Road to the FINAL FOUR?? Ritter goes back to MPLS! FC installs a mosh pit.

Fellowshipchurch.com celebrates Easter with 17 services through out the metroplex. You can check out our most recent pictures of our new set/stage from our C3(FC's Creative Church Conference) Click here if you want to see the first ever Christian mosh pit in a church. Hook EM' Horns, they are playing LSU, and it will be a good game. I have really been getting more interested in sports, all my friends down here are all sports nuts, if you can't beat em-join em. This week has been a really long week, and we had our first managers meeting with me present, and I was ready for it to be over not even 5 minutes into it. I still have people talking about me (good and bad), but what I really like is when people come visit me from the 4 different TGIFridays I have worked at. Keith and Kim came to visit me Thursday afternoon around 2pm and we had a great in depth talk about life, and marriage for oh around 5 hours. Well, I have been hangin with a new friend from my Blue Mesa store @ the DFW INTL Airport (D-31), for about 3 months. This kid is an awesome friend, and I am glad God brought us to meet. He lives on his own, and he decided he needed to get away, and made a really hard decision to move back to MPLS to go to chef school for 15 months. What I really took from this kid and our friendship is, that it really doesn't matter how hold you are, where your going, but what you can learn from each others past to help encourage the next person that you might meet, and might be going through the same thing. Ritter is a really down to earth, good kid that has a heart of gold for people. I will miss our bi-weekly hangout times of throwing the football around outside, road trippn' to Shreveport casinos, but mostly how much I learned about myself while I was hanging out with this awesome person, who will go far in life. ***BENNOT UPDATE*** We all hung out for Ritters going away party, and I tried to encourage him once again, from one father to another. I think he is going to go into the military, and I know his life will turn around for the better. I called Ritter today to tell him goodbye, and I am not sure if I will ever see these two really awesome guys again, but once again I feel like if I suddenly moved out of Texas, God brought me here to meet, learn, share, and grow from them. I just hope they can say the same about me. Some people you meet, and then you go separate ways and you might forget about them, but some people leave a lasting good impression on your heart, RITTER and BENNOT you have done just that. If I don't see you two again, keep living your life to the fullest.

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Am I ready for the Nebraskans?? Don't I know you??

I am not sure if the DFW is ready, but I will be and waiting with open arms. I have been busy with the touch-up painting, buying the sheets, special lighting ( can't say why), and making the dinner reservations at the special places of interest. Michelle kill-A-Cow will be here for 10 fun filled days, a good break from Omaha, and her husband Randall James. It seems like she does not want to use my car during the 3 days that I am at work, but hopefully she will change her mind. I am now looking forward to the abstract art painting we are going to do on my walls. I have had two different people come up to me and tell me they know me, I get it all the time, but most people think I am famous and from Hollywood, now come on people, let's get it straight here. I am famous, but not from Hollywood. I have recently done some one-one interviews with some pastoral staff in the area, and also have shared my life transformation story on video that they have wanted to use during their services. Well, I am getting my name and life story out in the metroplex and I have had people literally stop me and wanted to chat, from some of the church's that have shown the video in their services. I am not bragging, I am humbled. Last, but not least, how is your own personal sacrifice of Lent going, if not, why not??

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Fellowshipchurch Uptown New Building UPDATE....Ready for the one arm bandits??

I don't really know how I could forget some FC news but, I did, sorry sue me. FC-uptown campus purchased a building and you can check out the building updates right here.

We made it back from Shreveport safe and a little more insane. I thought I came out of my shell when I go on vacation, nope not even close. Ritter and Afif went absolutely crazy, it was fun, don't get me wrong. That was probably one of the funniest experiences I have been on in a long time. We all 3 went to church, afif wanted to go and Ritter did not want to. When we left the auditorium, Ritter looked at me and said, "that was awesome, and Afif said, "can I come with you again, next week, that was just what I needed". At that moment, my heart began to skip a beat, my eyes got teary eyed, and I began to breath a sigh of relief, I introduced yet another one to Fellowship, now it is up to God, to water the seed. On the way down to Shreveport we had a few good talks, but when they were on the phones, they were telling people they went to church, and they really did like it. How cool is that?? We checked into our dive motel, let me just say our card was not working, and every time we wanted to get into our room, the maintance man had to open the door with a crowbar-can you say ghetto??. I won $60, Afif won $40, and Nick won $20, we had a great time bonding as men, drank a lot of free liquor, and laughed at each other a whole lot.

