Author: pkuzma

01 Oct Coming Out of the Dark

Posted at 05:25h in family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, pace of life, Sabbaticals, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Man, has it been a long time or what? Over two months since my last post! I did find that the last half of the sabbatical was much less computer friendly than the first half. Just didn't have the desire to be around the computer a...

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18 Jul Preparing to Unplug

Posted at 22:39h in Balance, life, marriage, ministry, pace of life, Pastors, rest, Sabbaticals, technology by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Great Saturday! One of the goals of my sabbatical has been to experience, and allow my family to experience, what it's like to live a somewhat "normal" schedule of life. A Pastor's schedule is quite interesting. Many think we only work one day a week (when...

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17 Jul Summer Sabbatical Scoop 6

Posted at 23:25h in family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, marriage, pace of life, rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals by pkuzma 1 Comment

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Since returning from our camping trip to Buellton, sabbatical has been hopping. Is that an oxymoron? Should sabbaticals be this busy? Apparently, only if you're at home during them! The week we returned, Colleen was at one of her two jobs (nursing and teaching) for most...

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05 Jul Summer Sabbatical Scoop 5

Posted at 23:37h in Bible, church, family, kids, life, pace of life, Pastors, relationship, rest, Sabbaticals, Sunday, vacations by pkuzma 1 Comment

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It's Sunday night and Colleen and the boys took off for home a while ago. Colleen works in the morning and the boys have their own different football activities they have to be back for. I am taking advantage of the time for some solitude,...

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01 Jul Summer Sabbatical Scoop 4

Posted at 23:45h in family, Jonathan, life, pace of life, Pastors, reflections, Uncategorized by pkuzma 0 Comments

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This has been a great week. Jonathan & I are really enjoying our time together. He doesn't outright say it, but I can tell it's been good for him too. He's not only had me, but a couple of buddies as well. Their family has...

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29 Jun Summer Sabbatical Scoop 3

Posted at 00:09h in Balance, family, Jonathan, Joshua, life, pace of life, Pastors, reflections, rest, Sabbaticals, technology, travel, Twitter by pkuzma 3 Comments

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It's a beautiful night in downtown Buellton! If you've never been here, you do. not. know. what you are missing! And I'm not referring to Pea Soup Andersen's either, though I am fairly partial to The Hitching Post and their Garlic Roasted Artichoke. Anyway, I...

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26 Jun Summer Sabbatical Scoop 2

Posted at 07:11h in family, humor, Jonathan, Joshua, life, pace of life, reflections, rest, Sabbaticals by pkuzma 1 Comment

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Wondering where "Summer Sabbatical Scoop #1" is? It's here, but titled differently. In the last post, I offered that if anyone had a better name for these updates, bring 'em on! Well, some did, and I chose this one. Been two weeks since the previous update....

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13 Jun Sabbatical Serenades 1

Posted at 02:12h in Balance, Foursquare Convention, life, pace of life, Pastors, reflections, rest, Sabbaticals, Uncategorized by pkuzma 6 Comments

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If you're savvy to another title for these posts I'll do once in a while during the sabbatical other than "Sabbatical Serenades", let me know. I'm open. Couldn't come up with anything more creative or alliteratorical (is that a word?) alliterative (Thanks David Simkovsky!!). We are...

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13 Jun Thoughts About Joey Pullen

Posted at 02:08h in Bible, church, depression, families, life, ministry, relationship, Truth, Uncategorized by pkuzma 1 Comment

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On Sunday evening, May 31, I received one of a handful of the saddest phone calls I have ever (and will ever) receive. Joey Pullen, a former member of NewHeart's Youth Ministries, had committed suicide that afternoon. All the reasons surrounding Joey's decision and its implications...

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26 May Connecting At “Connection ’09”

Posted at 21:40h in conferences, Foursquare Convention, ministry, Pastors by pkuzma 1 Comment

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This week, I'm supposed to be on Anaheim at our annual Foursquare Convention (this year they're calling it "Foursquare Connection"), where Pastors and Leaders of Foursquare Churches from all over the world gather to do corporate business and share time worshiping, learning and being together. The...

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