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thumb lick thursday [3.17.11]

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Lick it, flip it, clip it, quote it. A thumb lick is a term used to describe the action taken when turning the page of a book. Have you ever know someone who licks their thumb to grip the pages of a new book? While reading I often find great one-liners, statements and paragraphs that are golden nuggets of biblical wisdom. These thumb licks are quotes that must be shared. So Thumb Lick Thursday is a way to pass along great tidbits of truth.

5 Things I’m Surprised I Can’t Find in the Bible [R.C. Sproul]
God is all and only wisdom, the very font of all truth. The Bible is His Word, and is true in all that it teaches, as well as sufficient to guide us into every good work. His Word is perspicuous, that is clear, and understandable.  Not all of the Bible, however, is as clear as all the rest. These ground rules inform us, broadly speaking, that the Bible tells us everything we need to know, but that it might not all be right out there in the open.  He has not only not left us orphans, He has not left us blind. That said, here are five things that are less clear in the Bible than I might, in the abstract, expect them to be.

8 Tips for Talking to Kids about the Sermon
They sit there next to you and their feet don’t even hit the floor.  You’re thinking, “What, if anything of this guy’s sermon is sinking into my kid’s head?”  And with that little thought you’ve already decided not to engage your child about the sermon.  But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Let me introduce you to the most important rule when talking to your kids about the sermon: They retain more than you think they do.  The second most important rule is like it: They understand more than you think they do.

What if I only give 99%
What you’d get if 99% were good enough: No phone service for 15 minutes each day, over 2 million pieces of first class mail lost each day, unsafe drinking water three days a year, three misspelled words on the average page of type, and 2 million people would die from food poisoning each year. What if your physician only gave 99%?

It’s Not Easy being Green [Kermit the Frog]

For St. Patrick’s Day, I thought I would add some green fun from Kermit. As Kermit would say, “Time is fun when you are having flies.”

thumb lick thursday [3.10.11]

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What is Spiritual Warfare?

Spiritual warfare is not about naming territorial spirits, claiming the ground or binding demons. It is all about the gospel. It is to live a gospel life, to preserve gospel unity and to proclaim gospel truth. It is to do this in the face of a hostile world, a deceptive enemy and our own sinful natures. And it is to pray to a sovereign God for gospel opportunities. Advance comes through godliness, unity, proclamation and prayer. – Timothy Chester, The Message of Prayer. IVP, Downers Grove, IL. 2003. 231.

Westminster Confession Revisited

Have you ever read the Westminster Shorter Catechism? Really read it, closely? Matt Kirkland just started, and man – it’s beautiful. This project is both a study aid, as well as a small way for an creative artist to interact with the text.

The Prodigal God

In Timothy Keller’s sermon on the Prodigal God, he share from Luke 15 how both the rebellious younger brother and religious older brother are both lost, and the father’s character is exceptional abnormal,

“The hearts of the two brothers were the same. Both sons resented their father’s authority and sought ways of getting out from under it. They each wanted to get into a position in which they could tell the father what to do. Each one, in other words, rebelled–but one did so by being very bad and the other by being extremely good. Both were alienated from the father’s heart; both were lost sons. Do you realize, then, what Jesus is teaching? Neither sons loved the father for himself.” – Timothy Keller, The Prodigal God. Dutton, New York, NY. 2008. 36

Religion operates on the principle of “I obey–therefore I am accepted by God.” The basic operating principle of the gospel is “I am accepted by God through the work of Jesus Christ–therefore I obey.” [114]

Volkswagen Commercial: The Force
The spot features a pint-sized Darth Vader who uses the Force when he discovers the all-new 2012 Passat in the driveway. It leverages humor and the unforgettable Star Wars™ score to create an emotional commercial.

thumb lick thursday [3.2.11]

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Jesus’ obedience is mine
Why should I obey God? Jesus did. How can I obey when life is difficult? Follow the example of Jesus. Check out this thoroughly biblical theology of obedience in the life of Jesus from the Gospel of Mark. You will look at obedience differently.

