If you know anything about this site then you know where I got the inspiration for it. Today, Mark Batterson posted the Lion Chasers Manifesto on his site. I encourage you to print it and place it somewhere in your house, office, car where you can see it everyday. It’s an awesome reminder that we are created for so much more than we realize. Here’s my challenge: after you’ve printed and posted the manifesto take a picture of it and send it info@chaseyourlion.com. I will post them on our Facebook page and the one that is voted most creative will receive a Lion Chasers Prize Package consisting of In a Pit with a Lion on Snowy Day, Wild Goose Chase, and Primal. If you win and already have those books then you’ll get to choose some other books that will help you chase your lion. What are you waiting for?
The Wait is Over!
The day has finally arrived! At 9 am on October 7, 2009 this site has officially launched. At this very moment(9 am on October 7 when this posted), I am on the Techology Show announcing the start of something big. I want this to be a movement. This site is designed to provide resources and encouragement that will help you discover and pursue your purpose, passion, and possibilities. I want “chase your lion“, “chase my lion”, and “lion chaser” to become a part of the vernacular. I want people to associate those words and this site with a life of adventure and meaning. A few thank you’s before we go any further. First, to Christ for making my life and all this possible through his grace, love, and sacrifice. To my parent’s, who didn’t tell me how to be an astronaunt but loved, pushed, and supported me to where I’m at. To Matt Rhodes, for the logos. To everyone who has prayed for, loved, and supported me on this journey and to the Soulgloer’s who are showing me that raising the bar can be the norm. To my wife, Karen, who puts up with my ADHDADD and pushes me to be a lion chaser everyday. This would not be happening without her. She is wonderful soul mate to me and mother to our 3 kids, Milena, Charis, and(The)Drake. And finally, to Mark Batterson, whose book, In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
A few things before you go:
1. I would be honored if you subscribed to my blog by hitting that big orange button on the right.
2. Sign Up for the Newsletter as well. It will be different from the blog and come every week or so. Aweber has a strict no spam policy so you’re info is safe. Keep your ears open because there will be contests for subscribers and the first prize is going to be a certain book which provided the inspiration for this site. That’s right. I’m going to give away 10 copies of In a Pit with a Lion on a Snowy Day
3. Join the Revolution and follow on Twitter, Facebook, and all the other social media stuff that causes Deborah Rhodes to want to plan an intervention for me. Retweets and @mentions are greatly appreciated to spread the word.
4. Join me in praying that lives are changed through this site. I want it to help people find meaning and have eternal value.
Thanks for your support. I look forward to getting to know many of you. Have a blessed Day.
Twitter Etiquette
Well, after a few months of prodding and even a few posts about not wanting to do it I opened my Twitter account on Saturday. Here are a few things I’ve noticed so far.
1. Comments on my Facebook status have tripled since linking it to my Twitter.
2. Twitter is a lot like blogging in the sense that many people start but far fewer keep it going.
3. I think I’m already getting twitter spam in the form of followers who are selling something.
4. Is it impolite to not follow someone that follows you?
5. Already had one do over where I forgot stuff went to my Facebook page, but it did stir up some conversation on my wall.
6. There are several people people following me who are in ministry whom I don’t know. I do know that many of these people are involved in movements of God around the globe and that is one very exciting thing about Twitter.
7. One of my personal heroes is following me. I think he’s trying to weed out fakes and stalkers. I hope I’m neither.
8. It only took me two days to turn off the phone updates with only 1 or 2 exceptions. I had intentionally turned them on for almost all of the 2 dozen people I was following, but that was waaayyy too much.
9. I think the @ is trying to take over the world and I think @l gore is behind it. I’m trying to figure out if it means people are quoting someone else’s twitter or just referring to them. I think it clutters it up and makes my head hurt. Hopefully, my twitter feed(on the right over there) doesn’t appear cluttered. If it does you can @clutter @heathmullikin.
10. Just as crazy Myspace names are driving me off of it(oh yeah, I will be shutting my account down this week after copying and pasting all my old blogs) Twitter also gives the freedom to let people give themself an unrecognizable name. Many people use their nickname which is okay and one clever fellow even uses his name spelled sdrawkcab. As for me, I have enough identity issues as it is.
Quick Update
To everyone who read my stuff on MySpace and Facebook, thanks for following me here. I will try to update here about our life in Delaware/Pennsylvania, things at the church, upcoming youth stuff, and those random thoughts you all know and love. Here’s a question though: Am I the only person who finds it impossible to defend the deep pass on Madden ’08? My senior pastor burns me with Steve Smith all of the time. By the way, do NOT play with the Texans. I am faster than their entire secondary. It’s bad news. I’m doing a Franchise with a drafted Cowboy team which is not going so well because I have made the settings too hard. Course, when these are the biggest issues of the day, that’s a good day. Also, I am being overcome by Dunkin Donuts! I need some Krispy Kreme! Well, my wife wants to show me all of her yard sale finds.