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Joe's graduating with an MDiv (Master of Divinity)
Heidi is graduating with a DipCS (Diploma of Christian Studies)

We are so thankful to have had the privilege of studying at Regent College.

My Latest Sermon...

Here!

Wow. Stupid or Cool....you choose

The Self-Transcendence 3100 Mile Race. The longest certified footrace in the world.

...3100 miles. Seriously! That is freeking crazy. 3100 miles in one push.

looking for somewhere remote?

So Legit (Updated) - WATCH IT!

This is amazing.....legit....so legit:

Danny Macaskill April 2009 from Canardweb on Vimeo.

A trip to Mount Garibaldi

Here's a short story: (the cliff notes version)

We packed up the car, after a late start from Vancouver, and left for Mount Garibaldi. The objective was the northeast face. It was going to be a long day...but attainable, with a very good weather system which kept the sky clear. After driving 3k up a logging road, we hit ice and could no longer get any higher. We were supposed to drive up to 8k. So, we had to add another 5k to our hike in (all uphill). This was going to mean 12k in 4 hours before dark.

We were bookin' it. We took minor breaks, and tried to keep moving.

We got to our campsite at 9:30, and were in bed by 10:30. We were planning for an alpine start, to make a go of the northeast face.

We woke up at 3:45. It was cold...after boiling water and eating breakfast, we started hiking by 5:00. 2 minutes into our hike. We saw Mount Garabaldi (see photo above...its the peak on the left). We were stunned...not because of how it looked, but because of where it was. We were on the wrong ridge. The night before, when we came to camp in the dark, we thought we were on the side of Garabaldi, camping on the ridge running right up to the mountain. In fact, we were on the opposite side....oops. Objective: denied. It would take to many hours to get to the other side, and still have a chance of summiting.

At least, it was a beautiful day. Our campsite is on the left

But...from our vantage point, we saw a hut, about 1 hour from our campside, sitting right below Garibaldi...so, we gave ourselves a new objective. Objective: check out the hut.

It was worth it. The hut was cool, and the trees along the way were interesting.

But, all good things must end. We were all tired (I think...at least I was), so we hightailed it back to Squamish for another objective: Tim Hortans, A&W Rootbear. Final Objective: Sucess.

All in all, it was a great outing with friends in the mountains...

The End

Portable Toilet Paper

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Woman attacked...

by a POLAR BEAR!

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/11/polar.bear.attack/index.html

Easter Morning Song

Thanks to Jackie Francois

Is the historical resurrection of Jesus legit?

More from NT Wright here

Just type "nt wright" in the upper right hand search box. There you will find many short (albeit highly simplistic) but also profound insights on questions such as, "is there a heaven?", and "what/where is hell?"

For greater explanations consider reading: Surprised by Hope

Why was Jesus crucified?

Good article here

Best Beer...

As you know, I like beer...so a map like this is quite helpful:

Globilization

oh my...

These shoes...

are awesome.

Love them. They are the ladies fiveten velcro's. Soooo good.

Precise, comfy, great for easy/hard sport and trad.

Highly recommended.

Sabbath in Squamish

Went into the mountains today...

Heidi almost sent Jeff and the Giant Reach (11c). Her beta is legit...so, next time she'll go for her redpoint lead

Even though my hand is injured (pulled some tendon in it), I just had to climb. So, I did something. Don't know the difficulty...don't know the name....it just looked pretty.

climber hands

the weather was perfect, the rock was dry, the company was good

Awesome sabbath rest.

the end.

Love this...