I know how hard it can be to shop for men, so I compiled a list of some great gift ideas for that special man in your life. Please, don’t give us ties or stupid golf / fish things!

Gormet Food
(more from Gormet Food)
Electronics
(more from Electronics)
Tools / Hardware
(more from Tools / Hardware)

Gormet Food:
Starbucks Sonata
Dave’s Gourmet Spicy Six Pack Crated Hot Sauce Collection w/ Insanity Sauce
‘Hit the Sauce’ Gourmet Gift Basket for Thrilling Grilling

Electronics:
Logitech V450 Cordless Laser Mouse
Adesso 2.4 GHZ WIRELESS SLIMTOUCH TOUCHPAD KEYBOARD SILVER W/BLACK KEYS ( WKB-4000US )
Motorola SLVR L7 Black Phone (Cingular)
Plantronics Voyager 510 Bluetooth Headset with Multipoint Technology
Magellan eXplorist 500 North America Handheld Color GPS
Apple 8 GB iPod Nano Black (2nd Generation)
Case Logic Nylon 336-Disc CD Wallet (Black)
HP Pavilion DV2050US 14.1″ Entertainment Notebook PC (Intel Core Duo Processor T2250, 2 GB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, LightScribe Super Multi DVD+/-R/RW Drive)
Xbox 360 Console Includes 20GB Hard Drive
Nintendo Wii
Sony PlayStation 3 (60GB)
Samsung LNS3241D 32″ Wide LCD HDTV with Integrated ATSC Tuner
Sennheiser HD-595 Premier Headphone

Tools/Hardware:
Bucket Boss 01056 Bucket Boss 56 56 Pocket Bucket Tool Organizer
Black & Decker SS925 StormStation All-In-One Rechargeable Power Source/Radio/Light
Schumacher PS-400-3A Instant Power JumpStarter With 18 Amp Hour Internal Battery
Shop-Vac 952-02-62 HangUp 5 Gallon 4-1/2 Horsepower Wall-Mounted Wet/ Dry Vacuum
Key Parts MV50 Portable Compressor
400/1000 Watt Power Inverter
Toro 38025 1800 Electric Power Curve Snow Thrower
Troy-Bilt TB125QS Electric Blower

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The Vineyard High School students will be heading down to Cincinnati, Ohio to King’s Island on July 8th. The price is $60 and that covers all your transportation, your ticket to the park, and your ticket to Spirit Song. The concert is featuring: Newsboys, David Crowder Band, Tobymac, and Pocket Full of Rocks. If you want to sign up call the church 614-277-2700 and ask for Jason Coker. If you have any questions, leave a comment.

Oh, and for those of you who are saying, “$60, that’s crazy!” Well, if you want to go on your own then you can expect to pay:
$50 – King’s Island ticket and concert ticket and service fee
$10 – Parking at King’s Island
$18 – Gas (roundtrip)
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$78 Grand total if you go on your own.

So, we’re saving you $18! Going with a group is cheaper than going on your own.

We just had a Servant Evangelism planning meeting for the 40 Days of Mercy. I’m really excited to take an active role with a great team of people who take joy in showing God’s Love. The 40 Days of Mercy take place Wednesday, March 8th through Easter Sunday, April 16th. The Servant Evangelism projects will be on these dates 3/11, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, and 4/15. It’s really going to be sweet! I’ll let you know more details as they become available!

The cast of growing pains was interviewed on CNN by Larry King. Kirk mentions his faith twice during the one-hour interview. I have only included the excerpts that pertain to his faith. For the full transcript, use the link below.

Aired February 7, 2006 – 9:00 ET
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/07/lkl.01.html

FIRST QUOTE:

KING: So what do you do? Are you acting? What are you doing?

CAMERON: Yes, well let’s see. Last year we finished “Left Behind, World at War.” That’s based on the Left Behind book series with Jerry Jenkins and Tim LaHaye.

KING: Religious books.

CAMERON: Yes, kind of end of the world apocalyptic thrillers.

KING: You’re very religious right?

CAMERON: No, I’m not religious. I’m a Christian but I’m not big on religion but I do produce a television program right now called “The Way of the Master” and that basically is — it’s a Christian reality program where we kind of unmask the — the hypocrisy of a lot of modern religion that you see today.

And then we go out on the streets and confront people with what is it that you believe about stuff like heaven and hell and God and how to make peace with God? And then we talk with them about how they can find eternal life.

SECOND QUOTE:

CALLER: Hello. I just want to say that I just absolutely loved your show. I grew up watching you. And this question is for Kirk. I know — or at least I think I understand that towards the end of the show, your religious beliefs didn’t really mesh with the direction that the show was going in. Is that true? And how do you feel about what’s being shown on TV now?

CAMERON: Oh. Well, great question. Yeah, when I was about 17 years old, I was kind of at the height of the success of “Growing Pains,” kind of an exciting event happened. I was an atheist, who became absolutely convinced that God does exist. He saved me from hell and offered me eternal life, and I just couldn’t ignore that. It ultimately became such a part of who I am that I wanted to do things and act differently, and not just say I was a Christian but act like one. And I think that the way I probably handled myself back then was a little less graceful than I would like to do that now. But ultimately, to me, it was a matter of just standing for what I thought was good for a family show.

KING: Did it cause any problems on the show?

CAMERON: Like I said, I think I was maybe a little cavalier in the way that I’d tried to live that out, when I thought I was right — what I thought was right. But ultimately, you know, we’ve all grown up and matured and we’ve had conversations about that. And it’s 15 years later, and I think that I’m — I think I’ve been forgiven.

I’ve been helping Wes Black + gang set up their web site for their Christian band. We’d love the have the site launched by February 16th. Right now, we’re reviewing templates and putting together content. They’re going to have a informal photo shoot sometime in the near future.

I’m sorry there hasn’t been much content over the past week. I’ve been pretty busy with so many commitments. I’m actually struggling with finding a balance.