Well, so much for a regular update on the status of my 101 Things list. I haven’t even been very good at keeping up the list here at the site. I did go back and make some updates, though – so here’s what’s new with 101 Things:
#1: Call one friend a month just to catch up
I’ve done a fairly decent job of keeping up on this one, making some intentional effort to connect with friends the good-old fashioned way over the phone. So far, three months and at least three phone calls.
#20: Read the Bible in its entirety
Thanks to seminary classes that require a fairly heavy amount of Bible-reading, I’ve been keeping up with this one. So far: Matthew, Mark, John and Galatians (all for classes), and Philippians (during my silent retreat at Mowana)
#30: Attend 30 On-Turf Youth Events
Three PSHS varsity basketball games, one community league indoor soccer game, and a spaghetti dinner sponsored by the PSHS volleyball teams.
#43: Complete the One Hundred Pushups Challenge
I began this program at the same time as the Two Hundred Situps Challenge. After four weeks of the program, I am currently able to do 32 consecutive pushups. I’m hoping to be able to do 100 by the time the next few weeks are over!
#47: Tackle the Tower
Finished! February 7th Scott and I joined a group from PLC to Tackle the Tower for Ronald McDonald House. It may not have been my best athletic performance to date, but I did it nonetheless!
#49: Complete the 200 Situps Challenge
Finished! After completing only four weeks of the six-week challenge, I was able to do 210 crunches on 4/5/09. I will be finishing the last two weeks of the program and then maintaining by doing a minimum of 200 crunches three times per week.
#52: Read and Finish 101 Books
I’ve definitely been keeping busy with this one – between reading for classes and a voracious appetite for personal reading that I’ve had lately, my list now includes the following titles:
- The Shack by: William P. Young
- The Synoptic Problem by: Mark Goodacre
- Mad Church Disease by: Anne Jackson
- She Said Yes by: Misty Bernall
- The Way of the Heart by: Henri Nouwen
- Holy Bible, Human Bible by: Gordon Oliver
- Eat This Book by: Eugene Peterson
- The Last Word by: NT Wright
- Fundamentalism and American Culture by: George Marsden
- The Real Billy Sunday by: Lyle Dorsett
- Crazy Love by: Francis Chan
In addition to those, I’ve got about nine more that I am currently in the middle of reading both for class, ministry and personal enjoyment.
#53: Spend an entire day in silence
Finished! In fact, I spent two entire days in silence while on a personal silent retreat at Camp Mowana from March 22nd through 24th.
#54: Watch 101 movies I have never seen before
Added to the last list are: Wall-E, The Final Cut, and Down With Love
#82: Go one week without logging into Facebook
Finished! And beyond a week, since I gave up Facebook for Lent, it has currently been 41 days since I was last on Facebook.
#88: Spend at least 15 days at Camp Mowana
Two down, 13 more to go! I’m definitely hoping to make a few more silent retreats down to Mowana during this 1001 days, and hopefully a few trips with the youth group and this goal will be more than met!
