- The new Malcolm Gladwell book. Listening to it on my Thanksgiving drive is possibly going to be the highlight of my day.
- Running. I hate it. But it’s good.
- Journaling. It forces me to think.
- Movies. I really like movies.
- My friend Rachel. She let’s me talk a lot, and acts interested.
- My health. Don’t you have to say that on a list like this?
- The values I picked up from my family. Things like: Loving Jesus, the Church and books.
- My boss Steve. He’s really gone to bat for me.
- My roommates.
- The Elders at Journey. We eat together a lot.
- Don McLaughlin. Amazing mentor back in Atlanta who poured a ton into me.
- Other pre-San Antonio mentors, like Marvin Crowson, Gailyn Van Rheenan, Barry Alexander, Glenn Robb and Lee Cole.
- This American Life. Ira Glass is a high point every week.
- Podcasts. Seriously, I don’t remember life before them.
- Twitter. I like following you people!
- Traditional and non-Traditional theories of Atonement. It’s just great to think about everything God’s done for us.
- A new friend who’s given me some much needed hope.
- Counseling. I am a better person today because of it.
- Journey Fellowship. It’s more than a job or a church for me. It’s a home.
- The dozens of writers of the Bible. Their humanity makes it seem real.
- The Democratic process.
- Fall weather.
- Electricity.
- My friend Daniel. The guy can talk a lot, but he still knows how to listen.
- James Holston. Better friend now than when we lived in the same city.
- Comic Books. Mainly Batman.
- The Dark Knight movie. Amazing.
- The swing towards social justice in the church.
- Bad things that have happened to me in the past. I’m better off now.
- The growing nation-wide interest in church planting.
- Refrigerators. I’d make a terrible hunter.
- Indoor plumbing.
- Cell phones. I plan to make good use of mine during my two 3 hour drives today.
- Blogs. Though they are dying off, they made me take my writing public.
- My Community Group. They have been the people I fall back on, every week.
- Abraham Lincoln.
- Our big L-shaped couch. It’s what makes our living room.
- Falling gas prices.
- My Uncle’s desire to have, and fund, a big family Thanksgiving.
- Being born in America. It’s makes me one of the richest people in the world.
- My Church of Christ heritage. Yeah, there’s baggage, but I can harmonize like nobody’s business.
- Scented candles. Because a house full of dudes can smell.
- The deer that live all around our apartment. They make this place seem wild.
- Jared Eckman. He fixed my car for free.
- Kevin Nations. He makes cool movies, and will hopefully make more!
- The guys in Witness and Castle Rock. They were the first real friends I ever had. Wish I was with you today!
- Being single. Yeah, it sucks most the time. But can you imagine me dragging a wife through the crap I’ve gone through the last 5 years?
- Wycliffe, Luther, Calvin, Arminius, Wesley, Campbell, John Paul, and the other great leaders that have paved the road for the church to be what it is today.
- YOU!
- Thanksgiving Day.
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