The Pastor as Theologian
Every pastor is called to be a theologian. This may come as a surprise to some pastors, who see theology as an academic discipline taken during seminary rather than as an ongoing and central part of the pastoral calling. Nevertheless, the health of the church depends upon its pastors functioning as faithful theologians — teaching, preaching, defending and applying the great doctrines of the faith.

Are We Afraid of Single Pastors?
Prejudice is like a cockroach: it is able to get into the smallest of places, and it never seems to die. What’s worse is that everyone carries the cockroach of prejudice somewhere inside of them. Prejudice is a pre-conceived notion, an irrational assumption, a judgment against another without any evidence. We believers are called to rise above showing “personal favoritism” (James 2:1), because there is “no partiality with God” (Romans 2:11). Even so, prejudice against single pastors abounds.

dis-Grace

It is, sadly, possible to be un-amazed by the grace of God, to take it for granted, as though it were ours by right or, worse, by merit. Thus, we dis-grace the grace of God. In the process, the melody line of the Christian life is lost. – Sinclair B. Ferguson, By Grace Alone, 101

thumb lick thursday [2.24.11]

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Lick it, flip it, clip it, quote it. A thumb lick is a term used to describe the action taken when turning the page of a book. Have you ever know someone who licks their thumb to grip the pages of a new book? While reading I often find great one-liners, statements and paragraphs that are golden nuggets of biblical wisdom. These thumb licks are quotes that must be shared. So Thumb Lick Thursday is a way to pass along great tidbits of truth.

Disappearing Languages
Every 14 days a language dies. By 2100, more than half of the more than 7,000 languages spoken on Earth—many of them not yet recorded—may disappear, taking with them a wealth of knowledge about history, culture, the natural environment, and the human brain.

Heaven

I’ve never been to Heaven, yet I miss it. Eden’s in my blood. The best things of life are souvenirs from Eden, appetizers of the New Earth. There’s just enough of them to keep us going, but never enough to make us satisfied with the world as it is, or ourselves as we are. We live between Eden and the New Earth, pulled toward what we once were and what we yet will be. – Randy Alcorn, Heaven

It’s the Inequality, Stupid
A huge share of the nation’s economic growth over the past 30 years has gone to the top one-hundredth of one percent, who now make an average of $27 million per household. Read more about the growing disparity between the rich and the other folk.

Treasures

Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine Inheritance, now and always:
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art.
– Be Thou My Vision, Eleanor Hull, 1874.

limits, sleep, gospel song

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Limits

It is okay for me to have limits–God doesn’t. It is okay to get a good nights sleep–God doesn’t sleep. It is okay for me to rest–God doesn’t need to. We don’t know a lot about what heaven looks like, but this much we know: God is not pacing the throne room anxious and depressed because of the condition of the world. He knows, He is not surprised, and He is sovereign. It is okay for me to have limits. He is able. – Richard A. Swenson, The Overload Syndrome, p.37

Humility

Humility, rightly understood, shouldn’t be a fabric softener on our aspirations. When we become too humble to act, we’ve ceased being biblically humble. True humility doesn’t kill our dreams; it provides a guardrail for them, ensuring that they remain on God’s road and move in the direction of His glory. – Dave Harvey, Rescuing Ambition, 14

Cross

Every time we look at the cross Christ seems to be saying to us, “I am here because of you. It is your sin I am bearing, your curse I am suffering, your debt I am paying, your death I am dying.” Nothing in history or in the universe cuts us down to size like the cross. – John Stott, The Message of Galatians, 179.

Sleep

Your sleep tonight will be a small but real fact of faith. You’ll lay your full weight on a bed, trusting this structure to support you. You can fully relax, because no effort at supporting yourself is required; something else is holding you up. And in the same way, throughout the night sleep, Someone else is sustaining you. This is a picture of what it’s like to belong to Christ. – C.J. Mahaney, Humility: True Greatness, 85.

