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Chet
28. June 2010 08:16
As I push mowed my lawn this weekend, I had a song stuck in my head. It's called "The Voice of Truth" by a group called Casting Crowns. The first verse goes like this:
Oh what I would do to haveThe kind of faith it takesTo climb out of this boat I'm inOnto the crashing wavesTo step out of my comfort zoneInto the realm of the unknown where Jesus isAnd He's holding out His handBut the waves are calling out my nameAnd they laugh at meReminding me of all the timesI've tried before and failedThe waves they keep on telling meTime and time again. "Boy, you'll never win!""You'll never win!"But the voice of truth tells me a different storyThe voice of truth says, "Do not be afraid!"The voice of truth says, "This is for My glory"Out of all the voices calling out to meI will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth.
This song, in case you're wondering, is referring back to the story of Jesus' follower named Peter who was invited to step out of a boat in the middle of a sea and walk on ...
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Chet
25. June 2010 17:36
Tonight I am leading a youth activity at my church called Bigger or Better. It's a team-based game where you get into groups of 4-5 people, and head out into the surrounding neighborhoods in an attempt to trade your starting item for something bigger or better. This is one of my favorite games from my own youth days, and those in the group who have done it themselves have great stories to tell of it as well. The basic idea is you take what you have, go to a house, tell them what you're doing, and see if they'll make you a good trade. One guy made this pretty famous with his trades from a red paper clip to a house in 14 trades. I doubt we'll come back with something that big tomorrow... but who knows. If I remember right, the last time we did it, one team came home with a working refrigerator and a drivable car. Not bad for a couple hours work.
Today I am also being made known of some big changes in my life. I've thought this day would come sometime, but it wasn't until today that it...
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Chet
23. June 2010 08:40
NASCAR finally put up some video from the dirt track race, and it looks like they are going to make a die-cast of the car with the names on it.... very cool.
Video:
Die Cast Links:
Speed Works Die Cast
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Chet
10. June 2010 09:21
GOOOOO Jimmie!
Yesterday I wrote about my dad's name being on Jimmie Johnson's race car at the Prelude to the Dream charity race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Jimmie led all 30 laps, including the one that won him the race.
Several Children's Hospitals were the beneficiaries of the race, which I think is cool, with the whole honoring dad's thing:
Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis
Cincinnati Children's
Levine Children's Hospital in Charlotte, N.C.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.
Jimmie didn't have / take time to practice before the race, hadn't been on dirt in a while, and wound up with a bruised and battered car, but he finished strong. Isn't that a lot like fatherhood? You don't get a practice run at being a dad, you hit experiences you have no idea how to handle, and you're going to get hurt by, and probably hurt, those you love the most. But in the end, you accomplish something great.
Good job Jimmie. Good job dads. You've ma...
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Chet
9. June 2010 13:55
It's been 4+ years since I've seen my dad, other than pictures on Facebook. During that time God has taught me much about how He wants to father me, and it's caused me to grow up quite a bit, I must admit... both as a son, and as a man, father, and husband.
I saw this thing where Jimmie Johnson and Lowes Racing were going to honor dads on the car they run at Tonight's "Prelude to the Dream" dirt track race. My first thought when I saw it was, "wow, I wish I wanted to do something like that." But the more I thought about it, I saw that I still could. So I did. And while I'm not going to pay the $20-some bucks to watch the race, I did at least grab some pics from the site's page. I grabbed a few screen shots and have them below, as well as this PDF version.
Here's the text from Lowe's site about the list of fathers that made it to the car's paint job:
Watch for Jimmie and our specially designed dirt late model car at the Prelude to the Dream event from Eldora Speedway in Ro...
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