Chase The Great

A little less often

chase — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:49:15 +0000

So my blog is not going away, but I will be posting a little less often. I need to focus on school & church a little more and technology a little less. So I will still be posting just not as much.

Being Comfortable when its Un Comfortable

chase — Sat, 03 Apr 2010 15:06:42 +0000

One thing that has stuck with me since my churches leadership retreat this past winter, was that you have to “be Comfortable being Un Comfortable.” This was in regards to talking about how to welcome first time visitors to church, along with reaching out to kids at school. I love the saying because talking to people who it is there first time to church is awkward and at times un comfortable. They are nervous and un-comfortable. The hardest part is making them feel comfortable and like the have been going to the church for years. But the first step is for you to be comfortable when it is un-comfortable.

Nothing is more awkward than this

4 Blogs You Need to Read

chase — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 03:16:12 +0000

What I read and Why?:

Sean McDowell is super smart, but also a great communicator. I first heard him speak when he did a 3 week series at my church. It was awesome. His blog is pretty cool as well.

Josh Griffin writes over at More Than DodgeBall. First off the name is pretty creative. But he is also the Pastor of the High School Group that I go too. His blog posts are always interesting. He also Co-Owns the largest Star Wars Website

Jeremy Zach – I met him last year when I went to my Cousins youth group for fun. The best way to describe Jeremy is Hardcore. He isn’t afraid of teaching on some tough & confusing topics. Anyways, he is great at challenging you and asking the tough questions.

Stuff Christians Like – I think the name explains why I like it.

Would You Rather

chase — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 20:49:45 +0000

Would you rather be water or fire? Water

Would you rather have a dog or a cat? Dog

Would you rather be a bus driver or taxi driver: Taxi Driver

Would you rather be famous or rich? Rich

Would you rather have a ipod touch or ipod nano? Ipod Touch

Would you rather have a wii console or xbox 360? Xbox 360

Would you rather be deported to iraq or iran? Iraq

Would you rather be in the navy or the air force? Navy

Would you rather be older and wiser or younger and smarter? Young & Smart

One sentence post

chase — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:32:51 +0000

Surfing & being able to drive by yourself go together nicely.

And no that is not me in the picture

I was on the Amazing Race

chase — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:28:24 +0000

Last Night/This Morning can only be described as Crazy. My friends church holds over night events every once and a while and I was able to go to this one. This was a Amazing Race theme so we were all on teams completing challenges & tasks. The tasks included protecting a egg from a drop of the roof using only straws and pipe cleaners. We also schedule a church camp where we decide on a theme, verse and did cabin assignments. We “raced” from 10:00 at night till 5:00 in the morning. Stopping for an occasional Mandatory rest period. It was awesome. I was on a team with my friends that go to the church and we came in 3rd place. I think I am now ready for the real show!!!!

Theres no Rush

chase — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:23:38 +0000

Last month I set up a Formspring.me account. For those of you who don’t know what it it – it is basically a place where people can ask you anonymous questions. I have got some pretty weird ones like “Do you like to surf?” Haha. But the popular question that multiple people have asked is “Are you Single?” – “Why don’t you have a girlfriend.” – “Will you go out with me?” – “Who do you like?”

So I am going to answer the question once and for all:

The reason I don’t have a girlfriend is because I am only 16 and in my opinion there is no rush. With that being said, I am not against High School dating. But on the other hand, I am not going to have a girlfriend just to have one. But I would say that it probably won’t be to long before I might possibility have a Girlfriend. Just Maybe

What’s funny is in the past month or so, I have two friends who every time I see them say “You should go out with ______.” or “Are you going to ask ______ to go to prom with you?” Ya…you know who you are. I think its pretty funny because I just look past it cause I don’t really care. And to settle that question I am not going to be asking anyone to prom because its Sold Out…..sorry if you were hoping I would.

So now that I have answered this question please don’t keep asking me on my Formspring.me haha

The Phone Call

chase — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:07:18 +0000

As most of you know this past weekend I tryed out for ocean lifeguarding. I basically thought I had the job because of how many people they needed to hire for the summer. Plus being a Junior Lifeguard and Cadet for 3 years gave me an advantage. None the less I did my best and placed 33rd on the pier swim and 27th on the Run/Swim/Run. Pretty good as most of the guys trying out were in college. I was one of the youngest trying out. So I got an interview and completely nailed it. But I was still on the fence as to whether I made the cut and would get an invite to training.

I got the disappointing news Tuesday night that I didn’t make it. However, the Lieutenant of the department (who I know) personally called me to give me the disappointing news. They were happy with my swim times & interview, but they had to many applicants who were faster than me. The bright side is that he told me that they want to come try out next year and most likely I will make it. So next year I will brave the cold water and do it all over again!!!

Back Up and Running

chase — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 04:02:00 +0000

Well after I decide quit my blog for a few months my life starts to get interesting. The past week or two has been filled with disappointing news after the next. The crazy thing is that I have been more content with life than ever cause its been so crazy that i have had to completely rely on Gods timing. So more blog posts coming soon about the bad news I got tonight & some other stuff……..

Thank-You

chase — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:47:24 +0000

For about the past 4-5 Months I have re-designed and posted so new articles about my life and various topics. But for right now I am going to be taking a break from blogging. It has become more of a task than a hobby and I am ready to invest my time in other projects. Its the same reason as why I deleted my twitter – I just didn’t see how it benefited me. So I have made the choice to take a break from blogging and twitter for a little while.

You may be wondering what i will be spending my time doing?? I could defiently invest more time into reading my bible. Aside from that I could also put more time into my school work. So between school, reading my bible more consistently and running my other website I just don’t see the reason to continue blogging about my life.

For those of you who enjoy reading and hearing what i have to write than we can always facebook chat, meet at starbucks….or go to the Happiest Place on Earth with me. But thanks for reading and check back in a few months and you never know when I might be blogging again