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Big Sale on Luxury Resorts thru Sunday July 24, 2008

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I am a travel-holic and when I see a good deal, I love to tell people about it. Travelzoo.com tells us this week that there is a big sale at Rock Resorts.

$96 — 96-Hour Sale at 7 Upscale Resorts* new

Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Caribbean

 

Travel dates: Select dates Aug. 17 - Jan. 31

By Travelzoo Staff

Through 11:59PM MT on Sunday, July 27, RockResorts has put its collection of luxurious resorts on sale for as little as $96 per night. This represents a huge savings, with rooms discounted between 30%-70% OFF regular rates.

Located in spectacular destinations in Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and the Caribbean, many of these upscale resorts are AAA 4-Diamond award-winners and members of Preferred Hotels & Resorts or The Leading Hotels of the World.

This sale is valid for Sunday-Thursday nights between Aug. 17 and Jan. 31. Some weekends are available as well, depending on each resort’s availability. The 7 participating $96 properties include:

Also available:

Blackout Dates: These will vary by property. To find the valid travel dates for each property, visit RockResorts’ Web site and click “Available dates” below the corresponding resort.

Travelzoo Tip: If you are already planning for next season’s ski trip to Beaver Creek, Keystone, Vail or Jackson Hole, note that this sale includes discounted dates at the Colorado and Wyoming resorts through Jan. 15.

Click here for full details and to book with RockResorts. Note: All stays must be booked online by 11:59PM MT on Sunday, July 27, must be pre-paid and are nonrefundable.

How Good are You in the Wild? July 23, 2008

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I love to find little quizzes and tests to take on the web.

Angry Bear This week, I came across this one and thought I would share it with the 135 readers of this blog.

Test Your Instincts is a free (brought to you by Samsung Instinct!) quiz that gauges a person’s wildlife savvy: what do you do when a jellyfish stings, when a shark comes angling for your surfboard, or when you’re stuck in quicksand (which happens to me all the time)?

The scenarios are wordy, but you’ll at least learn something and there’s no registration process.

I fared poorly, getting 6 out of 13 — it says I am ready for camping in my own backyard!

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5 Ways to Watch the Tour de France July 7, 2008

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(HT: Mashable)

If you’re looking for an official US-friendly capture, Mashable has put together a great list of sources.

Versus is doing a decent job of presenting the first two stages live. The first stage is over with, so tomorrow’s racing will be the last available. Rise and shine bright and early, because the man-powered rubber meets many many miles of road starting at a sprightly 7:00AM ET and will run to about 8:30AM ET. Post Sunday’s leg of Le Tour, Versus will only be spreading full-on coverage to cable television subscribers.

If you want to take your Web video viewing past the weekend, there are a few sites that’ll help you get what you need, depending on your operating system and additional software installed, some of which in fact carry over from the top sources for Euro 2008 championship match coverage between Spain and Germany last weekend:

Cyclingfans.com - A compendium of options. Links abound, with video and audio choices available from multiple sources. Find one that suits.

MyP2P.eu - Simple construction, but who needs extras. Video is what you’re after, eh? If you’re watching on a Mac, download Flip4Mac for Windows Media conversion or get yourself Sopcast. Both are free.

Channelsurfing - Another basic choice that also plays with Windows and Mac-based machines alike.

Veetle - requires a player download. Do that, return to the site, click where you must, then sit back and watch wheels spin

ITV - Only UK-based fans will get this feed. Enjoy, mates!

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Matt Heard Returned to Park - June 29th July 7, 2008

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On June 29, Matt Heard returned as our first guest speaker at our Crosby Campus. Many of you know that Matt was the founding pastor of Park Community Church back in 1987 when he took 50 people up to the Geneva Youth Camp to talk about launching a new work in the city of Chicago. He served as pastor until 1990 and presently serves as the lead pastor of Woodmen Valley Chapel in Colorado Springs.

It was an emotional time for Matt, as he saw Park through its first three years, then left to get his seminary degree in Florida. “I want to congratulate and affirm you for continuing a vision and unpacking it in powerful ways in this city,” Matt said. He challenged us through a message on the ‘theology of plumbing’ of what our role here in the city is. Matt defined the theology of plumbing as the difference between a pipe and a bucket: what goes into a bucket stays in a bucket, but what goes into a pipe flows through that pipe somewhere else. In the context of our Christian life, we’re not called to be buckets. Buckets keep what God has done in our lives to ourselves, and what flows into a bucket stagnates. Rather, we’re called to be pipes, and let what God is doing in us flow out of us into the lives of those around us.

In closing, Matt encouraged us saying, “We don’t fully comprehend how significant these days are for Park Community Church. It’s a moment of celebration for what God has provided, but it’s also a moment of decision of how you will steward what God has provided in this new building. Realize this building is to be a tool in God’s hands in facilitating a community of ‘pipes’ who will be conduits of who God is and what He’s done in the city.”

We encourage you to take a moment and listen to the entire message and share your thoughts and reactions to the message in the comments section.

(HT: Park Facebook)

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Multi-Site from the Horses Mouth July 1, 2008

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One of the things I am most excited about Park Community Church is our vision — to be a biblical community where the Gospel of Jesus Christ transforms live, renews the city and impacts the world.

As we opened up our building last week, it was great to hear that the building is a tool, a gathering place, but we are the church and we need to take the Gospel to others in this city of 77 community areas. As we look to launch other campuses in the city, I came across this and thought many would find it interesting.

He spoke about In last week’s issue of Rick Warren’s Ministry Toolbox, the right column had a banner button that linked to an interview by Tony Steward with Scott Hitzel and Randy Craft, two guys that actually implement the hands-on efforts at Saddleback Church’s multi-site location in San Clemente.In this spontaneous 16-minute interview, you’ll hear the first-hand report of nuts & bolts involved at a remote campus. At around the 5:00 mark on the clip, Scott gives an overview of 4 models for how they have distributed content between the Lake Forest location and the San Clemente location.

I think this video clip can be particularly helpful as we think about launching a multi-site campus.

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