Gospel Song

spiritual vitality, cross and tongue, peace of mind

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spiritual vitality

When people lose their global vision, they begin to lose their spiritual vitality. And of course all this affects their values. – Tom Julien, Antioch Revisited, 23.

cross and tongue

When the message of the Cross captures our hearts and captivates our imaginations, our tongues, stammering, halting, insulting, awkward, sarcastic, imperfect as they may be, won’t be far behind. As Jesus said, “Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.” [Matthew 12:34] – Mark Dever, Nine Marks of a Healthy Church, 144.

what’s to come

Christianity is not finally about anesthetizing us to life’s pain, or even about waking us up to it and teaching us to live with it. it is about teaching us to live with a transforming longing, with a growing faith, with a sure and certain hope of what’s to come. – Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, 35.

The gospel, you see, is not simply an additive that comes to make our already good lives better. No! The gospel is a message of wonderful good news that comes to those who realize their just desperation before God. – Mark Dever, The Gospel and Personal Evangelism, 40.

peace of mind

sacrifice, balance beam, cross, and urgency

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sacrifice

“Where are the young men and women of this generation who will hold their lives cheap and be faithful even unto death? Where are those who will lose their lives for Christ’s sake — flinging them away for love of him? Where are those who will live dangerously and be reckless in his service? Where are his lovers — those who love him and the souls of men more than their own reputations or comfort or very life?

Where are the men who say ‘no’ to self, who take up Christ’s cross to bear it after him, who are willing to be nailed to it in college or office, home or mission field, who are willing, if need be, to bleed, to suffer and to die on it?

Where are the adventurers, the explorers, the buccaneers for God, who count one human soul of far greater value than the rise or fall of an empire? Where are the men who are willing to pay the price of vision? Where are the men of prayer? Where are God’s men in this day of God’s power?” – Howard Guinness, Sacrifice [59-60]

the cross exposes

“The cross exposes the holy sovereign Lord whose authority we have defied and whose glory we have deflected to unworthy rivals was willing to endure judgment that his own impeccable justice pronounced upon us. The cross declares that we are loved with an intensity that defies our capacity to comprehend, not because we are intrinsically lovable but because God is intrinsically love.” Elyse Fitzpatrick, Counsel from the Cross [12]

Urgent Missiology

“Amid the many facets of the American dream that contradict the core of the gospel, one ideal Americans have embraced coincides subtly with the words of Christ. As James Adams was coining the phrase “American Dream,” Franklin Roosevelt was emphasizing how Americans will postpone immediate gradificatio and even endure hard sacrifices if they are convinced their future will be better than their past. Americans are willing to take great risks, he said, if they believe it will accomplish great reward.

In similar words Jesus said to His followers, “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” Jesus clearly acknowledged that following Him leads to a radical reward that this following Him involves risking the safety, security, and satisfaction we have found in this world. But in the end, Jesus said, following Him leads to a radical reward that this world can never offer. This begs a question from each of us: do we believe the reward found in Jesus is worth the risk of following Him?” – David Platt, Radical [161-162]

Are you needing a call to live radically for Christ? Check out An Unadjusted Gospel in an Unreached World: Connecting Gospel Theology with Urgent Missiology

balance beam

Francis Chan is one for stories and illustrations that pack a punch. I particularly appreciate this one passed along by a good friend, Sur John. Stop holding on and walk with Christ!

anything, 5 stones, and whiners

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Lick it, flip it, clip it, quote it. A thumb lick is a term used to describe the action taken when turning the page of a book. Have you ever know someone who licks their thumb to grip the pages of a new book? While reading I often find great one-liners, statements and paragraphs that are golden nuggets of biblical wisdom. These thumb licks are quotes that must be shared:

anything

“Anything God has ever done, He can do now. Anything God has ever done anywhere, He can do here. Anything God has ever done for anyone, He can do for you.”- A.W. Tozer, What do you want God to do for you today?

5 stones

“There are five stones that will bring down any giant. They are: God is, God has, God can, God will, God does.” – Charles Fox

a nation of victims and whiners

“We are a nation of victims and whiners and pouters to a large degree. That is, if someone says something negative about us—no matter how constructive they may try to be—we either slump into a fit of self-justifying woundedness, or we file a harassment suit. We are a very thin-skinned people in America these days. Easily offended and easily provoked.

