Jesus on the Half-Pipe
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Apparently... There are now youth ministers... The Jesus kind... who do their evangelizing... by doing skateboard tricks.
I say this all with what must seem like a great deal of hesitation because before every phrase I double check my sources to make sure that's right. But yes, in fact, the idea seems to be to "Ollie for the Lord." Pop shove it, then pray.
Quoth one Right Reverend Skater: 'You can skate and not be a punk. You can be about respect for parents, and abstinence, and no drugs.'
'Or, as Mr. Moore put it: "I knew God had given me this gift, and I knew I wanted to glorify him with my skateboard. I wanted to stoke God out."'
To stoke God out?
What happened to the good old days? When you could have more than one characteristic. Skate on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and alternate Fridays. Be known as a Christian on the others. But in these days of specialization the only way to be understood is to have one trade, no matter how specific or unrelated the trades in which you jack.
I guess I just fear for what comes next in the realm of confusing religious/secular mergers. Fire-eating Friars? Buddhist Car Salesmen? A pope who surfs? Heck, a pope who's alive would be enough of a change. Quaker Seismologists? Jews for Jesus?
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Hey, why don't you take it just a little bit easy on the Catholics. There are WASCs who read this blog, for now.
And by the way, one of your examples toward the end may not be as absurd as it sounds. I believe there ARE in fact some Quaker Seismologists
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Hello Dan,
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Initially I was surfing websites to find information on teenage adhd but I found a whole heap of pure commercial content that led me nowhere.
It was such a relief to come by your blog and find some useful information. Thank you!
Personally I am working on a holistic approach to adhd and would value your input greatly.
I have a blog and also a subscriber following who would definitely benefit from your insights on adhd.
If you could take a moment to visit adhdpodcaster and make a comment, it would be very much appreciated.
P.S Would you be interested in joint venturing and researching adhd solutions?
Hope to hear from you soon.
Warmest regards,
Hoe Bing
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Hi Dan,
Thank you very much for Punks for Christ, it was an informative post, very useful.
I'm currently researching information for kid with adhd, would that be a topic that you are familiar with?
If you could help point me to the right direction it would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time and effort.
Warmest regards,
Hoe Bing
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Hi Dan,
Thank you very much for Punks for Christ, it was an informative post, very useful.
I'm currently researching information for children with adhd, would that be a topic that you are familiar with?
If you could help point me to the right direction it would be much appreciated.
Thank you for your time and effort.
Warmest regards,
Hoe Bing
Hello Dan,
Hi, my name is hoe bing and I am on a search for the latest information on ADHD.
Initially I was surfing websites to find information on but I found a whole heap of pure commercial content that led me nowhere.
It was such a relief to come by your blog and find some useful information. Thank you!
Personally I am working on a holistic approach to adhd and would value your input greatly.
I have a blog and also a subscriber following who would definitely benefit from your insights on adhd.
If you could take a moment to visit adhdpodcaster and make a comment, it would be very much appreciated.
P.S Would you be interested in joint venturing and researching adhd solutions?
Hope to hear from you soon.
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