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Hello world. After two months working at Summit it is time for me to start a new adventure back home in Indiana. While I anticipate all that God has in store for my future, I will certainly miss Colorado and all the amazing friends and memories I have had there. This has been the best summer in my life, and I believe that God has helped me to grow in a lot of different areas. I refreshed what I learned as a student on issues such as worldviews (Christianity, Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism/Leninism, Post Modernism, Cosmic Humanism), the reliability of the Bible, abortion, the left's agenda in universities, bioethics, philosophy, the Christian founding of the United States, cults, marriage/family, global warming, homosexuality, intelligent design, naturalism, culture, law/government, and many more. In staff small groups I studied Hebrews and grasped a better understanding of the purpose of Old Testament law. I also learned what it means to be a Christian man who values Christian masculinity, and needless to say that helped me figure out how to treat the ladies a bit better. In addition, I helped to lead worship several times in the hopes of bringing back an excitement to be more active in InterVarsity's worship at school. I also made life-long friends and became much more stable in my own identity. So all in all, this summer has been a blessing, and I'm excited to see where the things I learned will take me.

Seal of Approval

Once again, what a wonderful group of people! They raised $300 for Bibles and Christian flags to Sudan, bringing the grand total for William C. Doublestein's Official Seal of Approval to about $500 this summer!

Pike's Peak

Yesterday I woke up at 5:40 a.m. and got ready for a fun day hiking Pike's Peak. I was under the impression that we would drive to the base of the mountain and then take huge switchbacks that would be slight upward climbs (I heard it'd be easier than the Incline, just longer). However, to my dismay, we started at the hotel and then spent the next seven and a half hours trecking up all sorts of terrain of varrying difficulty; towards the end trudging through rain, snow, and hail. It was a fourteen mile hike and at about the twelve mile mark a lightning storm rolled in... Um, yeah, that was a bit scary, especially since we were actually inside the clouds of the storm. Because of the intense cold and lack of shelter we had to keep going, but there were two times when I felt electric charges on my forehead. It was so wierd, and I still don't understand the science behind it, but needless to say it motivated us to make it to the top as quickly as we could. By 2:30 we emerged from the trail victorious, and I felt it only appropriate to raise the Aquabats sign in a display of victory :)

Climbing Cliffs

Hey folks,

One of my favorite things to do in Colorado is go rock climbing in Red Rock Canyon. This is the most beautiful park I've ever seen, filled with beautiful trails and amazing cliffs for climbing. I've been a couple times now, completing up to a 5-11a ranked cliff (highest in the world is 5-16). What I really like about it is just packing up gear into my friends car and leaving, enjoying a few hours of picking our own paths and keeping each other safe. Fun times, I'll miss it.

Oh, I almost forgot. Judson didn't like what I was wearing originally so he gave me all new clothes for the day. He sure does look after my own best interests.

Incline!

Hey everybody, sorry I haven't written in a while. Today was my day off and I started it out with a hike up the infamous Incline with some friends. The Incline is a scar straight up a mountain of over 2,800 steps. I made it to the top within an hour and then ran a different four mile trail down (running down the steps is pretty dangerous so I used a trail with switchbacks). After that I went to the pool for some well deserved swimming and reading (The Case for Christ today, but I'm also in the middle of Mere Christianity).

Hoedown

Yesterday was changeover, where the staff cleans the entire hotel in about 6 hours for the next session of students. After we were done working, Summit threw us a party and it was a blast. We went over to the Summit ranch for some BBQ ribs and then had a hoedown back at the hotel. If you've never square danced or line danced before I think you should, because nothing is better than engaging in a part of American culture that seems to be fading away. Our caller was named Spike who was joined by his wife, and I absolutely love seeing old people teach a younger generation how to have fun in ways that are not typically celebrated.

Rock Climbing

Colorado is not an ugly place, and rock climbing on cliffs is incredible.

I Approve, yes, I Approve

Here's to the coolest people ever, who raised $175 to buy Bibles and Christian flags for the people of Sudan. Once you have my Official Seal of Approval, you never loose it, and please feel free to use this honor on your resumes. Love to all.

-William C. Doublestein

The Beatles, Elvis, and now Michael Jackson

It's a sad day today. I'm a huge fan of Michael Jackson's music and have always been very interested in his life, and it's hard to believe that he would pass away right before his final tour. I would have loved to see the King of Pop in concert, but I guess I'll just have to wait for the next influencial musician to come onto the American music scene. I would argue that Jackson was one of the three most important popular singers to hit the 20th century, along with the Beatles and Elvis Presley. Who knows, perhaps Miley Cyrus or Taylor Swift will be the next great. *cries*

Aquabats Concert!

