Category: Juggling
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The Engage Children’s Ministry Conference
Read More: The Engage Children’s Ministry ConferenceI was just invited to teach a workshop at The Engage Conference up in Pennsylvania in November. If you work in Children’s Ministry in any capacity (pastor, leader, volunteer, etc.), please see if you can make this great one-day conference. Its only twenty bucks! Click Here for all the info.
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Best Juggling Equipment Vendors in North America
Read More: Best Juggling Equipment Vendors in North AmericaThis list is not exhaustive. I just want to list out some of the best places that I have found to get juggling equipment in North America. If you want to add a vendor to this list, please leave a comment! Dube Juggling Equipment – This NYC-based company has been a standard of quality juggling and…
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Friday Video – The Upper Echelon of Juggling
Read More: Friday Video – The Upper Echelon of JugglingSince I learned how to juggle, I have been amazed at the extraordinary technical skill of a juggler named Anthony Gatto. He is a Cirque du Solei performer and holds plenty of juggling world records. He sets a bar of excellence in juggling that is both inspiring and challenging at the same time. I hope…
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Friday Video
Read More: Friday VideoHappy June! I’m off to speak and juggle at a bunch of summer camps in Texas. Follow my updates from camp right here on this blog. My calendar will show you where I’ll be. For now, enjoy this fun video I found. I haven’t met these folks yet, but I’d like to someday since we…
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My Worst Juggling Injuries
Read More: My Worst Juggling InjuriesI get this question a lot. And the answers will probably surprise you. I have injured myself a handful of times while juggling (whether practicing or performing). By the grace of God, none of these injuries have been career-ending. I hope this list is an encouragement to you to keep going in work, ministry, family,…
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What is an Upward Sports™ Entertainer?
Read More: What is an Upward Sports™ Entertainer?Upward Sports™ Entertainer – an individual or group who performs and presents the Christian Gospel for the closing awards ceremony of a local Upward™ Sports league. That’s the basic definition. The goal of this outline is to be informative and helpful for Upward Sports™ league directors, Upward Sports™ parents/family members, Upward Sports™ participants, Upward Sports™…
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How to Juggle
Read More: How to JuggleJuggling is not as difficult as you would think. I learned how to juggle 3 beanbags when I was 11 years old. It took me about 2 weeks of working on it for 10-20 minutes each night to get comfortable with it. I’ve seen elementary-aged children successfully learn how to juggle in under an hour.…
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The Smoothest Plane Ride Ever
Read More: The Smoothest Plane Ride EverI flew to Syracuse, NY yesterday morning to do my juggling presentation for the Upward program at North Syracuse Baptist Church. I woke up around 4:45am to catch my early flight, so I figured I could catch some zzzz’s on the plane to New York. I boarded the second leg of my trip (Philadelphia to…
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The Ten Commandments of Using Volunteers in a Kid Show
Read More: The Ten Commandments of Using Volunteers in a Kid ShowThis can apply to anyone who performs shows for kids – jugglers, magicians, clowns, variety entertainers, teachers, etc. 1. Thou shalt use volunteers and audience participation2. Thou shalt use a variety of volunteers (age, gender, race, etc.)3. Thou shalt get and remember names4. Thou shalt respect the volunteers5. Thou shalt make the volunteer the star6.…
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Phoenix and Boston in One Weekend
Read More: Phoenix and Boston in One WeekendThis past weekend, I got to spend time in both Phoenix and Boston – and half of it was unplanned! I did a scheduled trip to Phoenix as I got to share my juggling presentation at a church on Easter Sunday in Prescott, AZ. The people there at Heights Church were great to me. On…
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The Juggler’s Prayer
Read More: The Juggler’s PrayerDear Lord, You are the great Juggler.From the celestial bodies to our human bodies, you toss and weave every planet and molecule in a pattern of indescribable beauty.We can manage only a handful of objects in the air at once.We can manage only a limited amount of schedules, relationships, and responsibilities on this earth.But you…
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Joggling the Richmond Half-Marathon
Read More: Joggling the Richmond Half-MarathonLet me start with a confession. I do not run much. I signed up for this half-marathon as a spontaneous, last minute whim because my wife was doing the full and I was tired of watching people do half-marathons and thinking (“I could do that”). So, without any training or stretching (except the biking that…
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Juggling a Chainsaw
Read More: Juggling a ChainsawDISCLAIMER: DO NOT ATTEMPT! I juggled a live, running, sharp chainsaw for the very first time last week in North Carolina. I guess I was tired of being a juggler for 15 years and having people ask me, “Soooo, can you juggle a chainsaw?” I would always have to say, “No, but I’d like…
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Ninja Juggling
Read More: Ninja JugglingThis post is pure fun. My friend, Duke Holbrook, and I ventured out to Triangle Park in Lexington, KY this past Tuesday for some juggling. But this was no ordinary juggling. This was “ninja juggling.” There is a strict dress code for ninja juggling – all black. Duke recommended that we not don the black…
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