MITM Podcast Week of Feb 20, 2012

A school full of chickens, a new game, and the Most Ridiculous News Stories of the Week! Boo-yah!

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~Brent

25 Words Your Toddler Should Know

Researchers at the Child Study Institute at Bryn Mawr College have a list of 25 words ever toddler needs to know by age two. 

1. all gone
2. baby
3. ball
4. banana
5. bath
6. bye bye
7. book
8. car
9. cat
10. cookie
11. daddy
12. dog
13. eye
14. hat
15. hello/hi
16. hot
17. juice
18. milk
19. mommy
20. more
21. no
22. nose
23. shoe
24. thank you
25. yes

Should you panic if your child doesn't have all of these memorized? No. Most kids will catch up, but keep a close eye on their progress.  

Not to brag, but my kids knew the word 'Septuagint' at age 2...but it's probably because I've got them enrolled in an Old Testament class at Seminary...

Smart children wear glasses...these are made with pipe cleaners.

~Brent

Great Commission Baptists vs Southern Baptists

What's in a name? Recently the Southern Baptist Convention voted against a formal name change and opted to allow churches to use the less formal Great Commission Baptists in their name. They would still be under the 'Southern Baptist' umbrella.

It makes sense to me (as a Southern Baptist). Give the churches the opportunity to call themselves whatever they want. It would be weird trying to explain to members of a community in Portland, Oregon why the newly planted church in their city would be called 'Southern' Baptist...

The new nickname gives a little cause for concern, however.

It's a lot to live up to.

If we call ourselves "Great Commission Baptists", we'd better do a good job of living the Great Commission.

"Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit..." Matthew 28:19

That's a challenge.

It would be a lot easier to just be Southern.

~Brent

Monday Morning Musings

Conversation that took place last night (well after bedtime)...
ME: Are you still awake?
BELLA: Yes.
ME: Why?
BELLA: Because hold me in the rocking chair.
--typical nighttime conversation at the McCoy house.

Not the current President

I bet the President has to work today, on Presidents Day...or is it President's Day...or Presidents' Day...If only there was some way to know...

I love my neighbor, but the Bible says nothing about their dogs...

Rick Santorum is now leading Mitt Romney for the GOP Presidential nomination. I promise you, 6 weeks ago, I didn't even know Santorum was running for President this year...

Middle school boys are ok, sometimes.

A lipstick called "Pink Petal" has been shown to contain high levels of lead. They should change the name to "Pink Metal".

I think mornings would be better if they started later in the day.

Those are my musings. Thanks for reading. You are beautiful.

~Brent

The Most Ridiculous News Stories of the Week!

A man suffered a heart attack at a restaurant known for glorifying bad eating habits. The 'Heart Attack Grill' lived up to its name Saturday night.  The restaurant is known for not holding back on the food it serves. The menu includes items like Flatliner Fries, and Bypass Burgers. A meal can easily exceed 8,000 calories. The gentleman who suffered the heart attack was in the middle of eating a Triple Bypass burger when he began experiencing the symptoms.

Killa'

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources said it will not disturb a black bear that picked an odd spot in which to hibernate. Officials said the bear, which took up residence in a drain tunnel in Vesper, Wisconsin, likely picked the spot because it's dry and warm. Department of Natural Resources officials said the drain could be the bear's home for up to four months.

Just stay there, bro.

Firefighters in New Castle, Pennsylvania, are calling it the best-smelling fire they've ever put out. Firefighters responded early Monday morning when a 20-by-20-foot smokehouse caught fire in the yard of a retired meat cutter who's been smoking his own sausage for about 30 years. Firefighters say some grease caught fire when the smokehouse got too hot. The firefighters managed to save 200 pounds of Polish sausage. Well done.

In Germany a gang made a fatal mistake when they held up a restaurant and failed to notice the five police officers -- in uniform -- that were enjoying a meal. Their robbery lasted all of 20 seconds.

In New York, Nicole Osbourne was in court facing a felony assault charge. Also in the courtroom was her boyfriend, Theodore Murphy, which was a bit of a surprise because Theodore had obtained a court order against Nicole, preventing her from having any direct or indirect contact with him. Theodore asked Nicole's lawyer to pass along a message: Will you marry me? The judge reminded Nicole that she was prohibited by law from responding but in the interest of true romance, the prosecutor asked the judge to amend the order of protection to allow her to answer; and, tears in her eyes, she accepted.

MITM Podcast Week of 2-13-12

Peter Furler & his awesome left leg

Peter Furler & Luke from For King & Country join us. PLUS the MOST ridiculous news stories of the week!

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Brent

What Do They Expect?

Me, in 2 years.

What do people expect from you? 

When I ‘play’ basketball, and do something good, everyone seems to get excited and kind of pumped up. It’s fun.  

The strange thing is, when someone else does the exact same thing, it’s not as exciting. 

I’ve been trying to figure out why, and I think I’ve got the answer.  

People don’t expect great things from me on the basketball court.  I’m ok with that. I’m not necessarily a great basketball player. Don’t get me wrong, I love to play, but I’m a 34 year-old Dad of 2 and a half year old triplets, who plays basketball 3 times a week for an hour-and-a-half, who spends most of his time during the day sitting behind a board or a computer playing music and trying to figure out the best way to tell a joke about a man who got caught stealing tens of thousands of dollars worth of TIDE laundry detergent from a Target store in Minnesota. (He no longer has a clean record.)

Doing something great on the court, for me, is unexpected.  That’s why it stands out. People expect great plays from the younger, more athletic, non-radio-morning-show-DJ-type guys.  It’s ok. I have left my best athletic days behind me. My brother is the best athlete in the family. He got the best athletic genes in the family. (I got the athletic shorts.)

This is ok for the basketball court. It’s not ok for the spiritual arena. People shouldn’t be surprised when we are spiritual good.  We should be doing great things.  You want proof? Here: Let your light so shine before men in such a way that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. – Matthew 5:16 (emphasis, mine).

This was Jesus talking. In order for our light to shine, and in order for people to see our good works, we have to produce good works.

I don’t know what that looks like in your life, but I hope it’s something that you can do today. Maybe it’s raking your neighbor’s yard, or walking their dog, or washing their car…for free…

Feed the needy.

Mentor a kid.

Help out a single mom.

Clean your room.

Do ‘good works’ so much, that it becomes the norm.

I’ll be practicing my crossover.

~Brent