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Anne Frank? That’s my celebrity look-alike? And some British royalty and an X-files star? Wow.

As promised, some thoughts on last weekend’s Fall Retreat:
I’m not sure whether it was the crispness of the Fall air, the mist of early morning fog pouring in off of the bay, or the damp grass across the field at the camp, but Cornet Bay was visually stunning this last weekend. That, combined with the [...]

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We’re heading out this afternoon for the INN’s Fall Retreat. This will be my first all-student retreat as a staff member and I’m very excited. It’s been a lot of work leading up to this weekend, lots of planning and brainstorming for ways to have a great event and connect with students. We’ll be staying [...]

I know I’m at the right church when my pastor sends me this video in an email about our small group. I thought I’d share it with ya’ll. Thanks Doug.

Today I attended the Ivy Jungle Regional conference, my first college ministry conference with the rest of the INN senior staff. The Ivy Jungle Network, a national organization that, as I understand it, specializes in being a networking resource to those in the college ministry setting, is hosting 8 regional conferences around the country over [...]

I’m not usually someone who roots for one media empire over the other. I generally just like to watch them duke it out and reap the benefits of a lower priced CD or new tech innovations that make my consumption of music, movies, and a  little TV easier.
However, I have to applaud ABC for their [...]

The last couple of weeks have been a revelation in reading for me. It may sound small, but it’s been amazing I rediscovered a little thing called FICTION! It’s incredible!!
Now that may sound odd, but I really haven’t read a fiction book in a long time. I read a few short stories and a CS [...]

This afternoon marks the rebirth of Savage Brewing. We’re back in business!
Today we reunited all of the brewing equipment and the "brewing team" to create a seasonal favorite, our Wassail clone recipe. For those of you not familiar with Full Sail Brewing’s Wassail recipe, it’s a holiday ale brewed with spices and a darker mix [...]

Today is the first day since the middle of September that I haven’t had an INN event to be at. It’s been a refreshing day off, having a chance to just sit and let myself rest a bit after the hectic couple of weeks surrounding the start of the quarter. Don’t get me wrong, I [...]