Sam and Lauren

These two. What a great life over here!


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What's the deal with fear, again?

First and last, check out Psalm 85. This is a prophetic marriage of truth and grace.

Think about how Jesus Himself is our peace. (Eph.2:14)

Hear Jesus call His disciples "friends" in John 15:14.

...and hear the old apostle arrive at "...perfect love casts out all fear" in 1 John 4:17.

What a marvel that the holy God of all creation and beyond has called us to Himself as His own beloved children!

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So do I still have to fear God?

Short answer? "You sure will."

Have to? What is this a choice thing? Maybe it is. Maybe that's what's behind Jesus telling us what he does in Matthew 10... That is to disciples. You and me. Period.

But it is only a choice thing for a little while. One day everyone is going to stand before Him.
First peter five talks about the impact that knowing this has on us. That we consider this life a pilgrimage and walk it in that kind of fear that keeps on track.

And check out Hebrews three and four to see how afraid we ought to be of getting off track.

Period.


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New Tools

Hey. I got this great iPhone here for my skatepark consulting work. I found out that it works wonderfully fit blogging.

Here is a pic from Judy's and my trip to Seattle and Northern CA. Redwoods and Bigfoot, people.



Judy is very cute there.



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why not just email?

then why not have a little "email" type of conversation that people can enjoy/be freaked out by? I could entitle the blog "Hey Mike".

did i quit blogging?

not really, i just don't know how to talk to you anymore. you are... you're just...


you're just so many people.

and i don't know who you are...

Since we last talked (or since you last listened) soooo many things have gone on... babies have been born in our little church family,

sam and i started a board company

vehicles have broken down and been fixed...

trees have been removed (no more pine trees at 1320 as of this afternoon)...

people are getting married
due soon
newly preggers...

it is an amazing maelstrom of LIFE...

i spent 13 hours on the road yesterday retrieving our van from a breakdown and visiting our board supplier...

lots of skateboarding
lots of workign with suburban Rails, a company i consult for and help with operations...

lots of stuff...

and we got custody of Marcus! Remember marcus? search for him up above in this blog. enjoy...

so i still love you. i just don't know who you are...

starting up some trouble...

Sam and i started up a little skateboard company this week. "Fickle Boards ltd." We've already got folks pre-ordering and whatnot... it is very fun... we're not going to stress, and the business plan is simple and easy to escape with our shirts...

i've been out skating almost every day now for a while... thanks to my heavenly dad that i'm not sick. if you read this blog, you'll know i get sick a bunch of times every year. i've been kinda fragile...

but i've been well the last few months. I got over the whooping cough in March, remember? That was amazing. God was so kind and faithful to me, and I needed the discipline. I can't tell you all what kind of helper my wife is to me. without her i'm sunk.

Judy does more than put up with me. She really really gives me strength... She is God's number one gift to me...

Well, today i have a lot of people to meet with and stuff to talk about, both skateboards, skate parks, and Jesus' church stuff...

I'm glad for all of you who keep coming back to check out what's up. There is a lot going on.
One thing that rocks and for which i give thanks to my heavenly dad is that we got ourBOILER replaced!! it's almost replaced that is... they're still working out the kinks and installing a thermostat today... it is an amazing new machine... the best out there... Lochinvar Knight modulating hoo ha...

best of all, God is with us!!!