In closing, I will leave you with this thought for church leaders reading this, People just like Nick say to me all the time, "Randall, I have been to a lot of church's in my day, and I hate that they always do the same thing, you church is so cool, so awesome, and very creative with their services, why can't more churches be like this one?", and I said, "I often ask that exact same question, a lot". As Nick and Afif were saying their good byes to me Monday morning they said, Thanks for planning this awesome weekend, thanks for taking us to your church, I really needed that, it was the highlight of the weekend." I can honestly say that if my time was up here in Dallas, I would be ok moving on, knowing I have made a difference in a few friends lives, but I will continue showing my faith, my hope, and my love

peace, randall

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Do you know what day it is???? Moving the body? Happy St. Pattys Day!!

Tonight was another counseling session, hanging with a close family friend, and checking out a small mega church moving into their new digs. It was awesome checking out the new home for Fellowship of Dallas. This weekend will be a soft opening, but the main opening will be Easter weekend. Danny Fries and I hung out this evening and took a walk thru, and then he realized he knew everybody that was working in the sanctuary, small world huh?!

My Irish friends and family, have a Happy St. Patty's Day, drink a green Guinness for me!

It is the first day of NCAA MARCH MADNESS BABY, and it is partially here in Dallas. The tv's were on in the bar that I now am the assistant manager of, and people were glaring at the flat screen, the only bad thing is that we can't have the volume on, and so that is a little downer.

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Fellowship Church and Math??? When they come running???

This year for Lent, FC is slowing things down, and wanting us to really focus on our hearts for worship in this month long Lenten season. Here is how we do math at FC

Lent - (minus)

smoke- (minus)

lasers- (minus)

lights shows- (minus)

stage hands= (equals) a focused heart devoted to intense worship

I have been hanging out with a buddy of mine that I use to work with at Blue Mesa from the DFW INTL airport. He is a very considerate person trying to find himself in a world where he has no family. I tell all you that because my friend Nick has a friend named Bennott. This 22 year old kid has a 3 year old son, and he just got out of jail. Nick, his best friend is moving April 1st back to Mpls. only for 15 months for chef school and Bennott will be homeless. Now what should I do? I feel for this kid, and I just want him to be a good role model for his son, like one day I will be for my own son. I have been thinking, I can't believe my own flesh and blood, my son will be 17 May 10. It's weird to think of me as a dad, when I have had no contact on bringing him up in this crazy world. Oh well, so back to Bennott, should I invite him into my one bedroom apartment and try and help him for 6 months to get him back on his feet, or pass him by, when he clearly is looking for me to try and show him Jesus in a practical way, I am not sure.

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Brokeback Mountain what? LENT? Dallas hosts Big 12 tournament

I know I am kind of late and people have been asking my opinion on Brokeback Mountain. I have seen the movie, and I am shocked that the academy still have their close-minded heads still up their rich asses. It should of won hands down, but the academy still is so not wanting to offend anybody in the Midwest. Well, I am telling you both gay pictures, which I strongly support should of won. If you have not seen these two "gay films"-(whatever that means) you need to spend a few dollars and go see Brokeback Mountain and Capote. It's about real life, not "gay-issues". If you want to get a good read from an old friend, I encourage you to check out Pastor Nathan's thoughts on this subject, and yes he is a real pastor people. CHECK it out here. How is Lent going? How is the sacrifice going?, How is the fast going, as the first week of Lent has passed, reflect on one of my friends who has daily wrap ups on how we as Christians should spend our time -CHECK IT OUT Lenten readings here. Well, the first week of travel for Spring breakers, they are up to no good. I did make a lot of money off them, but the headaches were not worth it. I turned away 5 fakes, more than 5 minors who tried to order, with their own under age ID's, can you say dumb? Last but not least, if you can't contain yourself sexually in public, stay at home. I caught and stopped 3 couples who definitely had their hands in the wrong places at-(key word) my bar inside of the DFW Intl airport. Nebraska squeaked by Oklahoma State last night 69-63 and Kansas pulled a win today over the Huskers. Check out all the details here.