This is not good. And followers of Jesus Christ should be different. We don’t need to be thin-skinned and vulnerable. We are chosen by God, loved by God, forgiven by God, accepted by God, indwelt by God, guided by God, protected by God, strengthened by God—and God is more important than anyone else in the universe. We do not have to feel vulnerable or insecure. We do not have to be self-justifying or self-defensive or self-pitying. We can be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger, as James says [James 1:19]. We can be like Paul who said, ‘When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure; when we are slandered, we try to conciliate’ [1 Corinthians 4:12-13].” – John Piper

soldier, robbed, and fuel

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Lick it, flip it, clip it, quote it. A thumb lick is a term used to describe the action taken when turning the page of a book. Have you ever know someone who licks their thumb to grip the pages of a new book? While reading I often find great one-liners, statements and paragraphs that are golden nuggets of biblical wisdom. These thumb licks are quotes that must be shared. So Thumb Lick Thursday is a way to pass along great tidbits of truth.

followership is not for the faint of heart

“Am I a soldier of the cross, a follower of the Lamb,
And shall I fear to own His cause, or blush to speak His Name?
Must I be carried to the skies on flowery beds of ease,
While others fought to win the prize, and sailed through bloody seas?”
– Isaac Watts, I Am a Soldier of the Cross

robbed or robber

“I thank Thee first I was never robbed before; second, because although they took my purse they did not take my life; third, although they took my all, it was not much; and fourth, because it was I who was robbed, and not I who robbed.” – Matthew Henry

make me Thy fuel

“Give me the love that leads the way,
the faith that nothing can dismay,
the hope no disappointments tire,
the passion that will burn like fire,
let me not sink to be a clod;
make me Thy fuel, Flame of God.”
– Amy Carmichael

TOP 10 LIST: you have been coming to FUEL a long time when…

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10. You hear a whiner and your first thought is, “WHAA!”
9. You have a collection of blue pens at home you forget to bring back the next week.
8. You have enough take home papers and blank notes sheets to replentish the Amazon Forest.
7. You bring your own hat on your birthday.
6. You have pit stains on your black FUEL t-shirt.
5. You know what the acrostics FUEL, SNAC, GOSPEL stand for among many others.
4. You can do all the motions to “Every Move I Make” backwards.
3. Your favorite game is HUWA, and you try to teach it to others outside of FUEL and you wonder why they look at you weird.
2. You have been practicing since February for the annual ReFUEL Retreat t Un-Talent Show.
1. You catch yourself saying, “Eh?” every now and then.

my new names

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1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & street you grew up on) 
Budo Roberts
2. YOUR “FLY Guy/Girl” NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your middle name) 
J Tho
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal) 
Sage Retriever
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born) 
Thomas Milwaukee
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name, first 2 letters of mom’s maiden) 
Hutjoro
7. SUPERHERO NAME: (“The”, your favorite color, favorite drink) 
The Sage Dew 
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first name of your grandfathers) 
Ronald Dale
9. FUTURISTIC NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne, the name of your favorite shoe brand) 
Polo Steve Madden
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother & father’s middle name ) 
Keven Ann

 

good question

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I REALLY DO HATE THESE QUIZZES, BUT THIS ONE I THOUGHT HAD SOME SUBSTANCE TO IT… 

1. If you didn’t have to worry about making a living what would you most like to do for the rest of your life? TRAVEL ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SHARE THE LOVE OF CHRIST.

2. What is your earliest memory? PLAYING WITH A FRIENDS FIRETRUCK AT MY DADS APARTMENT (2.5 YRS)

3. If you could live in any other time, past, present, future, what would it be and why? DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE.

4. What motivates you most to go to work each day: money or personal satisfaction? If money were not an issue, would you still keep your job? FIRST, GOD MOTIVATES ME, SECOND, HIS PEOPLE. MONEY IS A NONE ISSUE.

5. If you knew that tomorrow would be the last full day of your life, how would you spend the day? TRY TO BE LIKE AN OTHER DAY.

