Kendrick Vinar

Dan Kral stayed with us last night. Dan is a good friend from Minneapolis, MN.
Dan trumpets a message of “Courage and Freedom”. He’s a man who is really living his message. He is a mentor to a lot of people in the business world - encouraging them to step out, face their fears, believe [...]

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I hung out at SouthPoint mall tonight with K Jr. and Joseph. They’re the best two boys. I just enjoy eating pizza, getting soaked in the rain, and goofing around with them.
Andy and George Bonner were playing violin and guitar in the center of the mall. They were drawing the crowds and filling their [...]

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So here’s a true story:
My friend Chad was here last month visiting. We were out for dinner at Maggiano’s at SouthPoint with Nathan Fancher. The place was packed, so we ended up in the bar by the piano man. It was loud!
The waitress comes to our table. Chad says, “So I’m from out of town. [...]

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I am loved by God.
On Tuesday, Aug. 12th at 3:00 p.m. (CST), I will be meeting with John Piper. Just confirmed a meeting with him. I am so very excited. I want to express my appreciation to him, and I have several questions for him. This is getting 45 minutes with the Michael Jordan of [...]

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Had lunch with Miles O’Neill today. He’s the director for Campus Crusade at UNC. Great guy with vision and heart to see young people transformed through seeing God correctly, see themselves correctly, and then seeing others correctly. That’s my kind of guy. You can check out his site at www.carolinacrusade.org.

Started a new mentoring group with [...]

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An encouragement from John Piper.
This is from his journal entry from Dec. 6, 1988:
Is not the most effective way of bridling my delight in being made much of, to focus on making much of God? Self-denial and crucifixion of the flesh are essential, but O how easy it is to be made much of [...]

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Movie Review: Bruce Almighty

Nana and I saw “Bruce Almighty” tonight. It was hilarious. Jim Carey is a riot. He is truly gifted to make people laugh. So what did I think?
In terms of entertainment, I loved it. When I watch a movie, I am there to enjoy myself. If I only enjoyed movies when [...]

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My body is finally feeling better. Been fighting a flu bug the past 4 days.
At church, we took our Advance The Kingdom (ATK) offering today. The finances are used to impact the world for Christ: locally, regionally, and around the world. We are funding special projects in conjunction with missionaries and ministries. It’ll be exciting [...]

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