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Can you say...

I am sucking the life out of you. Why Yes I can. The person who has been doing this for, oh I would say around 8 years, would be me. I now know what it is like to be on the receiving end of this. I have been friends with this person for over 2 years, and really hanging tight since last May, but lately my blinders have been removed. I now realize he is sucking the life out of me, literally. Sometimes it can be really hard, but I try and wake to a new day, but I am still drained from the night before. A couple of days ago he sent me a very disturbing text message. He is at the end of his rope, his father has been passed away, his mom is back at home out of the country for a month. He is supposed to be the man in the house. He is not used to American culture, he hates college, wants a girl friend, but does not need one, and he is a little suicidal. I give and give and give, and it is still not enough. I make time for him and it is not ever enough. I have nothing more to give, except hope I look at him and see myself in his cold, lost and hopeless eyes. The one thing that keeps me going is the hope. One person in my life that always continues to give me hope is my best friend. That's the one thing that has upheld me to my faith, there is hope. Many of you know that I am on to a new chapter in my life. Chapter 3 brings me to my knees, brings me tears of joy, and brings me to my hiding place. There I find life, strength, peace, and good dose of love, acceptance, forgiveness. The hiding place that is one of my 3rd homes, is here is in DFW. One day I want to bring you there, we will travel down 121, get on Hwy 26, turning between Texas Opryland and the Dallas Cowboys Golf course, well cross the bridge and you can hang with me at my Texas hiding place. I have found my own little sanctuary of hope, it on the north side of Lake Grapevine, you might find me there a couple days of the week, praying, crying, reading my new book, requesting God's presence right there and now maybe someday you can step into my real world, and see hope for yourself. **** This is dedicated to people, friends and family alike who might have the same situation. You might be one of the lights at their dark tunnel who can bring them some hope. Matthew you have always pointed me in the right direction, you always encourage me to find God in every situation, you always encourage me to find peace with in my soul. You always showed me tough love, pressured me to step away from myself, and you always love me unconditionally like Christ has loved you. Look for hope in every moment of life, strive to show them what your made of, keep encouraging the ones that need encouragement and one day you will see your rewards come to fruitation. Matthew, you introduced me to the L. Botanical Gardens in Omaha, I can't wait to introduce to my Oasis of Hope.****

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Hangin' with the kids... Dedication from a friend...

***THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO MY LATE BEST FRIEND PATRICK GOSS*** Want to talk dedication, commitment and great charisma with people this kid had it. He was one of my best friends during high school, and I pray you died happy, as I watched you take your last and final breathe into eternity on March 6, 1995. This Saturday I hung out with one of my bartenders from Blue Mesa, talked got to know each other, talked about spiritualism in the bible belt and he checked out FC for the first time. It was alright, it was on off weekend for them, it just did not flow right, but he didn't know, so that was ok. I called my pastor friend and told him that we were going to postpone it till next weekend, due to the off kelter of the service.

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Torino Olympics...Texas Independence Day...Spring Break time...

March 1 is a historic time for Texas, it is when we broke ties from Mexico and became our own state union. I have had people ask me why I did not cover the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino, it is because I really didn't get into the Olympics this years, sorry. Well for many of you, getting ready for the springbreak fiasco is long gone, however I will be in the thick of it for the next month. This week I had my first kick off to the madness that will be thrown into the next 30 or so days of people going to Mexico for spring break. Just in the last two day, I served over 300 spring breakers and netted over $500 just those 2 days. So bring on the young, dumb and full of energerized college kids, cause daddy is ready for some more scrilla($$$). I also don't think I will be doing anymore shots, yesterday I had 4 on a empty stomach. YIKES. This weekend, I am taking a buddy of mine to FC for the first time, and the pastor friend and his team to check out why everybody is always talking about Fellowship.

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40 Days of Lent is here... When a friend comes running??