6. What is your most important goal in life right now? TO SEE OUR CHURCH APPLY GODS WORD. Will your life change in some way if that goal is reached? YES. If so, how? CAUSE I AM APPLYING THE WORD WITH THEM

7. If the people who know you best were asked, would they say you tend to be mostly predictable or unpredictable? BOTH Why? THEY CAN COUNT ON ME BEING ME, BUT ME IS NOT ALWAYS THE SAME. Which of these traits do you most value in a friend? HONESTY. Do you tend to follow a set routine or do you often do the same things differently? I AM SOMEWHAT TASK ORIENTED, BUT LIKE TO DO THING DIFFERENTLY ON PURPOSE…LIKE SITTING IN A DIFFERNT SEAT IN CHURCH EACH WEEK.

8. What social situations tend to make you most flustered and nervous? MEETING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPEREINCED IN THEIR FIELD AND I HAVE A PART TO PLAY IN A PROJECT WITH THEM. Why? I DONT FEEL ADEQUIT OR QUALIFIED.

9. For $10,000 would you be willing to stand up spontaneously and sing The Star Spangled Banner at the top of your lungs in the middle of a church service? YOU BET. BUT I WOULD FEEL GUILTY KEEPING THE MONEY.

10. What are three things you would like to accomplish in the next year? BEGIN A CHURCH PLANT IN OUR TOWN, GET MY HOUSE WORK FINISHED, AND LOOSE 20 POUNDS.

11. If you were to move to a poor, primitive country, what three things would you most miss from your current life? CLEAN WATER, FAMILY, MEXICAN FOOD.

12. What is the biggest lie you’ve ever told? THAT I DIDNT WRECK MY STEP-DADS TRUCK Why? I BLAMED IT ON THE ACCELERATOR GETTING STUCK. What were the consequences, if any? NEVER ALLOWED TO DRIVE HIS VEHICLES AND TEASED BY MY CO-WORKERS FOR BLOCKING THE ENTRANCE OF THE MALL THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING (THE BUSIEST SHOPPING DAY OF THE YEAR).

13. What three things do you believe without any doubts? JESUS CHRIST IS GOD, THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD, AND HE FORGAVE ME OF MY SINS.

14. What is one of the books (other than the Bible) that has had the greatest influence on your life? DESIRING GOD…BY JOHN PIPER Why? I DONT HAVE TO LIVE A GUILT DRIVEN CHRISTIAN LIFE, BUT ONE THAT SEEKS TO ENJOY GOD AND GLORIFY HIM.

15. If God would grant you any one request, what would it be? SEND A GODLY GAL MY WAY.

16. “Activity that does not result in progress toward a goal is a waste of time.” Do you agree? YES. Is it ever OK to waste time? YES, FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESTING AND REGENERATING.

17. What would you say are your 5 greatest strengths? CHARACTER, HUMOR, ATTITUDE, PATIENCE, TACT. Weaknesses? BOLDNESS, LAZINESS, FEAR, PERFECTIONISM, MEXICAN FOOD.

18. Under what circumstances do you feel most lonely? WHEN I AM WITH ME. Least lonely? WHEN I AM WITH OTHERS. Why? I DONT GET LONELY TOO OFTEN, I AM NEVER ALONE…THINK ABOUT IT.

19. What do you look forward to most about growing old? BEING WISER, AND GROWING A FAMILY. Least? BALDNESS, BIFOCALS, BOILS, BUMPS, BIG BUTT.

20. What traits do you think are most important to instill in your children? CHARITY, HONESTY, INTEGRITY. Why? TO KNOW THAT NOTHING DONE GOES UNSEEN.

21. If you could relive any part of your life, what would it be and why? MY TIME IN COLLEGE.

22. Have either of your parents either told you they were sorry or asked your forgiveness for something? YES. How did it make you feel? LOVED AND RESPECTED.

23. What is the most difficult choice you’ve had to make in your life up to this point? SEEKING FORGIVENESS FROM MY FAMILY. Why? LONG LIVED DISGRUNTEDMENT ON MY PART. What factors helped you make the choice? CONFRONTATION OF A FRIEND, FORGIVENESS GOD GAVE ME, AND PERSPECTIVE OF MY FUTURE MINISTRY TEACHING ON FORGIVENESS.

