My name is
John Darnell. I reside in Jacksonville, FL with my lovely bride, two remarkable kids, and one amazingly low key dog.I serve as Lead Pastor of Vivid Church. Our purpose is simple - we exist to encourage people in their pursuit of God. We believe that the future of the church is to be found in vital, authentic relationships rather than traditions and institutions.
I generally write about personal and ministry development, but if you come by often, you'll hear a lot about my life, family, and other randomness.
I also love to hear your thoughts. Agree or disagree, leave a comment and let's talk.
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09:03 spending some time with Tweetdeck organizing my tweeps into groups… #
09:24 phone calls, phone calls, and more phone calls…. #
10:42 trying to plan an escape out of the house for bride and kids… Everyone is stir crazy except #1 son who just wants to play video games… #
11:23 almost nothing puts me [...]
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11:33 running errands and following up with emails and phone calls… #
13:52 playing with the walkie-talkies the kids got for Christmas… oh, the staticky goodness…. #
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11:05 hangin’ @ Rhema Cafe ready to get into the Word… #
15:04 home and everyone has been fed… catching up on things before the Jags-Ravens start… #
18:53 my Jags still have a chance to make the playoffs… but it involves a careful combination of natural disasters and time travel… #
22:16 believing to hear from [...]
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Was headed to bed the other night and flipping the channels when I got fascinated by a documentary on PBS called “Ferrets: The Pursuit of Excellence”.
The documentary followed a group of ferret owners at the Buckeye Bash Ferret Show. These were not just any ferrets. They were show ferrets. Ferrets of the highest caliber who [...]
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17:03 Papa John’s pizza for dinner for the first time in a LONG time… lil budget splurge that has sent the kids into much rejoicing… #
17:46 watching ‘Mamma Mia’ with my bride… #
18:14 not handling Mamma Mia very well… unless their lil island is suddenly attacked by pirates I have doubts… #
20:25 Bakugan battle [...]
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16:06 Star Wars Legos are so much fun… #
21:02 realizing we only have two more Sundays at CJAX… #
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09:30 kids were up at 6 AM… demonstrated patience until 6:30 AM… #
09:30 Merry Christmas! #
12:59 got just what I wanted for Christmas – seeing my kids happy and grateful… #
18:59 anybody in Jax have a car I might be able to borrow tomorrow? Wow, that rhymed…. #
19:05 twitpic.com/wjte Who knew Jesus [...]
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09:57 Amish Friendship Bread + Coffee = Perfect Christmas Eve ( special thanks to Mr. & Mrs. You-know-who for sharing… even if you aren’t Amish) #
13:01 I was hijacked by a nap this AM… #
16:21 headed to service run through for tonight… #
18:42 the soldier and the angel fulfilled their duty superbly… #
20:34 Merry [...]
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09:40 it’s a Festivus miracle! my backup disk with my music is working… thought it was lost forever… quickly copying to hd…. #
09:42 QUESTION:: What is the WORST widely accepted Christmas song? my two candidates: "Grandma Got Run Over" and "Christmas Shoes" #
15:05 my 4 yr old is explaining to [...]
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So earlier today via Twitter and Facebook, I had solicited thoughts on the worst widely known Christmas songs. Now I love me some Christmas music, but some of it is pretty dreadful…
But I thought I would be remiss if I didn’t share my favorite Christmas song.
Hands down, all time fave, makes-me-stop-everytime-I hear-it… Little Drummer [...]
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