Tomorrow starts a new tradition at our house: The Fun Jar. Here’s how it works:

At the beginning of each month I’ll put 30 $1 bills (one for each day of the month) in the jar on top of our refrigerator.
The fun begins with giving the first 10% back to God, the real filler of […]

I’m picking up the gauntlet which Los has thrown down. The Ragamuffintop Challenge (what’s a muffintop, you ask? here’s the definition and an example).
My current weight is 196. Here are my goals:

Work out at least 3 days per week.
Consume no more than 1 sugary thing per day on workout days and no […]

If You’re Happy and You Know It from Brian Baute on Vimeo.

It’s been a creative weekend.
I completely redesigned this site with a new WordPress theme & layout, new graphics, etc. (let me know what you think & how I can make it better).
I designed the logo for the next teaching series at Pine Ridge, called Inked.
And, I created the intro video for Inked. I got […]

This week is Hot Sex Week at DeadlyViper.org.  Deadly Viper is somewhat of an offshoot of XXXChurch.com and is the brainchild of Mike Foster.  Mike is a super guy who’s dedicating Deadly Viper this week to talking about gay fantasies & homoeroticism, sex toys, the sexless life, and masturbation.  Check it out, and also check […]

How would you describe the gospel in exactly 140 characters? Post it on Twitter, and leave a link to your Tweet in the comments below.
Here’s my entry in exactly 140 characters:
The world, once whole, then broken. Jesus came, suffered, died, lives. Yahweh’s creation restored. Spirit alive in us, in spite of us. Life!
Hat tip […]

I shot and edited a new video today, a time lapse of Pine Ridge Church from 8:15am to 12:15pm.

Pine Ridge Church: 4 Hours in 4 Minutes (Time Lapse Video) from Brian Baute on Vimeo.
The technical details:

Shot with the built-in camera on my MacBook Pro from the Pine Ridge media booth
Captured and rendered using Gawker (one […]