- from StudentLife Camp

Tue, 30 May 2006 16:41:53 GMT

We're at Shocco Springs for Student Life Camp 06 with Worship Leaders Downhere and speaker Adam Robinson. On Tuesday (tonight) and Wednesday night around 7:30ish the worship services are being broadcast live at www.studentlifelive.com.

You can read a summary of each days' activities and maybe even see a picture of us at www.influencestudentlife.net. One of our "jake's" was on stage this morning during celebration.

Monday, April 17, 2006

Mon, 17 Apr 2006 23:25:32 GMT

Attention GHS UpperClassmen. Remember when BVBC used to do Free Homecoming Pics? Well- you can stop by my house on Kendall Avenue anytime between 5ish and Midnightish for FREE PROM PICTURES.

Saturday, April 08, 2006

Sat, 08 Apr 2006 03:26:33 GMT

Tonight on Letterman- Harry Connick, Jr. said this about his 3 daughters: "When my girls are old enough to start dating, I'm gonna tell the guys they can do anything they want with my girls- absolutely anything. But here's the catch...whatever they do to my daughters, I'm gonna do to them!"

Thursday, March 30, 2006

Thu, 30 Mar 2006 04:49:54 GMT

Yeah...that's snow...not sand!!
Ok... so I'm in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park hiking and camping with the intention of spending some quality time with God. Most of my prayers end up sounding something like, "Oh God...will this trail ever end?"

So...no huge spiritual breakthroughs while I'm up there. Well...actually, maybe there was. I think I have a new definition of a Disciple. It's really pretty simple. A Disciple (one who follows Jesus) is a Discipler. In other words, maybe you're (and me too) not really a disciple unless you're discipling someone else. We know that right? Growing the Kingdom is about Multiplication. Want to double the size of your church or student ministry? Everyone lead someone else to Christ.

But here's some other cool God stuff. When I got home tonight someone had stuck a newspaper clipping to my door informing me that John Grisham's Rebuild the Coast Foundation had given the MS Coast Community Foundation $800,000.00 for Katrina Relief. I guess the clipping was to let me know that the MCCF might be a good place to send a proposal in my efforts to get our $80,000.00 for Makeover Mississippi (see www.makeovermississippi.org).

Anyway...I'm going through a weeks worth of mail when I notice a letter from one of the several "foundations" I had sent my Grant Proposal to. And guess what? Enclosed was a check for $80,000.00. Yep...I went to the mountains searching for God and He was waiting for me in my mailbox! Makeover Mississippi is fully funded and ready to get going!

Sunday, March 12, 2006

Sun, 12 Mar 2006 19:44:36 GMT

My best friend died today. Kimberly Katherine Batey White passed quietly at Ocshner Hospital at 1:31 am this morning. I was holding one hand and her sister was holding the other. Kim lived 34 and half years with Cystic Fibrosis. Her parents were told when she was 6 weeks old that she would not live beyond childhood. But she did. Then she wasn't supposed to make it beyond her teen years, but she did. Then the magic number was 29...but she surpassed that too. To her parent's and sister's credit, they simply never allowed Kim to think of herself as disabled in any way. And to Kim's credit, she never acted that way. When a lesser person could have taken advantage of the situation- of the frequent illnesses and hospitilazations as a teenager- Kim just worked that much harder. She graduated near the top of her class- often doing her homework from a hospital bed.

When we were dating, she tried to give me an "out". Basically, she told me that her lifespan would probably be limited and I could call it quits then if I wanted to. Of course, I didn't call it quits. I told her first of all that none of us are guaranteed a tomorrow. Even today is a gift we don't deserve. And I told her that I would rather live some of my life with her than live any of it without her. We were married May 31, 1997. Just over a year later she recieve an incredible gift of life from a young teenager in Baton Rouge- a double lung transplant. Without it, Kim would only have lived another year or two. With the new lungs she enjoyed 8 and a half years of quality life. She was a full-time Registered Nurse. She put up with me. She even let me buy a new Jeep a few months ago! She went snow skiing in New Mexico and snorkeling in the Caribbean. She hiked to the bottom and back of the 2nd deepest canyon in the Eastern US with me. I took her to the Ballet one time...because I'm classy like that! And to her favorite Bed & Breakfast in Natchez a couple of times.

She loved cats and at times took on a variety of cat-like characteristics- like clawing and hissing at me! She had a dry sense of humor and was especially pleased with herself whenever she said something witty- which was pretty often. And after nearly 9 years of marriage, we never ate off our China! Dang!

I'm a better person because of her. I think I always will be. I think most people that knew her were blessed by her. We prayed together a few weeks ago that whatever happened that our lives would glorify God. I'm satisfied that her life did just that.

Lyrics from Wayne Watson- Home Free

I'm trying hard not to think you unkind
But Heavenly Father
If you know my heart
Surely you can read my mind
Good people underneath the sea of grief
Some get up and walk away
Some will find ultimate relief

Chorus
Home Free, eventually
At the ultimate healing we will be Home Free
Home Free, oh I've got a feeling
At the ultimate healing
We will be Home Free

Out in the corridors we pray for life
A mother for her baby, A husband for his wife
Sometimes the good die young
It's sad but true
And while we pray for one more heartbeat
The real comfort is with you

You know pain has little mercy
And suffering's no respecter of age, of race or position
I know every prayer gets answered
But the hardest one to pray is slow to come
Oh Lord, not mine, but Your will be done

Let it be...

Chorus
Home Free, eventually
At the ultimate healing we will be Home Free
Home Free, oh I've got a feeling
At the ultimate healing
We will be Home Free

Thursday, March 02, 2006

Thu, 02 Mar 2006 01:29:17 GMT

Early Bird Special. The first 500 tickets were $99.00 and the next 500 tickets were $109.00. After that all tickets are $119.00 until mid-June I think. Tickets went on sale at Noon Eastern time. So...I logged on at 11:13 cst and got $119.00 tickets.

That's right. The first 1000 tickets were gone in less than 13 minutes!

But...I have 10 spaces reserved (and 3 very expensive downtown hotel rooms) for Passion 07 Jan. 1-4, 2007 in Atlanta.

So there!

Monday, January 16, 2006

Mon, 16 Jan 2006 17:55:51 GMT

Tomlin
Redman
Giglio

Tuesday, Feb. 14
at Reed-Green Coliseum
USM Campus

Saturday, January 07, 2006

Sat, 07 Jan 2006 02:37:10 GMT

I want to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania. This September. Reach the Peak!

Monday, January 02, 2006

Mon, 02 Jan 2006 19:57:14 GMT

Tagged by Victoria...so here goes.

1. I live in a ... house.
2. I have never moved anywhere. . . except from Arcola to Black Bayou to Avon to Louise to Natchez to Greenville to Moorhead, back to Greenville to somewhere in the boondocks outside of Greenville to MSU to Aberdeen to Amory, back to Aberdeen and to Gulfport...and I've lived in a trailer, a garage apt., another apt. and now in the 2nd house all in Gulfport.
3. My current addiction is . . . my Jeep(s).
4. I am in love with . . . Kim and a bunch of teenagers and Jesus.
5. I like to wear. . . earth tones that make me look outdoorsy and rugged. (A guy can try anyway!)