24. Do you believe God has only one perfect mate for everyone? NO. I BELIEVE THERE ARE CHARACTERISTIC AND ATTRIBUTES, WHICH GOD DESIRES US TO SEEK IN A MATE AND THAT THERE ARE MATES HAT ARE MORE FITTING, BUT I DONT LIMIT GODS WILL TO A SINGLE DIVINE TRACK.

25. A football coach once said, “We learn almost nothing in victory, but we learn much in defeat.” Do you agree or disagree? YES. In your life, have you learned most from failures or successes? FAILURES. THEY FORCE ME TO CHANGE.

26. What would you most like people to remember you for after you die? MY LOVE FOR GOD AND LIVING WHAT I TAUGHT. What would you like written on your tombstone? A SERVANT OF GOD.

27. What is the most dangerous thing you’d like to try doing? SKYDIVING. What keeps you from doing it? DONT KNOW, MONEY MAYBE.

28. What are the biggest questions you have about your relationship with God? WHY ME? HELP?

29. What are the five things you are most thankful for in your life right now? GOD, FAMILY, FRIENDS, CHURCH, MEXICAN FOOD.

30. Would you say that the focus of your life right now is more on the development of relationships or on the accomplishment of goals and objectives? DEVELOPMENT OF RELATIONSHIPS. What would you like to change about this focus, if anything? TO SEEK TO ACCOMPLISH GOALS WITH RELATIONSHIPS.

31. During WWII German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer participated in a conspiracy to assassinate Hitler. Although the conspiracy failed and he was executed for making the effort, do you think Bonhoeffer was right in his attempts to kill Hitler. If you had been Bonhoeffer, would you have participated in this murder conspiracy? NO. Why or why not? HITLER MAY HAVE BEEN UNJUST AND UNGODLY, BUT GOD PUTS PEOPLE IN AND OUT OF GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY.

32. What was the greatest peer pressure you felt as a teen? ACCEPTENCE What is the greatest peer pressure you feel as an adult? PRIDE. How are you handling it? PUT PEOPLE IN MY LIFE WHO SEE ME FOR WHO I AM AND TELL ME WHO I AM VERY OFTEN.

33. As a child, when you got caught doing something wrong, which of the following were you most likely to do? Blame someone else, Deny that you did it, Run and hide, Take full responsibility and accept the consequences. DENY AND HIDE. What are you most likely to do now as an adult? MAYBE DENY AFTER FIRST, BUT THEN TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCEPT THE CONSEQUENCES.

34. Do you think people would be surprised about your thought life? YES. How often would you be embarrassed if others knew exactly what was on your mind? OFTEN. Do you think your thought life is better or worse than most of the people in your circle of friends? SAME. Why? MY CLOSEST FRIENDS KNOW WHAT I STRUGGLE WITH AND I KNOW WHAT THEY STRUGGLE WITH IN THEIR THOUGHT LIFE.

 

Wisconsin Dictionary

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Before anyone can graduate from High School they must be able to speak Wisconsinese. This primer is used by all students to help them prepare for an examination.

1.    AIN-A-HEY: placed  at the end of a profound statement, as in “isn’t it?”

2.   BART: a Green Bay institution who doesn’t need a last name; see VINCE

3.   BELIEVE-YOU-ME: attached to the beginning or end of a statement and makes it more credible, as in “really!”

4.   BLAZE ORANGE: what deer hunters and cold-weather Packer fans wear at Lambeau Field. Also a popular color for jail uniforms.

5.   BORN IN A BARN?: a sarcastic question which usually means you left the door open or could not correctly differentiate between an alewive and a ‘schmelt’.

