http://www.blainetucker.com Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:57:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally, someone standing up for what's right... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/06/12/i-wholeheartedly-agree/ It's been about since I last posted that I had a good night's rest.  Finally, I got one last night. Here's what's been going on: 1.  Late one night our  water connection to the refrigerator came off and spewed water all over our wood floor in the kitchen and carpet in 3 ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/05/21/a-good-nights-rest/ I'm not sure why it bothered me. A youth ministry newsletter that I subscribe to announced that the WE network would be showing a series of documentaries entitled "High School Confidential" in which they followed 12 teenage girls from their 9-12 grade years in Overland Park, Kansas from 2002-2006.  There are ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/04/04/high-school-confidential/ I receive regular emails with links to youth ministry/ youth culture articles and websites.  Recently, Newsweek did an article on the the "look at me generation".  It makes some interesting notes about this generation's view of "reality" television and documenting their lives before a camera or on the internet.  Anyway, ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/03/18/heres-looking-at-me/ One of the biggest challenges I've found to being in full time ministry is the fact that ministry is now a "profession" for me.  When I received what I believed to be a calling into ministry, it has always been something I saw as a heavy and burdensome challenge, never ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/03/16/my-personal-litmus-test/ A recent Time magazine article told about a Christian humor website called "Lark News".  It's a lot like "The Onion" except with an evangelical spin.  The fake articles often cross into irreverent zones, but also force me to evaulate some things that might make me uncomfortable.  Check out this article: Inner-city ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/03/10/lark-news/ This day every year, I curse the fact I left Arizona. Yes, this is Daylight Savings Time. Time to "spring forward" your clocks and enjoy getting one LESS hour of sleep. Arizona does not participate in such a cruel past-time. So, here's to you Grand Canyon State. And here's to second ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/03/08/one-reason-arizona-is-better-than-everywhere-else/ Ever get tired of all those forwards? Or are you the one who is sending them? I started something in the last year that probably drives everyone nuts.  I started verifying if a forward is true on snopes, then sending a link back to the person who sent me the forward if ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/03/07/snopes-it/ This weekend, we had our annual "Renewal" youth rally. Organizationally, it literally scared me how smoothly everything went. The website, www.youthrenewal.com, took care of registration and housing, as well as offered quick answers to most questions. Many church members just saw some areas that needed to be ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/03/03/an-awesome-weekend/ A little Dr. Seuss wisdom from "Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book": "A moose is asleep. He is dreaming of moose drinks. A goose is asleep. He is dreaming of goose drinks. That's well and good when a moose dreams of moose juice. And nothing goes wrong when a goose dreams of goose juice. But it isn't too good ... http://www.blainetucker.com/2008/02/23/more-wisdom/