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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
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 -Last Friday, I appeared on "Perspectives", Salt + Light TV's weekly current affairs show, to speak about the Olympics. The show is now online, check out the show here.
-Yet another example of how un-cool I am...this time from an encounter I had in our Catholic Hospitality Centre for the Olympics. Read all about it in my recent blog "Me and Jesus Love the Stereos!" The 2010 Olympic Winter Games have come and gone, and we'll need to wait a bit to appreciate the long-term effects on our city, province and country. I was blessed to go to a few events (including the Closing Ceremonies) in addition to serving at our Catholic Hospitality Centre. It was simply an amazing 17 days, and I've never been more proud to be a Canadian and to call Vancouver my home. You can see all of my Olympic Video Blogs (all 22 of them) here: Olympic Video Blogs. -You can find me on Facebook, follow me on Twitter, or check out the Twitter widget on the right. |
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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 I was blessed to be part of the first-ever panel discussion on Salt + Light TV's weekly current affairs show "Perspectives" on Friday, March 5.
Host Pedro Guevara Mann examined the recent Vancouver Winter OIympics and asked the question: "Is nationalistic pride un-Christian?" The panel featured Fr. Chris Valka, CSB, Salt + Light producers Kris Dmytrenko and Gillian Kantor, and me (via Skype). We covered a whole range of angles, including the distinction between nationalistic pride and patriotism, and our favourite Olympic memories. It went well overall, despite my first answer in which I incorrectly referred to Alex Bilodeau as Alex Thibodeau. Whoopsies! View the entire show here (I wave at the 2:55 mark, give my first answer at the 4:38 mark, and suffer from technicial difficulties at the 26:22 mark...haha). Enjoy! |
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Saturday, 06 March 2010 |
 Among the multitude of blessings that came from our Catholic Hospitality Centre was the chance to meet many people from near and afar, believers and non-believers, each person with his or her own unique story and experiences.
One of my most memorable encounters occurred about half-way through the 17-day Olympics. A group of young female teens was hanging out in our Centre, happily downing hot chocolate and checking their Facebook accounts in our “café.” Seeing a good opportunity to do some relational ministry (I don’t get to do as much with teens as I’d like to), I approached them and introduced myself.
After they rattled off their names, I asked them if they had any specific plans for their downtown trek that day. They replied that they were waiting for a concert by the “Stereos.”
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Wednesday, 03 March 2010 |
In my 2010 Olympic Winter Games Video Blog for March 1, the final one of the series:
-see footage taken immediately after Sidney Crosby's winning goal in overtime, lifting Canada over the USA 3-2 for the gold medal in men's hockey
-Canada's final medal tally is 26 medals: 14 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze
-I attend the Closing Ceremonies at BC Place
-I go to the Bell Ice Cube one last time, to see Naturally 7's final show at the Olympics
-I've included some of Oddwalk Ministries' video of them making good on our wager...it's very entertaining! See the entire version here: http://oddwalkministries.com/oddblog/?p=5696 |
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Sunday, 28 February 2010 |
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In my 2010 Olympic Winter Games Video Blog for February 27:
-It was Canada's best day ever in the history of the OIympics (both summer and winter), as we won 3 gold medals: Kevin Martin led his team to a gold medal in men's curling over Team Norway (funky pants and all), snowboarder Jasey-Jay Anderson won gold in parallel giant slalom, and the long-track speed skating team of Denny Morrison, Lucas Makowsky and Mathieu Giroux won gold in the team pursuit event. As well, our Canada 1 men's bobsleigh team won a bronze medal.
-The 4 medals pushed Canada's total to 25 medals: 13 gold, 7 silver, and 5 bronze.
-The 13 gold medals ties the record for most gold medals at the Winter Olympics, and the 13 gold medals sets a record for most gold medals won by a host country.
-As we look ahead to the massive gold medal match between Canada and the USA in men's hockey, I pull out all of the stops for the video blog: I bring in Sean, Jacob, and Kayla, and we together reach into our bag of trips to pull out the often imitated yet never duplicated Hockey Haikus!
-I start off the video with a bit of the Ultimate Canucks Haiku video from 3 years ago. It has close to 28,000 hits on youtube and helped us win the Ultimate Canucks Family award in the Ultimate Canucks Fan Competition in 2007. See the whole video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5SDFF0sp_Q
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Saturday, 27 February 2010 |
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In my 2nd 2010 Olympic Winter Games Video Blog for February 26:
-I acknowledge another great day for Canada: we won 4 medals! Cheryl Bernard and her team won a silver medal in women's curling, Charles Hamelin and teammate Francois Louis-Tremblay won gold and bronze respectively in the 500m men's sshort track peed skating final, and the team including Charles Hamelin, Francois Hamelin, Oliver Jean, Francois Louis-Tremblay (and alternate Guillaume Bastille) won a gold medal in the 5,000m men's short track speed skating relay. -witness some happy hi-fiving as we took the streets to announce Canada's awesome day. Most people obliged, a few rejected me, and I even got to take a picture with some nice females. -see footage of a neat drumline from Sardis High School in Chilliwack -I do a quick mention of Canada beating Slovakia 3-2 to earn another date with the USA, this time for the gold medal |
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Friday, 26 February 2010 |
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In my 2010 Olympic Winter Games Video Blog for February 26:
-I acknowledge another great day for Canada: our womens hockey team beat the USA 2-0 to capture gold, and Joannie Rochette won a bronze medal in figure skating
-I attend the Victory Ceremony at BC Place and see silver medals presented to our short-track speed skating relay team (Kalyna Roberge, Tania Vicent, Marianne St.-Gelais and Jessica Gregg), and gold medals for Kallie Humphries and Heather Moyse and silver medals for Helen Upperton and Shelley-Ann Brown in women's bobsleigh
-I further detail my latest youth ministry wager with Shannon and Orin of Oddwalk Ministries. It started with the Canada vs. USA Women's Hockey gold medal game and now has extended to the mens side |
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