Jason M. Stambaugh

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A close up of one of the marinated deer steaks a I grilled up last Friday. The deer (ahem, venison) steaks were accompanied by steamed broccoli, peppers and onions, and potato wedges seasoned with old bay. The guests were pleased…

A close up of one of the marinated deer steaks a I grilled up last Friday. The deer (ahem, venison) steaks were accompanied by steamed broccoli, peppers and onions, and potato wedges seasoned with old bay. The guests were pleased…

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This a new creation of mine. Since I am following a new diet, I’ve been eating a buttcrapton of chili. Last night for dinner I decided to give, what I am calling, chillied eggs a try. Believe me, it was awesome. 

This a new creation of mine. Since I am following a new diet, I’ve been eating a buttcrapton of chili. Last night for dinner I decided to give, what I am calling, chillied eggs a try. Believe me, it was awesome. 

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Chicken and Broccoli. It was definitely the best “at home” chinese food dishes I’ve ever made. There weren’t many leftovers for this one…

Chicken and Broccoli. It was definitely the best “at home” chinese food dishes I’ve ever made. There weren’t many leftovers for this one…

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Over the last couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot about how people find the right church community. Once people find it, what makes them then decide to come back for a second visit? From there, what makes them start the process of laying down roots in the church?  My journey to becoming deeply involved with a church in Eldersburg, MD was throttled by major life changes. A few things that kept me on the sideline: I was getting married and wasn’t sure if the Journey would be a good fit for my bride-to-be and I. Karen and I were looking for a house and weren’t sure if we would be living within a reasonable distance to Eldersburg.  Even after I knew we would be living in Westminster, I internally debated the question, “If I am living in Westminster, shouldn’t I go to a ‘local’ church? Isn’t that paramount to becoming involved with and invested in our neighbors?” Well, I love The Journey. It so happens I hung around long enough with loose ties to the point where I (a) trusted the Pastor (b) started loving the people and (c) dug the church’s “religious” culture. It was a place where I could be myself and I could see Karen and I bringing our kids.  Anyone care to share what made them stick around and become rooted in their church community? Find more awesome church photos here. 

Over the last couple of weeks I have been thinking a lot about how people find the right church community. Once people find it, what makes them then decide to come back for a second visit? From there, what makes them start the process of laying down roots in the church? 

My journey to becoming deeply involved with a church in Eldersburg, MD was throttled by major life changes. A few things that kept me on the sideline:

  • I was getting married and wasn’t sure if the Journey would be a good fit for my bride-to-be and I.
  • Karen and I were looking for a house and weren’t sure if we would be living within a reasonable distance to Eldersburg. 
  • Even after I knew we would be living in Westminster, I internally debated the question, “If I am living in Westminster, shouldn’t I go to a ‘local’ church? Isn’t that paramount to becoming involved with and invested in our neighbors?”

Well, I love The Journey. It so happens I hung around long enough with loose ties to the point where I (a) trusted the Pastor (b) started loving the people and (c) dug the church’s “religious” culture. It was a place where I could be myself and I could see Karen and I bringing our kids. 

Anyone care to share what made them stick around and become rooted in their church community?

Find more awesome church photos here. 

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This is a random act of Christian salad art. I learned this art form while working in the kitchen at a Young Life camp. We would always style cheese and cracker trays with some variation of the “YL” logo or the cross. You might say it was a little cheesy. I just crack myself up… Anyway, this brought back some good memories. 

This is a random act of Christian salad art. I learned this art form while working in the kitchen at a Young Life camp. We would always style cheese and cracker trays with some variation of the “YL” logo or the cross. You might say it was a little cheesy. I just crack myself up…

Anyway, this brought back some good memories. 

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I need your help. Anyone out there using Advance Termite Bait System? Do they work? If you have had it installed, how much did you pay for installation and service?

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This is the monster ham I was working with yesterday. So far, I hacked out 7 large ham slices and a little mini ham. 4 ham slices were fried and cubed for soup and the remaining 8 pounds or so is in the crockpot. 

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Karen and I are having a baby boy. By the looks of the ultrasound, the child will be a viking. His bones are and forehead (sorry son) are “substantial”. Many of you are probably wondering if we had picked a name for him yet. We have not. The little fella is due to come into the world on August 8th.

Karen and I are having a baby boy. By the looks of the ultrasound, the child will be a viking. His bones are and forehead (sorry son) are “substantial”. Many of you are probably wondering if we had picked a name for him yet. We have not. The little fella is due to come into the world on August 8th.

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Off the Radar at a Technology Conference

Last week, I was in DC from Wednesday through Saturday attending a non-profit technology conference. I intended to keep up with everything, documenting my journey, but the internet at the conference center wouldn’t cooperate. All in all, it was a great conference, with several good take-a-ways. Later on today I’ll be posting some of the big ideas from the conference on my Wevival blog. A big shout out to my friends Martin and Ben for letting my crash on their couch during the conference. Thanks guys for letting me borrow a piece of your DC real estate.

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For Monday Journey Group last night, I conducted my first grilling session of the season. If you recall, last summer, I had a hard time putting it all together. The charcoal wouldn’t light, the grill would be too cold, the grill would be too hot…yadda yadda yadda. This year, there are no excuses. I approached it with confidence and knocked it out of the ball park last night. Booya.

On the grill we have burgers, all beef, with minced garlic, salt, pepper, olive oil and basil. The elk was covered in left over, or as I like to say, a little bonus rub. I have no idea what kind of rub was in the bonus rub baggy, but it was pretty good. I’ve never had an elk steak before and it was pretty darn good. Next time, I am going to make sure I leave it rare. 

Try to use the phrase, “bonus rub”, in a sentence today. 

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