Weekend Madness

• Friday Night I stayed home and got ready for a singing gig I had on Saturday.
• Saturday I got up early and went and loaded all the Spotlight sound stuff up and then unloaded it at Southern High School since the show is in 1 week now.
• Left there and headed to Sacred Grounds Coffee House to set up my sound system and do a little practice before the show.
• Went back to Southern cause they were having problems with the mics
• At 4:00 I finally made it back to the house to relax before the show. Looked over my words, showered and grabbed a quick power nap before heading back out.
• Showtime at Sacred Grounds and we had tons of folks come out to hear me sing. I think this was one of my favorite sets cause I got to do whatever kinda music I wanted to do. I did some Old School Pop, Country, Christan, and Jazz. Loved it can't wait to do another one.
• Saturday night I crashed hard cause I had a major headache so not much fun there.
• Sunday was church still had the headache but pushed through cause that what we have to do.
• Chris and the band lead off with some Creed and did a awesome job with that.
• Scott was in week two of our series "Remember" This week he talked about fasting. Not one of the easiest things to talk on but man he did a great job.
• Kidz Cove was rocking and rolling. We talk about how Adam and Eve should have listened to GOD and how sad he gets with us when we don't listen.
• Went home after church and grabbed and nap to try to shake this headache.
• Big Rock was Sunday night and we talked about fasting as well. We shared how fasting is more than just from food and how we should fast from anything that distracts from GOD. We had the teens write down their biggest distractions and how many times they were coming to try to fast from it this week and the we set the paper on fire to help his destroy the distraction.
• Sunday night myself and a bunch of guys from church got together and watched the UFC that come on Saturday night. MAN IT WAS AWESOME!!!!
• Little funeral work today and then some golf

'The A-Team' Cast: Then & Now

No show better encapsulates '80s action adventure TV than "The A-Team." The series, which first aired in 1983 and ran for five seasons, starred a commando fighting force out of Vietnam, "sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit." The men promptly escaped and survived in Los Angeles as underground heroes for hire, able to construct weapons from spare parts and sidestep any real physical harm amid a barrage of cartoon-like violence. The revolving door of cameo appearances by the cheesiest of '80s mega-stars, such as Hulk Hogan and Boy George, only enhanced the show's campy appeal. In honor of Mr. T's 57th birthday today, check out the members of that crack "A-Team," then and now.

Mr. T (Sgt. Bosco "B.A." Baracus): Then
Born Laurence Tureaud on May 21, 1952, he really did go by the first name "Mr.," middle name "period," and last name "T." Sylvester Stallone discovered the Army vet-turned-bouncer-turned-wrestler-turned-bodyguard to the stars (including Joe Frazier, Muhammad Ali, Steve McQueen, and Michael Jackson) on the "America's Toughest Bouncer" competition and cast him as Clubber Lang in "Rocky III." "The A-Team" was created as a vehicle for the up-and-coming actor with the trademark mohawk, gold chains, and unforgettable catch phrase, "I pity the fool" -- which ultimately went from sound bite to motivational reality show. Really. Mr. T: Now Mr. T has never found the level of success he once enjoyed on the "A-Team." When the hit show ended, he went on to star in the series "T. and T." as a former boxer who teams up with a public defender to solve crimes. The series lasted just over two seasons, and health problems since then have prevented him from taking on more time-intensive roles (he was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma in 1995). These days he mostly sticks to starring in commercials and hawking his Mr. T Flavorwave Oven… move over George Foreman.

George Peppard (Col. John "Hannibal" Smith) "A-Team" fans might not believe this, but George Peppard was a legitimate film actor. If you've never seen the classic "Breakfast at Tiffany's" with Audrey Hepburn and George, you should check it out. But be forewarned: it's a sensitive movie – nothing blows up. Peppard spent most of his career making war movies, including "The Blue Max" and "The Bravos," before becoming a TV sensation at age 55 as the cigar-chomping leader on the "A-Team." After the series ended, Peppard made a few TV and movie appearances (his final one on an episode of "Matlock") before died in 1994.

Dwight Schultz (Capt. H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock): Then Producers were concerned about the unbalanced character of H.M "Howling Mad" Murdock before the "A-Team" premiered, so they planned to cut the part after the first episode. But audiences took to the unpredictable pilot, and he stayed for the run of the series. Dwight Schultz: Now All you Trekkies out there will recognize Dwight Schultz as the equally quirky (but in a much more nerdy way) Lt. Reginald "Reg" Barclay from "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star Trek: Voyager," and the flick "Star Trek: First Contact." But these days you're more likely to just hear his voice as characters in animated series and games, including "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows," "FusionFall," and "Terminator Salvation: The Video Game."
Dirk Benedict (Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck): Then As an actor, you're lucky if you ever grab the brass ring and win a starring role in a hit TV series. Dirk Benedict was able to latch onto two of them: first as Lt. Starbuck on the original "Battlestar Galactica" and then as Lt. Templeton "Faceman" Peck on "The A-Team." Dirk Benedict: Now Dirk shifted gears after leaving the "Team" and played Hamlet at the Abbey Theater. Perhaps not surprisingly, the response from audiences and critics was negative, so he went back to TV roles on such shows as "The Commish" and "Walker, Texas Ranger." When an updated "Battlestar Galactica" was announced in 2004, Dirk waged a public protest, calling the new, much darker series an "un-imagining" rather than a "re-imaging." Maybe he was just upset that Lt. Starbuck had become a woman in the new "Galactica" (a character he referred to as "Stardoe"). His most high-profile role in recent years was his third-place showing on the U.K. version of "Celebrity Big Brother." He made his entrance "A-Team"-style in the signature van, theme music blaring, with a suitcase full of cigars.

