CWF Celebrates 10 years

Saturday night I had the privilege to take part in the Christian Wrestling Federation’s 10 year anniversary show.

It was a great night with some great matches from CWF Alumni as well as the CWF future — including a 12 man Battle Royal.

For those who are new to the blog, I first found out about the CWF only a few months after it began (in May 2000).

And I went to my first CWF show in Georgetown, Texas in the Fall of 2000 after hearing about it from a fellow journalism student, Chris Allman (aka Chris Idol/Angel).

Several years later, I joined up with the CWF and served as the ring announcer and commissioner from 2005-2007.

It was a great time in my life, full of great memories and great relationships that I made while travelling from place to place with the guys — even more so with the late night trips Chris and I made from Belton to Rockwall (and back) that first year.

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Working the mic at a CWF show in Iowa

So Saturday night was a great time to remember some of those memories and a chance to see the work continue.

Rob (Jesus Freak) asked me to put together a slide show and highlight video to show Saturday night, so here they are in all their glory ::

You can find out more about the CWF through my archives, or visit www.christianwrestling.com (which I still manage). I also chatted with Chris a month or so back for the podcast and he talks about his history with the CWF along the way.

Enjoying the moments

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Flowers at the Dallas Arboretum

Sorry my posts have lacked in originality as of late… getting moved and unpacked has taken up much of my focus and inspiration as of late.

The whole moving process reminds me that I still have a LOT of stuff — and a lot more decluttering needs to be done. It’s amazing to realize how our things can have such a tight grip on us.

I was talking with a friend last night about our homes and how they’ve changed over the last 50 years.

We were saying how amazing it is that our grandparents had homes half the size of ours (or maybe even smaller) and had plenty of room for their stuff and the entire family.

And if they were to put our sectional in their living room, it would fill up more than half the space. You’d be challenged to get from one room to the other.

So not only do we seem to have more stuff — but it’s gotten bigger to boot!

Yet we continue to pile more and more stuff on top of the things we already have.
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We’re on a mission

Blues Brothers | Photo from Wikipedia

Do you have set of goals in your life?

Do you have a specific mission?

Do you you have a mission statement for your life — something that you go back to for inspiration and guidance on a regular basis?

I’d love to read it!

Share your mission(s) and goals in life in the comments below.

A Florida Outpouring

Roy W. Petersen

This week, Thomas chats with Roy W. Petersen on the podcast, who shares about his life and his passion for film.

He’s working on the final bits of a new documentary, Florida Outpouring, about the recent Lakeland Revivals in Florida.

Here’s the full trailer:

Looking forward to seeing it.

While there’s been a lot of criticism and hatred directed towards the Lakeland Revival, I love Roy and Thomas’ posture in talking about the revival as well. They both take a humble approach in examining what took place in Florida. Definitely worth a listen.

And huge props to Thomas for another great interview!

Dallas Area Freeze Project :: May 20th

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Matt and Jonathan at the Dallas JustOne Launch Party

Next Thursday, May 20th, we’ll hold Dallas’ own Freeze Project at the Harbor in Rockwall to raise awareness about human trafficking.

The Freeze Project is another great initiative of JustOne…

The Inspiration:
The idea was inspired by a group in New York called Improv Everywhere. Props to them!

Our Twist to the Idea:

Our twist to this idea would be to use this creative method for drawing attention to social injustices around the world.
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