Welcome to the world of no more hangovers as of 12 midnight last night for Fat Tuesday, lent has begun for Christians and Catholics alike. I am not personally disclosing what I am giving up, but I am challenging all my friends, family, and you to make a sacrifice. If you were to give up something small, you might have the opportunity to witness something really big happen in your life.

When a friend comes running, you better have on your jogging shoes. Yesterday was an eventful day, one of my very good friends came running into my store crying, ranting and raving. This person just got fired as a manager, and was devastated about it. Without getting into the whole story, (don't ask, cause I won't tell you) I had to take back the badge, keys, and computer card. I am so glad that this person could trust me enough to come, get and need encouragement. I took ***** to celebrate and get a drink, sent ***** on the way. I wondered what would come of it, when you know it is time to go, next time cut ties, move on, and quit, or other wise they will find a way to fire you.

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Depeche Mode at FC...Brooks & Dunn... A new endeavor

This Monday was an awesome time for me, I was able to meet Brooks and Dunn, they came into my bar, and got it on with some tequilllllaaa. Very down to earth, really chilled country boys. Every time I see famous people on TV, they just seem so different in real life. After they left, I asked my GM if she knew who was just in and she said, "NO, why." When she found out she was so pissed that I did not tell her. Brooks and Dunn is her favorite.

Well, I have been approached from a pastor who I work with to help start a church, more of an approach to somewhat mirror FC. We have had a couple of meetings over breakfast, and he's taking me to walk thru the building that they purchased, and wants me to work hand in hand with the architect. I am taking him and his staff to first Wednesday tonight and the 9:30am service on Sunday. The journey has begun, please pray for me, I will need it.

This weekend was a great message by Ed on dealing with the good side of anger, but before the message, they had a great video of two people going threw life issues where they had to confront anger head on. The video ended and Derrik Bennot began to sing "People are People by the Depeche Mode. It was one of the 3rd most intense light shows/to go along with the existing video I have ever seen anywhere, including church. The new sound system was so intense it was making you rumble in your seat as well, it rocked right before the message.

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Paul Mitchell, Ricky Martin, Matthew McConaughey, and the road

***** This post is dedicated to RED, you have gone the distance, keep going!!! I forgot to mention that last weekend, I waited on tons of dancers that were flying to Paris to perform with the one and only Ricky Martin, one of the guys just got off tour with Madonna, it was very interesting to talk to them. Also I waited on Paul Mitchell and Matthew McConaughey who sure likes Patron Tequila. Here is something to think on, I don't want you all to think that I am some special spiritual someone going somewhere. That is far from the case, I have just begun to move. I am slowly making the up hill climb on the roller coaster. Here is what gets me to sleep at night. For what ever reason God chooses to keep people here long on the earth or not. I am been blessed with friendship and to still be here. I know that for all the stupid attempts of me trying to take my life, God holds me close, as well as my friends and family, and I just love loving life right now. What would you do for a dying mans last wish, I know what I do each and every day, as if it was my last. I wake up, count my blessing, spend some time reflecting with God in his love story to me. Kick the door wide open to smell nature. I TRY to be nice, uplifting, wholesome, positive, and share my faith if it is in good comfortable timing, say one nice thing to someone, do one nice thing for someone, and always count your blessing that God still keep us here on earth to try and reflect His faith through love in random acts of kindness. My last post, I needed that, I was not bragging, I needed that, and RED I am glad I still have you in my life!!!

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What to do for a dying mans last wish...ColdPlay once again... Winter weather

I recently got a good encouraging email from a very good friend from long ago. I have asked for your prayers for this person, and it is time she recieves some more. I was only going to include the 2nd paragraph, but this person illustrated it to a tee, what I am about, and what I live life for.
Hi Randy,
Just a quick note to say hello!!! I want you to know ... you inspire me. I'm at a crossroads in my life and I'm afraid... then I read your blog and realize how far you have come since 1992. You have taken many risks in life and seem to refuse to accept middle ground. That makes me proud of you and smile a lot. You are a friend that captures life and the urgency for tomorrow.

