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Hello 2010 (Thomas’ New Years Predictions)

Last year I made 9 predictions about 2009. Here are 10 Predictions for 2010.

January 4th, 2010 by Thomas

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Goodbye 2009

It’s that time of year again. Time to look back and see if we learned anything. Here is a summary of what I have been up to during the past year.

December 29th, 2009 by Thomas

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My Adventure at Hope Chapel’s Christmas Choir

After over 10 years of doing choir in school I swore I would never sing in choir again. So much for that…

December 21st, 2009 by Thomas

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Prayer after the TCHD Vote to Fund Abortions in Travis County

Tax Funded Abortions in Austin

Austin is the only town in Texas to use tax dollars to pay for abortions.

December 12th, 2009 by Thomas

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Looking Back on 24 Years…

Today I turn 24. Please permit me to change pace a bit for a post and do some self reflection.

November 19th, 2009 by Thomas

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The Thin Line Between Creepy and Charming

Yesterday I tweeted “The only difference between creepy and charming is permission.” Some explanation is in order.

July 11th, 2009 by Thomas

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Need Help With Technology? Check out my new website.

This robot goes with the new website I started to help people use technology to advance the kingdom. It’s targeted at Authors but the tips will be helpful to you as well. Do you have a question about some tech topic? This is the place to ask it. Recent Tech Tips: 5 Tips for Getting [...]

May 18th, 2009 by Thomas

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Thomas climbing the hill at stone haven.

Adventure at Dunnottar Castle

Instead of telling you about the computer work I did in Scotland, let me tell you about the adventure I had at Dunnottar Castle.

April 28th, 2009 by Thomas

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A box of Russian Tracts. Many of these tracts are testemonies of the people who go to Street Cry.

What I Learned in Russia

I learned a lot in Russia. Here are some of the highlights.

April 17th, 2009 by Thomas

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Here I am in front of a 3000 year old Sphinx. This statue sits on the site of a road and gets frosty in the winter. Those Egyptians knew how to build things to last!

Lucy, Philly, Ana and Olga admire a wall painting at the Winter Palace.

Here is a great example of the majestic beauty of St. Petersburg. The lady standing at the base of the right statue lived with us in the States for several months. Those are her daughters with her.

Gosha and Natasha put up signs advertising for an evangelistic concert. There were several people at church the next Sunday who had come to Christ at the concert.

Here I am eating at a Russian family home. Think of it as a micro orphanage. It only has 4 boys and 4 girls. It's like a foster home and is much better for children than a traditional orphanage. The kids loved my beat boxing.

Sasha, Thomas, Natasha, Jenya and Philly. I'm the only American in the photo. Everyone else is Russian Except Philly (far right) who is English. The children are orphans from the family home.

This is a Russian Datcha or summer home. It's not much of a place to live in the Winter but it is pretty non the less.

As cool as they hat may be here my Russian friends tell me only old men wear these hats.

This is a battlefield from the Winter War between Finland and Russia. The Winter War kicked off WWII for Russia.

I named this statue the people's statue because its jsut a base. Anyone can pose to be immortalized.

Photos from Russia

Photos from my recent trip to Saint Petersburg Russia.

April 15th, 2009 by Thomas

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So, what is MIR anyway?

The biggest question I have received about my trip to Russia is “What is MIR?” No one has heard of it. To help answer that question I have put together the following video.

March 30th, 2009 by Thomas

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