7|Spot

seriously, i bowled an 87! the good news is that i beat madison alexander.

7|spot is an outing for *678* and a great opportunity for them to invite their friends to a church event. big props go out to emily cleary... i think she brought her entire school.

every time we do 7|spot i realize how much i enjoy hanging out with middle school kids. they are a ton of fun and remind me of how much enjoyment there is in life.

we have some great hardcore leaders in *678* this weekend we kick off small groups and i have huge expectations.

see pictures of 7|spot at my web site www.milthaler.com follow the photo link to 7|spot.

college football

to be totally honest, i'm glad that michigan beat notre dame on saturday. i would hate for lloyd carr to lose his job. i hate the idea of anyone losing their job, especially someone who is 1-5 against my beloved buckeyes.

let's face it charlie weiss hasn't quite followed through on promise to return the irish to a national powerhouse. perhaps he is lacking from not having video tape of opposing coaches to help him defeat the competition. considering he has a ten year contract (how's that lookin' now ND?) it's probably best that his team goes 0-3 and not the "team up north".

and... i don't like pete carroll. i think usc is cocky and the ncaa's version of "mean girls". perhaps it a southern california thing. beautiful weather all the time can make you imagine that God loves you more than everyone else.

i do love jim tressel.

student union updates

make sure you check out my webpage at http://www.milthaler.com

wow! things are happening fast at the student union. this week they are digging trenches and laying the pipe for the plumbing. imagine that... WE WILL HAVE INDOOR PLUMBING.

pete, alton, harmony and i am working on the interior stuff. it's all so exciting and it is a true privilege to work on this.

perhaps the most exciting thing about this building is that it is designed specifically for ministry. it's not about the latest and greatest stuff... it's about connecting students to christ and each other. you probably expect me to say that, but it's really true.

*678*

we have a new name for middle school celebrations at vineyard. we will now be refered to as *678*. the idea was to not be trendy and call it "super-slick-awesome-middle-school-celebration" (of course, that would be too long!). if you have an opinion i would love to hear it.

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