Mike King

My First Full Time Ministry Assignment - Promote Johnny Cash

When I graduated from High School in 1975 I started working for Kansas City Youth for Christ (now Youthfront) while going to college.  I never left.  I'm coming up on my 37th Anniversary of ministry here at Youthfront.

My first full-time assignment was to promote our Johnny Cash Super Rally.  Unfortunately, I didn't fully appreciate, at the time, how awesome it was to be in Johnny Cash's presence.  I was actually more impressed to be on the field of Arrowhead Stadium.  Now I'm a huge Johnny Cash fan.  Today I noticed this on a Johnny Cash collector fan page.

Way too cool.  These tickets are selling for $35.  It's time to look through our archives. Anyway, Youthfront recently celebrated its 69th Anniversary.  I will be writing more about that in the days ahead.

Little Known Fact about me - My Life as a TV Sports Announcer

As I approach my 55th Birthday on Saturday, I thought I would expose a little know fact about me for those whom I've only come to know in the last decade.  Here is a picture from an article of me and Randy Shepard, my associate, from our days as TV Football Announcer.  The thing I wanted you to know is not that I was a TV Football Announcer but that I really used to have an amazing head of hair.  I'm the character on the left and yes, Randy on the right had an even better head of hair. 

Youthfront Staff Member on New ABC Reality Show - Oh My...

At the first of the year Youthfront staffer Kelsey Fuller reluctantly resigned from her position to "go to graduate school."  Kelsey was pretty emotional in her departure.  However, instead of starting her graduate program she postponed her academic pursuit and mysteriously disappeared from civilization for a couple of months. 

She returned in a shroud of secrecy. 

Now we know that Kelsey and her two sisters are featured as one of the teams in the new ABC reality show Expedition Impossible premiering June 23rd.  The show's Executive Producer Mark Burnett, is also Producer of Survivor and The Apprentice

Kelsey's team includes her sisters Mackenzie and Lindsey.  We are happy she's back but she won't tell us how she did.  Of course, they will bury her alive if she talks too much, something that is a real challenge for our Kelsey.  This will definitely make for some great Youthfront Watch Parties.

Here is the trailer for the show.  Kelsey is the one who declares that her teammates are not only sisters but best-friends.  GO TEAM KANSAS!!!

Actual statements from Bible College Students...

One of the amusing twitter feeds I follow is @BibleStdntsSay

Here is the description followed by a few tweets to make my point about the amusement of subscribing to this twitter account.

Bible Students Say

I teach Biblical Studies for an undisclosed university. These are actual statments from assignments turned in by my students. They're...um..interesting ;)

"I believe N.T. Wright would make a better politician than a theologian. I think this is typical of a person who does not understand truth"

"The Bible must be taken 100% literally, even though there are instances where it has to be interpreted symbolically."

"Isaiah prophecies of a new heaven and a new earth. I believe he is talking about spending our eternal life in heaven"

"Do scientist, theologians and historians opinions and perspectives really matter when it comes to the Bible?"

"I believe myself to be of slightly above average intelligence but the highfalutin words & the general verbiage made this difficult to read"

"So many cultures, religions and countries undermine or subjugate women. I guess we can blame it modernity and feminism"

"Brueggemann stated that the Bible offends those who are liberals, this may be true but I'd rather not make this statement a political one"

Achoo

Photic sneeze reflex, also known as Autosomal Dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst (ACHOO Syndrome)  SNEEZING

all that to set up this time lapsed artistic sneeze fest... hold it, hold it..., hold it, watch it all the way to the end...

Santa Claus a Terrorist?

If you didn't get a Christmas present this year this video will explain why.  Video just released reveals Jack Bauer interrogating Santa.

What?????????????

I wish this were a joke.  Sigh.........

Sixth Sense

Pattie Maes from MIT recently presented Sixth Sense which is a wearable technology that may move us to a whole new way of interacting with the world around us.  Scary or Exciting?  Check it out at TED.

Susan Boyle

I think the whole world has probably seen this by now but if you haven't and don't mind risking a cry watch this.

How many times?

How many times will I watch this video before I can make it all the way through without crying like a newborn baby?