The "A-Team" Van: Then The fifth member of the team, of course, is the iconic black 1983 GMC G-Series (G-15) van, belonging to "B.A." Baracus. If you have a crime-fighting team (especially one that includes a guy the size of Mr. T), some fancy-schmancy muscle car just isn’t going to cut it when you're hunting down bad guys, so B.A.'s ride had some special modifications, including a custom red rear spoiler, white bucket seats, shag carpet, sunroof, and, of course, weapon storage case. The "A-Team" Van: Now Many vans were filmed throughout the show's run, several of which were wrecked during "The A-Team's" signature stunts, which featured jumps, crashes, explosions, and gun fights. Two pristine models, used for close-ups with the cast, were kept by producer Stephen J. Cannell after the series ended; in 1992 Cannell sold one of the pair to the Cars of the Stars Museum in Keswick, England, where it's now on display.

Weekend Maddness

• Friday I worked at the funeral home all day and then headed home to work on hanging some hand towel holders Laura thought I needed in the bathroom.
• Saturday was a full day. Slept in late and then headed to play golf followed by some fishing. And I got burnt. When I left the house it was a nice overcast but by 4:00pm my arms and face were and nice beet red. (Note to self DON'T do that again)
• Sunday was church at the Creek and it was AWESOME.
• Chris and the band were solid again this week
• Scott kicked off our new talk on "Remember". It is a modern interpretation of ancient traditions. This week was Communion
• In Kidz Cove we talked about Samuel and his boss Eli and how you can learn alot from your leaders. Like how Samuel learned how to hear God speak to him from Eli.
• Big Rock was awesome as well we are doing the same talk for the teens as we are for the adults. We just make it more teen friendly or as I like to say we TEENAFA it.
• Sunday night I crashed hard after watching Dane Cooks new comedy special. That dude is INSANE
• Monday I was right back to Hall-Wynne for another start to another work week.
• And you may have seen that Laura was no where around this weekend. She left on Friday to head to D.C. to watch her best friend Emily graduate. And she will be spending most of the week chillin on the Chesapeake Bay with Emily and her family. Glad Laura could get away cause I know she needed it. I miss her so much and can't wait for her to come home.

And this week does not look like it is going to be any easier. Big things on tap this week. Working on youth room, starting on stage design for our new series in June, and working on the Father's Day Golf Tournament. Man it is going to be crazy!!!

Peace out I gotta go back to work

Stand by Me

This has to be one of the best videos I have ever seen. We did this song at Hope Creek not to long ago. And my prayer is that I will always stand by Jesus and proclaim is goodness forever.

Enjoy

Guest Blogger

This is a great post that I wanted to share with everyone

Guest: Brian Kruckenberg
Title: 11 Days
Last summer during OnePrayer I was participating in the weekly fasts. On the morning of the first fast, I sat down to read out of Deuteronomy. I wasn’t quite sure what God would have for me there but after reading just a few lines I read something that I can’t ever recall reading before: “Normally, it takes only eleven days to travel from Mount Sinai to Kadesh-barnea…” (Deut. 1:2, NLT) I stopped right there. I couldn’t believe what I just read: Eleven days? Really? ELEVEN DAYS!?! So, what’s the big deal? Well, what should have taken the Israelites about ELEVEN DAYS took them FORTY YEARS…or, by simple calculation: 14,600 DAYS! You see, God wanted to give the Promised Land to the Israelites and they were a short eleven-day journey away from receiving this amazing gift but instead they bickered, doubted and rebelled their way to a journey that would last 14,600 days. That absolutely blows my mind.
There’s so much more to this story (no doubt, the battle for the promised land would have still been there) but the questions for now are these: What is taking us years that God could do in days? What issue has handcuffed you for years that you could be on the way to defeating in a few weeks if you listened to God, faced it head on and seriously dealt with it? Eleven days or forty years? It is up to us.

Weekend Madness on Monday

• Friday I took 2 of the most important people in Carlton Miles life (his mother and Mrs McIver) out to eat to celebrate his 46 birthday and to remember a great man.
• Saturday was a long day that started at 5:30 so I could be a Dennis house at 6:00 to help him and Kim move some stuff out for a yard sale.
• Saturday I also headed to Southern High School to help with Spotlight practice. Mrs McIver wanted to get the kids on mics ASAP. My good friend Becky was in town to teach some dance moves to the kids. So it was good to catch up with her.
• Saturday night Laura and I headed to Hope Creek for a cook out to welcome 2 new boards members. Renee and Todd. We had a cook out and just hang out and fellowship it was awesome.
• Sunday was church 3 services in one day is tiring.
• I am not a numbers guy never have and never will. But numbers were down this week not sure why I just no they were down.
• Only number I care about is this people accepted Christ this weekend. THAT NUMBER IS THE ONLY ONE THAT MATTERS.
• Chris and the band just flat out rocked Sunday. Lead off with some U2 and Chris nailed it.
• Scott did a great job wrapping up our series "It's Personal"
• In Kidz Cove we took the story on Jonah to a whole nothin level. We also revealed a new value as well as 2 new songs.
• Laura and I had lunch Sunday with some old friends. Adam Cook and his wife Val and one of the cutest babies alive Olivia. Adam is the Student Pastor at NHC and is one of the funnest guys I know. Great to see them again
• Sunday night was Big Rock and we wrapped up our series " Who you haggin with". We talked about how to become wise true friends. Really great series for us in Big Rock.
• Sunday night after Big Rock I crashed HARD and now I am right back to it and could not be happier.
• Golf on Wednesday and I can't wait

Peace