As A Dawg Returns To Its Vomit
Either I’m dedicated or a fool. Your call.
Year after year, I cheer on the Washington Huskies. They are my team. More than the Seahawks, or the Mariners, or the Sonics (RIP), The University of Washington football team is my team. For years that was a great things. I grew up watching the Huskies go to Rose Bowls and compete for national championships. However, over the last 4-5 years U-Dub football has been sickening.
This season has yet to be the exception.
This may sound crazy but my heart literally hurts, week after week watching the huskies either get their heads handed to them or blow games with stupid penalties (like today).
It’s like this…
You’re in love with someone and keep dating off and on. You keep going back to the person because they say they have changed and you want so desperately to believe that’s true that you open yourself back up to the risk of heartache, hoping and praying that things will be different this time. Only each time you are let down again, and again and again.
The reality is you know that you can’t keep going on like this. It’s not healthy. It’s a distraction. But, you can’t cut ties with the one you love.
That’s my relationship with the Huskies. I remember the good ol’days and long to have them back again. Yet, week after week, year after year they let me down.
I feel like the fool in Proverbs 26:11 “As a dog returns to its vomit, so a fool repeats his folly.” – in this case it is “as a dawg” returns to its vomit…nice play on words…you see how I did that…haha…uh hmm…anyway…
When oh when, will the right the ship?!…I’ve got to get the taste of vomit out of my mouth!
Posted on September 6th, 2008 by David | No Comments »
The Crossing Has Launched
This evening we had the first event for The Crossing. It was a simply evening of ice cream coffee and conversation at Pastor Troy and Jana’s house but it was incredible. We had nearly 40 people at the party doing nothing more than connecting.
While that may not seem like a big deal, that was the vast majority of the young adults at Simply Worship meeting other young adults and having conversations about life.
It was a beautiful thing!
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by David | No Comments »
Tenth Avenue North
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These guys are pretty awesome!
Posted on September 3rd, 2008 by David | 1 Comment »
3 Years Ago
Three years ago, I was volunteering with Hurricane Katrina aid…
Three years ago, God got a hold of my will through a natural disaster and broke it…
Three years ago, my professional direction changed…
Three years ago, I began pursuing full time ministry….
Three years ago, a foundation was laid for where I am today…
Hurricane Gustav has brought all of that back to my mind.
I am where I am today because of a horrific hurricane that brought destruction, devastation and death.
Three years ago, God worked in a mysterious way, knowing full well that Three years later there would be young adults in Renton WA, in need of a place to connect with each other and with God. Thus The Crossing.
It’s amazing what can happen in 3 years.
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by David | No Comments »
Welcome Back To Civilization
What a great camping trip! Monika and I got back a few hours ago from our Labor Day Camping Trip on Rainier with 19 of our friends..and their dogs…and their babies.
It was a spectacular trip filled with scenic views, frigid waters, camp fires, cribbage, puke…yes puke, hiking and a lot of laughs.
Here are a few pics from the trip.
Posted on September 1st, 2008 by David | No Comments »