It's been two years after my divorce. I am now at a new church with new opportunities and a hope for a new life. I'm still contemplating going back to school or at least some new workshops etc. I still have no clue where I'm going or how I'm getting there but I want something different. I've been involved with a guy for about 2 years. In these two years he has fought colon cancer and cancer has now moved into his brain. Although, the tumor is stable it will eventually kill him. He is a great guy but has shut out God for over 25 years. He was raised in a Christian home and accepted Christ when he was young but never really wanted to do anything about it. I've struggled staying with him because we don't share the same love for spiritual things. Yet at this point can I really leave a dying man whom I love tremendously and so much want a future with?
I hope you are doing well. When are you coming back to Omaha???? Among all your running around... if you have time for an old friend... look me up! Keep living life!
Love you Kid!
I share that with you all, one to let some of the "nay"sayers know that I do get emails daily. Red, I would say that you already know what to do, if not read my Valentine that I sent to all of my friends and family. I am sitting here thinking and crying to myself, as I go to bathroom to wipe my tears. As a man sometimes sick, not to healthy, and if I could pass on some good advice from one dying man to another. Red, he just wants to be loved, when it is time for him to come back to Christ, you will know it. The biggest thing that you can do is, let go of the past, count each day as a blessing that you get to share with him. Don't go to bed mad, keep communicating to him, your love for Christ first, and yourself 2nd, and him 3rd. You still need healing-RED. When it is time for God to reveal the path He wants you to go down, you will know. With all my love to you always I say this, NO, at this point you CAN'T leave a dying man whom you love tremendously and so much want this relationship to keep going into the future.

I hope you are not mad that I included this, but I think this part of you life, maybe someone else needs to hear it, for encouragment. love you RED!!!!!

Well, the cold air is slowly leaving. I have gotten my taxes done, and can't wait to go shopping. I was walking the other day, and just laughing that I am still here, breathing, living life, and trying to stay healthy in this unclean world. I have talked with a lot of people visiting Dallas, and they have been sharing with me that they have not enjoyed their experience, and they can sure tell that a good majority of the people are fake, money hungry, and really don't care about you, but just themselves. Sure is not the Midwest that is for sure.

Weekend worship services this past weekend were a little down on the numbers of people but, I recently re-connected with my old workout partner and his wife. It was good to see them, and catch up on old times. The last song was "God put a smile upon your face", and Eric Orsen did an awesome job of singing song by the band ColdPlay.

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Valentines spent well...Addicted to what? Icy roads in Texas.. Ikea ready...

This Valentines Day was relaxed for me, this year I worked during the day, and then took dinner and dessert to my girl at TGIFridays at the DFW airport. It was a total surprise to her and me, when she came running and screaming through the restaurant to give me a kiss hello and said, "what are you doing?", she was definitely surprised. Well today was the season kick off to Nascar, yes I am getting more addicted to watching Nascar. This weekend they celebrated with new "bumping bars" on the race cars for the first time at the Daytona 500 and to honor the late Dale Earnhart Sr. on his anniversary, this weekend. Another fav past time for me is to watch professional bull riding. I had my first PBR experience when I lived in Vegas. I love watching the PBR. My favorite bull is Pandora's Box, and my favorite cowboy is a tie between Justin McBride, Chris Shivers, Cody Hart, and a good young buck of a rider-Travis Brisco, what I like about him is he starts big, rides hard and has a "Get-r Done" mind set to the finish of a good 8 second ride. This week has been a whirlwind of weather, Tues, Wed, Thurs-80' each day, this weekend however a high of 35'-40', with lows of 20'-25'. Just this Sat, and Sunday we had over 250 wrecks, sure glad I am little bit better driver since I grew up in Omaha. I am getting ready for another big Ikea experience. I will have my apartment finally finished this Easter weekend, and I think I might be getting some help?!?!

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Who has been feeding me?? Ed Young TV?? Looking for the One?

