Wired Parish Blog

New Personal Records

1. This will be my 12th straight 15 hour day. Haven't done that before. Don't want to do it again. Ever.

2. Wrote an 11 page draft of a paper for my PhD work in philosopy--in 4 hours and 15 minutes. Don't want to do it again. Ever. (To be fair, I had assembled a lot of stuff prior and had worked through several parts of it in other formats. But still . . .)

Wired Parish v. 2.0 should be finished today. Hallelujah. Pass the Tylenol.

Hero Worship: Why Jay Is a Complete Child

Reached an in-principle agreement with a new podcast host yesterday. Won't name names since we don't have all the legal stuff squared away, but I looooove this gentleman.

To say that he's been instrumental in shaping my views on leadership would be a dramatic understatement. So I'm thrilled that we get to work with him if for no other reason than because we get to work with one of my idols.

Quick side note: A couple of months ago, our newest awesome team member Gabe called to say, 'Hey, we have a call set up with 'Bob.' Are you familiar with him?'

My response: 'Tell ya what, bud. I'm hanging up now because I don't like being lied to. You call me back when you can start telling the truth.' Click.

So yesterday 'Bob' said, 'I think we should start by working through my book 'X.''

'X' was the first book I read by him, and it's horribly dog-eared and highlighted.

My response was (and this is the part where I demonstrate that I can be a complete child), 'If you had told me 10 or 12 years ago when I first read that book that I would get a chance to dialogue with the author, I probably would have peed my pants right then and there.'

Thankfully, 'Bob' laughed, but I looked over at Gabe to see him shaking his head in shame.

I love being a child. :)

That's How a Bill Becomes a Law

Title is classic line from 'Friends.' Few important-to-me notes:

1. 'Heroes' is back with a vengeance. Man, what a great show.

2. I'm fearful that Jordin will be gone from Idol tonight.

3. Did anyone see the revolt at Digg.com last night? Crazy.

4. 'Oriental setting, and the city don't know what the city is getting.' Please make it stop . . .

5. Dodgers are off to a great start this season . . . again. This entails they will be 497 games out of first 3 weeks after the All Star Break. They break my heart like this year after year.

One Night in Bangkok

Road tripped w/ our two boys today. Recorded 'One Night in Bangkok' by Murray Head on XM because I thought Matthew (4, bordering on 5) would like it.

Turns out he did.

Turns out we listened to it--not kidding--15 or 16 times through Arkansas and Oklahoma.

Gonna be a while before that little ditty leaves my mind.

Previous I-want-to-hear-it-again-and-again-and-again songs in Matthew's playlist:

'Come on Eileen' - Dexy's Midnight Runners
'Forever and Ever' - David Crowder Band
'Take My Breath Away' - Berlin (not the ridiculous Jessica Simpson cover)
'I Don't Know Who' - Killola
'Original of the Species' - U2
'Fast Cars' - U2

Kicking It with Jesus

Here's a picture of Jesus and me. We met at a convention a few weeks back.

Theology note: His hands and feed had bloody nail marks in them. Now, not to be flippant, but shouldn't he have nail scars but no blood?

A View into My Twisted Mind

Couple of things that I probably shouldn't mention, but I will . . .

1. Megan got an email from one of our hosts. I won't name Jim Palmer because that would be rude. But the unnamed host sent her a link to jesuspan.com. If you're looking for birthday gifts for the Jay, this is a great place to start.

2. I feel only slightly guilty that I get a kick out of the Landover Baptist Church podcast.

Getting My Mormonism On

Mormon dude is currently cleaning my carpets. I'm asking him Mormon questions as they come to mind. So far we've covered . . .

* What's up with the long underwear? (I can't tell you. It's a secret. But it's like a priest's uniform. Sacred, symbolic gig. Except they are longjohns. And they're a b**** to wear when it gets hot. [He may not have said that last part.])

* Have you done your mission yet? (Nope. It's not mandatory. They like you to go, but you don't have to.)

* What are Mitt Romney's chances of winning the Republican nomination? (Pretty good. Being the governor of a liberal state [Mass.?] gives him a better shot than if he had been governor of a conservative state.)

Wired Parish: The New Atkin's Diet

Tripp Fuller blogged about the fact that Wired Parish has helped him lose 17 pounds. He lists his 5 part weight loss plan, and we're the centerpiece of 3 of the 5. (It's a highly entertaining read!)

We're now planning a 'Sweatin' to the Oldies' type workout video. But in our version, our hosts lead aerobics to Chris Tomlin songs. The beauty of the video is that between songs, our hosts stop to provide theological reflection on the lyrical content.

Seriously: Reggie McNeal in spandex is like nothing you've ever seen.

The Lordship of Christ and a Great Offer

Some of you will remember that The Fo escaped from the Wired Parish compound a few months ago. He's been on location ever since. He called in today to report on a sign he spotted outside a motel in Woodward, OK.

It read:

Jesus Is Lord
Monthly Rates Available

That's quality, ladies and gentlemen.

Terrell Owens and Jay Kelly Team Up

I cried I laughed so hard when I made this little connection:

The publisher of my first book was BenBella Books, a small independent publisher in Dallas. They actually do some really, really good work--my book notwithstanding.

Turns out this is the exact same group that published Terrell Owens' children's book, Little T Learns to Share. I knew T.O. had a children's book, but I had no idea BenBella published it. I assumed it was a major publishing house, but nope, it was my dear friends just down I-35 from the Wired Parish compound.

That has the makings of a great trivia question for my grandchildren.