6.   BORROW: used in place of lend, as in “Could youse borrow me a couple two-three bucks, yahhey?”

7.   BRAT: a sausage; a Wisconsin tailgate favorite; doesn’t have anything to do with a spoiled kid.\

8.   BUBBLER: to the rest of the world outside Wisconsin’s borders it is known as a drinking fountain…

9.   BUDGE: to merge without permission; cut in; as in “Don’t you budge in line for a brat. I was here first!”.

10.   BY: to; near, as in “Let’s go by One Eyed Jack’s” or “She’ll come by da house tonight.”

11.   CHEDDARHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see CHEESEHEAD

12.   CHEESEHEAD: someone from Wisconsin; see CHEDDARHEAD

13.   CHEESE CURD: small pieces of fresh cheese that squeak when you bite into them.

14.   COMEER ONCE: a request for the presence of another Cheddarhead.

15.   COUPLE-TWO-THREE: more  than  one;  as  in  “Delmer  and I drank a couple-two-three beers.”

16.   CRIPES: a Wisconsin expletive.

17.   CRIPES SAKE: a mild Wisconsin expletive

18.   CRIPES SAKE ALMIGHTY: a wild Wisconsin expletive. ..

19.   DA: substitute  for  words beginning with “TH”, as in “Da guy over dere in da Bears shirt dere.”..

20.   DAVENPORT: what your mom called ‘the sofa’; a couch..

21.   FAIR-TA-MIDDLIN: not bad or great; just “O.K.”..

22.   FISH FRY: a Friday night dining ritual in Wisconsin..

23.   FLEET FARM: a Cheddarhead’s answer to Bloomingdales.

24.   FROZEN TUNDRA: Lambeau Field

25.   GEEEZ!: another Wisconsin expletive.

26.   GOAHEAD: proceed, as in “Goahead and back up your car dere.”

27.   GOTS: used in place of “have”; as in, “I gots my tickets to watch da Packers play on da Frozen Tundra.”..

28.   GOL-DURN: another Wisconsin expletive

29.   HEY: placed  at  the  beginning  or end of phrases to emphasis, as in,”Hey, how ’bout dem Packers?” or “How’s about dem Packers, hey!”

30.   HOWS BY YOU?: a greeting; the same as, “How’s everything?”.

31.   HUMDINGER: a  beauty;  as in “Dat croppy youse cought up-nort is a real humdinger.”

32.   JOHN DEERE: a Cheddarhead’s other vehicle..

33.   LEAKER: one  who lacks the mental or physical stamina to continue partying.

34.   M’WAKEE: Wisconsin’s largest city; located just down the lake from T’Rivers and Man’twoc.

35.   N-SO?: a  word  inserted  at  the  end  of  a statement; (sometime pronounced  as  AIN-SO); used as a substitute for “Isn’t that right?” or “Correct?”

36.   OH,  YAH: depending on emphasis, it’s either used as acknowledgment(as in “That’s correct!”) or skepticism (“That’s bull!”)

37.   PERT-NEER: (sometimes  pronounced “PRET-NEAR”) in close proximity; just about.

38.   POLKA: the national dance of Wisconsin.

44.   SKEETER: Wisconsin state bird

39.   RUBBERS: protection for your shoes; also known as “G’loshes”.

40.   SCANSIN: the state where Cheeseheads are from.

41.   SCHMEAR: a card game; also a term used when someone gets beat in a game of Sheepshead.

42.   SHEEPSHEAD: another card game.

43.   SIDE-BY-EACH: used instead of “next to each other.”.

45.  START WIT ME LAST: to forfeit your turn.

46.   STOP-AND-GO  LIGHTS: what  everyone  else  refers  to  as”traffic signals”.

47.   UFF-DAH: (from the untranslatable Norwegian phrase); meaning varies with severity of  incident,  from  “Oops”  to  “Criminey”  to words following” Oh-!”; often said when you make a really big “boo-boo” and are “deep doggy-doo”..