For the first year and half, all of my involvement with FC has led me to get some great food from volunteering through a great restaurant, the one I now work for. My two bosses who I work for at Blue Mesa use to work for BM in SouthLake, but transferred by one of the owners to work at the airport BM. After I started, my 2 all time favorite bosses were getting to know me, and they found out that I moved here for Fellowship Church, and we both were surprised that they had been supplying all of the outreach events with meals for the volunteers. Angie, goes well I sure can see eating our food worked, you sure got plumped up. Well I asked since we are friends, and you know a little bit about FC, "have you ever been to a service?, and they said "no". Well, of course if you know me, they decided they did want to come and visit, Angie came last week, and she really did like it, she said, "Randall it is so wired that we were just at church, it felt like a rock concert with a message." yea, that is what we want, for you NOT to realize your in church, and that you will want to return to great Godly worshipful experience. A lot of my friends have been emailing me, wondering where Ed Young TV has moved to, you can find Ed in a area near you- RIGHT HERE. If you have been paying attention, God has brought many new friends into my life since I have been here at FC in DFW. This guy is just one of those people that has a great personality, a heart of gold, an ora about him that people are just drawn to, and spiritually moving forward at a pace that is a God-sent- speed. Check out a really close friend of mine here, and read his article on finding the right mate.

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Love is...

**THIS POST IS DEDICATED TO MY GRANDMA MARGE SNYDER who passed away on Valentines Day****
This is my year of rejuvenation, I have been able to let go of a lot of stuff in my life materialistic and internally, but one thing that I have been learning is how to love God first, then love myself second, and now you. Take a long good look at yourself inside, and really ask yourself if this is the type of "LOVE" you posses, or need to adopt into your own life.

Love is patient, Love is kind, Love does not envy, Love does not brag, Love is not proud, Love is not rude, Love is not self seeking, Love is not easily angered, Love does not keep a record of wrong, Love lets go of hurt, Love does not delight in evil, Love does not hurt people.

Let's go deeper shall we...

Love always protects - love covers the wrongs of the other person.

Love always trust - and believes the best in someone else.

Love always gives people the benefit of the doubt.

Love always says, "I believe in people".

Love is to risk being burned over, over, over, and over again.

Love always believes and trust in people too much.

You will believe the best out of the people you trust the most.

Love always hopes.

Love is hopelessly optimistic - Love NEVER stops hoping.

Love is not about me, but you.

Love refuses to take as failure as final.

When you love somebody, you are hoping for the best in them.

Love always goes the distance.

To Love is to risk getting burned.

When you stop loving, you have lost.

Love never dies, Love never says, "I quit", Love never says, "Im finished", Love never says, "im through", Love never says, "no more", Love never says, "I give up"

Love will never give up, it will die trying.

Without this Love, we have nothing.

The only thing that counts is Faith expressing itself in Love.

I have been burned, and burned again, but I have come to the conclusion that I don't really know how to love my God, my self, and my friends and family like I should. I desire, and deserve a heart of love. I don't want to protect myself anymore, that is selfish. I have learned without love nothing else matters. I hope this Valentines Day, your love is like the one I am longing for in my own life.

LOVING you through faith expressing itself in love. randall paul thompson

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God has blessed me... Check out the new Fellowshipchurch.com

A few weeks ago, I decided to take a very quick get a way, from Texas. I surprised my dad, and his best friends Herb and Ester. I wanted to just clear my mind, and rejuvenate my soul a little. A friend of mine that I did know was not supposed to be in town was, and we had a great time. My other friend of mine, went to the same place I did in Mozambique Africa in 2002(I believe). God wanted me to hangout with these two people and my dad.

The one I was planning on hanging out with, I met and spent the night with him and his roommates Thursday night, in which we had a really good in depth talk. I learned a lot about myself through God using him. I learned threw him, that it is ok to open up and share your past, and the deepest darkest secrets need to be revealed so you do not have to live in their shadows. My friend shared with me that he was molested at age 4 and on from his own so called "friends" that were ages 10,11,12 years of age. He was so young that he really didn't even realize that it was a bad thing until he got older. As a young teenager growing up and going threw puberty, he started acting out these aggressions on any girl that he could find.

