One Generation Away, Part 2: One Generation Away From Changing The World

Here's a razor edge series from Stephen Furdick of Elevation Church in Charlotte. This is the guy who wrote, 'Sun Stand Still,' and preached for 24 hours straight at its release. Much more than a gimmick, this was an extraordinary thing to see, and I did. Hope you watch this one:

One Generation Away, Part 2: One Generation Away From Changing The World

White Week in Colorado & Montana

Park Meadows Mall in Denver. You must love a mall with valet parking, a huge fireplace and a food court with a Paradise Bakery, a place that started in Aspen back in the day.

It's not hard to get in the spirit of a White Christmas when you spend a week in Colorado and Montana. First a day in Vail with friends Pedro and Lourdes Garcia. The slopes were empty and the snow was good. I have always loved the Vail Valley. Fabulous mountain, but the fur coat vibe is not for me. Crested Butte, Telluride and Breckenridge (before the t-shirt shops took over, it really was a Victorian Village, not a faux one) are my style. But the Lionshead Gondola at Vail has world class runs. So that's where I spent one day.

Then a couple of intense days of work in Aurora at Calvary Chapel prepping their new radio station for sign on later this month. Finally, Larissa went back to ABQ for her Celebration of Light while I headed for Montana and Fresh Life Radio work and... the kids!
Alivia with an attitude.
Snow boarding at Vail with Pedro and Lourdes Garcia from Miami. Nice to take a gondola ride between runs where you can relax and hang out.

What was I thinking?

I have been offline for about 10 days because of deep grief. For some unknown reason, in the midst of a simple upgrade to my iPhone, I erased ALL my contacts and photo's. This is a major loss. Along with hamstringing my contact with the outside world, I lost all the photo's from the last trips to Denver and Thanksgiving. Thus, no posts.

The upside is that every new phone call is an adventure. And many texts come in and I have to guess how to respond. Too embarrassed to admit the obvious. Above is a random photo that survived, some long, lean guys: Sons, son-in-law & one grandson.

Off to Denver and Montana this week, won't make the same mistake twice.

Eight Days, Two Oceans, Five States, Little Sleep

Family photo of the week: Jason, Jaxon, Becca & Bridget!

Started the trip in Denver doing some consulting for Grace FM- a new Calvary station. Brought Heidi along to check out Colorado Christian University. Highlight: met up with my niece Jasmine and toured the King Tut exhibition. Despite the make up and strange hair, at least the Egyptians thought about eternal life. Came to so strange conclusions however.
Then to Santa Monica: At the American Film Marketing deal at Loew's Hotel. This is where the deals get done, Daniel is making serious progress on his film, 'The Persecuted.'

Ended the trip in Miami, with Pedro & Pastor Chuck. Then three days on air with Pedro on Life FM. Jammed it home to make a nice dinner with Joel Rosenberg who was in ABQ for the weekend.

Blurry two weeks

A few weeks have flashed by, starting with Heidi as Hope Homecoming Princess during the weekend Levi was in town to host a Love Life event with Mark Driscoll at Mars Hill Church.

From there, let's see, a couple days in Denver for radio consulting, off to LA for a film meeting and some time at the Trinity Broadcasting Network, followed by a week in Montana for the Fresh Life Board meeting and another in Miami to work with Joel Rosenberg and Pedro Garcia. Travel is playing havoc with my training, as I am ramping up to a ride in December from Key Largo to Key West, Fla. I have to be very creative finding spin classes and health clubs. Challenging.

Five Guys in Colorado......

....this is not a hamburger joint! As I was sitting in a ReFresh Conference at Calvary, Aurora last week, I noticed five guys in the room who had moved from Albuquerque to Colorado to start churches: Gino Geraci, Al Pittman, Fernando Ortiz, Mike Montgomery & Larry Eckton all came from CCABQ. Who was the one guy in the building who moved from Colorado to Albuquerque? Moi. The way of a lone wolf is a solitary path! No complaints & no regrets over the honor I have had to serve in New Mexico, but now I get the opportunity to consult with a new metro radio station in Denver, and I see the Lord bringing me full circle. So ABQ will be my home base while Montana, Miami & Colorado are my new stomping grounds.

Looks like Freq Flyer miles will mount up, while I bring some Connection projects in for landings. Launching the Shattered the DVD is high on my radar, as are putting two new radio Connection stations on the air in Arizona & south New Mexico. After a few days in Colorado last week I spent a day in LA, where I toured the Trinity Broadcast Network with Paul Crouch Jr. TBN has a tremendous global footprint and I have high hopes for what could happen with this platform.

Also dropped into KWVE to see Pastor Chuck and hand deliver a copy of Riptide to him,

almost 2 years to the day when we conducted a two hour interview with him to launch production of the project.

Aisley Rebecca makes her appearance
No words for Jaxon!

A Few Days In Fla & A Birthday In the City Different

You might hear about 'monsoon season' in New Mexico, well I went through a minor tropical storm last week in Florida. Nicole rolled through Miami and they cancelled church!

They said it was mild, but man, 20 inches of rain later.....

Amazing thing was, no thunder, no wind, no warning, the heavens just opened and poured warm water. Very tropical, and with no lightening, the pool at my hotel stayed open and swimming was a trip in the storm. Of course I did get wet.

It is going to be nice escaping to South Florida this winter for work, the team at Calvary in Miami is in for a wild ride- it will be fun to go along.

Celebrating my birthday in Santa Fe at Larissa & my favorite place, the La Posada near the Plaza.

Only 45 minutes from ABQ, but a whole different vibe. Great place to write, eat and soak it all in.

This pic is of the Plaza at sunrise.
Friend of animals- sun rising at St. Francis' church
Happy Birthday to me, after 2 years of production, the first shipment of Riptide DVD's arrived.

Thank you Lord. I am very pleased with the outcome, I think it tells the story.

Dozens of interviews, six countries along with blood, sweat etc.......here is the trailer:

www.riptidemovie.com - let me know what you think.