48.   UNTHAW: to defrost or thaw.

49.   YOOPER: someone from even further up-nort’ than than you.  The UP,the Upper Peninsula of Michigan..

a long quiz that let’s you know a lil’ about me

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1. What color are your kitchen plates?  blue
2. What book are you reading now?  “Yellow & Pink”
3. What is on your mouse pad? Christar (a missions organization)
4. Favorite board game?  Life
5. Least favorite smells? rotting carcas
6. What is the first thing you think of in the morning?  “Uhhh…(scratch scratch)…Uhhh.”
7. Favorite color? Green
8. Least favorite color: Fushia
9. How many rings UNTIL you answer the phone? 2-3
10. Future child’s name?  Emma & Abram
11. Chocolate or vanilla? vanilla
12. Do you like to drive fast? yah
13. Do YOU sleep with a stuffed animal?  do i count!?
14. Do you like thunderstorms?  yes
15. What was your first car?  1986 dodge daytona
16. What is your sign? pieces
17. Do you eat the stems of broccoli?  mmm hmmm
18. If you could have any job what would it be?  an explorer
19. If you could have any color hair what would it be?  dirty blonde
20. Is the glass half full or half empty?  half full
21. What is your favorite movie?  Emperor of the Sun and Braveheart
22. Do you type with your fingers on the right keys?  uhhh, no
23. What’s under your bed?  the boogie man
24. What is your favorite number?  5 & 3 in any combo
25. Favorite sports to watch?  football
26. Your single biggest intense pain?  my nose
27. Favorite pet you had growing up? Budo “the butt biting dog” and Shadow “the fatty”
28. Favorite Car? VW Jetta
29. Ketchup or mustard?  both
30. Favorite non-domestic animal? monkey
31. Hamburger or hot dog?  both, there food!
32. Favorite season? I like them all, but fall and spring are my favs.
33. The best place you have ever been?  Cape Town, RSA
34. What is your screen saver? “WE GOT IT GOOD!”
35. What is your favorite fast food place?  Taco Bell
36. What is your favorite non-fast food restaurant? Olive Garden
37.  Most favorite thing to do in your spare time? ride my bike
38. What color would your soul be if it had a color? Yellow! Like the Son.
39. If you could hop on a plane and go somewhere right now, where would you go? New Zealand
40. What is senders full name? Justin Thomas Hutts

C.R.A.Z.Y. accrostics

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Some people think I have too much time on my hands to be thinking up all these crazy acrostics. I just think its a gift! 

AIM abide in me

 

A.L.I.V.E. “Always Living In View of Eternity”

 

B.A.D. Teens Biblical And Different

 

B.A.S.I.C. Training Becoming A Servant In Christ

 

B.Y.O.B. Bring your own Bible

 

C.P.R. Creating Postive Relationships

 

C.r.o.p.s Christians Reaching other peoples souls

 

C.R.O.S.S.W.A.L.K. To Care, Reach,Offer, Share,Service, Witness, Always, Love, Kindness.

 

CHAMPS Christians Honoring A Mighty Powerful Saviour

 

CHAOS Christ Honored And Others Served

 

D.A.W.G.s Disciples Always Worshiping God

 

D.I.V.E. T.E.A.M. Discipled Into Victory Everlasting Telling Everyone About Mercy

 

dork’s Disciples Of a Righteous King

 

F.L.O.W. Outreach Faithful Leaders Of the Word

 

F.I.S.H. Faithful in Serving Him

 

G-A-P “Going After the Prize”

 

G.A.G Git A Grip

 

G.U.T.S. Giving Up The Sin

 

JAM Jesus And Me

 

M.Y. D.O.G.S. Making Youth Disciples Of God’s Service

 

P.A.C.T. Prayer Always Changes Things

 

R.E.T.R.O. Risking Everything To Reach Others

 

R.O.B. Radical OutBreak

 

RAD Reach A Decision

 

Reach OUT reach, IN Reach, UP reach

 

S.H.O.C.K. Sacrificial Honoring of Our Commitment to the King

 

S.L.A.C.K.E.R.S. Students Learning At Christ the King Eternally Relying on Our Savior

 

S.O.A.P. Savor of all People

 

S.P.E.W. Students Practicing Exciting Worship

 

Saturday Night Alive // SNL Salt ‘N’ Ligh

 

tSPLAT Spirtually Powerful Leaders And Teachers

 

STYLE Show Them Your Lord Everyday

 

T’n’T Teens in Transition

 

T.A.G Taking and Giving

 

STAND Students Taking A New Direction

 

TIGHT Trusting In God’s Hands Together

 

TITANTIC Teenagers In Total Abandon Navigated In Christ

 

TNT Teens In Training

 

VISION Volunteers Investing Some Time In Others Needs

 

YIKES Youth Involved Keeping Everything Spiritual

 

YZUP Wise Up