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There are rare moments when I tell you guys that you HAVE to check something out. This is one of them. IKEA (furniture and housewares) recently put together a new website for their bedroom stuff. You have got to see it. It has all sorts of cool slow motion effects while you browse for things. [...]

A couple of weeks ago my parents came down for a quick weekend visit and the boys had a really great time with them. Of course the kids were spoiled rotten since Grandma and Papa came bearing gifts! However, what means so much more to me is is what they say. When they were getting [...]

Forbes recently put together a pretty cool map rating major cities around the US and how they measure up according to the seven deadly sins: lust, gluttony, avarice, sloth, wrath, envy and pride. Philadelphia hit the map under the wrath catagory (see below) but none of the others. Here is how they did it: For [...]

My friend Ells is deeply committed to helping men achieve their potential and grow into a better life. He recently wrote: It occurred to me that what I see as the vision for the Men of Christ’s Church of the Valley (CCV) is closely related and is: Grow the Man and make life better. By [...]

My friend Sean has been working with me in ministry a long time. Shortly after attending CCV he started volunteering in ministry with me in our student ministry every week hanging out with teenagers. After we hired Matt Silver, I started working with adults and began an aggressive campaign to connect adults in CCV to [...]

Things get kinda funny with the kids around meal time, especially with Michael. You’d think from this picture that he likes being messy but it is actually the opposite. The only thing he tolerates messiness with is pasta (or as he calls it PASSTHA). Sunday was quite the busy day at the Chiapperino house. Here [...]

Creation is a topic that I have always found interesting. I have some opinions that I will hash out at some point on this blog but for now, it seems that Ben Stein wants in the debate over darwinism and intelligent design. Here is what he has to say: I’m Ben Stein – many of [...]

At CCV, our staff and volunteers work very hard at trying to create a weekly experience that is meaningful and relevant. We’re getting ready to make some serious decisions about the future direction of our Sunday services and we need your honest feedback. If you are a part of the CCV family please take a [...]

As a couple we work pretty hard to pinch pennies every where we can, we were kind of forced into frugality. Sometime I might tell that story on the blog but I dont feel like hashing it out tonight.. Anyway here are the top 5 ways I save cash. I maintain a strict lunch budget [...]

I spent the last two days in Sea Isle, New Jersey at our annual staff retreat. I have been working on our staff here at CCV for about 7 years now and I was reminded on this retreat how privileged I am to work with such wonderful people. They are dedicated to our church, the [...]