He is now in the realization stage of admitting to being a sex addict and his strong addiction to pornography that he is getting help for, and trying to gain freedom from. He is struggling to find and hold on to God as he is attending a 9 month Christian type college with the Master's Commission under James River Assembly church where my dad goes. From last September until now, this is not the same kid I hung out with over 5 months ago, he has done a complete 360' turn around. He gave me a book that changed his life and said, "Randall, I don't know you that well, but it will change your life as well, you put into it as much as want out of it." The book that was given to me is "At the altar of SEXUAL IDOLATRY by Steve Gallagher. It is slowly chipping away the hard shell I have built up around my heart. We talk probably every 3 days and encourage each other on. We both can't wait to continue on with our own roads of recovery together. We know that God has crossed each others paths as we both struggle to get freedom from this vice that binds us. Slowly, I can see shadows of the light at the end of my tunnel, I am heading toward the home stretch. ****Please pray for me and my friend JJ****

We come face-to-face with anger as often as any other feeling. And yet, anger is one of the most misunderstood and distorted of all human emotions. We all get angry, but do we really understand what anger is? Over the next few weeks, we will tackle this subject head-on to show us not only where anger originates, but how to handle it. And we will learn that when we do deal with anger God's way, it can actually help us discover a fulfilling life. taken from fc web page

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A first for the Dallas Stars, time to move on

Well, this past Monday was not a typical, but a good one. At 915am I found myself answering a very strange question from a guy I don't even know. To make a long story short, some guy gave me 2 free tickets to go see the Stars hockey game. It was a very nice gesture. I was trying to figure out who I was going to take, and if finally came to mind. So, one of my friends who I work with at Blue Mesa is an avid hockey lover. So nick and I were off to getting on the 413pm train to downtown Dallas. We had a great steak dinner in the West End district and jumped back on the train to the front door of AA center for 7pm drop of the puck. The game was really cool, and lots of fun and with a great win of 4 to 2, I would have to say that was the best first time to the stars on ice. When you know it is time to say goodbye, you just know. I am slowly trying to break off from a friendship that I just don't need to be in anymore. It is really hard, because I feel like I am breaking up with someone. It is sad that we can't continue on, but the negativity is just so overwhelming to me, and I know I can and will move on to something much better.

Ready for Chapter 3...You bet I am

My life has had some ups and certainly downs, but right now I am on to a good change for my life. For the first chapter, was my childhood growing up in a small Lutheran/catholic background until age 9, then changing to the Baptist faith from age 10 to the thanksgiving/Christmas of 98. Then began my chapter 2 journey of my new found faith and dealing with the passing of my mom. Now Feb. of 2006, I am looking at life with new eyes for a great start to a new chapter of my life. This weekend was an exceptional life changing event for me. God met me at church, but this weekend I was ready for Him. I have been looking at my life, and wondering when God was going to begin knocking at my door, these last 4 months, I have realized that I have not been wanting to answer, and my life needs to go on, but with Him apart of it in a fresh way.

This weekend was a mystery guest speaker, no one knew/ or could not say who was speaking. It was the new and improved Laura Strickland, who has done a complete life make-over with a detailed weight loss transformation. The service opener' for this message was the stage lighting up on fire, with a very loud roar of music for about 30 seconds, and then Laura appeared and talked about the bible story of the fiery furnace. The service got out early, and I decided to take a friend up on his offer, and went and checked out a new church called "The Met", pretty much like FC, but just smaller like 19,000 smaller. It was definitely what God had for me. I loved it

Are you Fire Proof ?? Matt Revell turns 25ish?

From its ability to annihilate to its potential to purify, fire fascinates us. It can even attract us . But the flames we experience in life often hold us at bay. This weekend, God will show us how He wants to use those flames, not to hinder your growth, but to help you discover the most out of life. taken from fc web page This weekend I will be going to a FC social, a birthday party at Cool River Cafe, for a friend of mine from FC, and Omaha that I met here 3 years ago. I am kind of nervous, cause I have not hung with FC people for over a year and half. What will I say?, What will we do?, Do I share my new freedom with Matt?. We will just have to wait and see. Tonight I have been on the phone a lot, I just got off the phone with my GM, who wants to sit and talk, "cause no one listens like you do Randall." She has told me that she has tried to talk to her friends, and family and no one really cares, she knows I do. You have to talk, I can listen.