This concert was absolutely amazing :) I was so happy to be able to go to this because I only found out about it a few weeks ago and a lot of stuff had to fall into place in order for it to work. Special thanks to Ryan for switching days off, Mike for letting me borrow his car, and Dustin for letting me stay out past curfew. To my surprise this show was not only a concert, it was a ska festival with about 20 bands. I got to the venue in Denver at about 10:30 am and stayed until about 11:20 pm. It was a crazy day and night but everything was worth it once the Bats came out on stage. I was happy to be in the first row and get to talk to all of them, and it was great getting some pictures with Crash, Bones, and Rickey Fitness too. You know, by the way, the Aquabats are seriously the best band in the world.

My Seal of Approval

Hi everybody. I just realized that I forgot to tell you about the staff auction here at Summit. Every session the staff gets together to sell a service (basically slavery) or a good to the students for chartiy. This was a tradition started by Dr. Noebels son that has raised over $300,000 to buy Bibles and Christian flags for the people of Sudan. Well, last session I decided to sell the William C. Doublestein's Official Seal of Approval. It was well recieved and it ended up raising $75. The certificate says "For exemplary portrayal of coolness, awesomenisity, oober style, and classiness in everyday social interactions both here at Summit and all across the globe. Today I salute you and congratulate you for being among the few, the proud, the awe-inspiring recipients of my official SEAL OF APPROVAL." Congrats to Eric Van Egmond for this prostigious award :)

Evolution?

Hey everybody. So evolutionists have cited an ancient fish called the "coelacanth" as a missing link between fish and reptiles. It supposedly evolved over 400 million years ago, but guess what? In 1938 a fisherman caught one (and others have been caught since), and they still swim in our oceans today! The crazy thing is that when you compare the 400 million year old fossil to the live fishes cought in the 1900's you will find zero differences! "Not even an extra fin!" as Dr. Noebel says. Here's an article about it, pretty interesting if you ask me. Enjoy!

http://www.harunyahya.com/books/darwinism/atlas_creation_II/atlas_creation_II_05.php

Heroes

It's important for people to look up to heroes, and meeting them in person is quite something. A while ago I had the priveledge of meeting Tony Dungy, prior coach of the Indianapolis Colts and an amazing role model, at his book signing for Quiet Strength. Then last year I got to meet and spend a little time with the MC Bat Commander, Ricky Fitness, and the rest of the Aquabats after one of their shows. Tonight I met Dr. James Dobson, founder of Focus on the Family, at Summit's graduation. This was the first time he's come to a Summit graduation and it was incredible getting to meet the guy who has had such an influence on my upbringing. I thanked him for his ministry and told him just how much Adventures in Odysee (a kids radio program) impacted me when I was a kid. This perked his interest and he told me to be sure to give my parents his best. All in all, Dr. Dobson's a pretty cool guy who has the guts to stand up for what he believes in even though people want to kill him for it. I'd say he's a good one to look up to.

A few thoughts on abortion

Here at Summit we learn a lot about current events and social issues, and today I've decided to share a few stats concerning abortion.  Perhaps a blog isn't the best place to do this but I figure that it's better than Facebook and some of you may be interested, so what the hey.  Did you know that Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood has a direct link to Adolph Hitler?  Now before you discredit me and call me crazy hear me out.  The story actually starts with Francis Galton, the cousin of Charles Darwin.  In 1883 Galton became the father of an idea called "eugenics" which is the perfection of the human race by getting rid of it's "undesirables" and multiplying its "desirables."  Margaret Sanger was a huge fan of this idea and became a eugenicist herself, publishing many articles on the matter but most importantly setting up most of her Planned Parenthoods in black neighborhoods.  Adolph Hitler was then influenced by Sanger's and Galton's ideas concerning eugenics and initiated the Holocaust.  Here are a few interesting numbers: 1.1 million American soldier have been killed in all American wars, 6 million Jews died during the Holocaust, 50 million American babies have been killed from abortion since it was legalized in 1973.  Sanger was a very important person with a past that no one ever talks about.  Even today 514 of every 1,000 black pregnancies end in abortion.  She has been extremely successful in attacking what she considered a "less desirable" race, and her work continues without issue.  The good thing is that for the first time since Gallop began taking polls on the issue in 1995 51% of the U.S. population is pro-life.  For the other 49% consider this: when watching an abortion through an ultrasound you can actually see the baby recoil from the doctor's instrument and try to swat it away.  Just something to think about.   

Aquabats Concert?????

Hi everyone!  So I'm excited beyond words but at the same time trying not to get my hopes up.  Next Saturday the Aquabats will be headlining the D-Town Skankdown in Denver, Colorado, only an hour and a half away from where I'm living in Manitou Springs.  There is little in this world that I would rather do than see this show, so today begins the planning to see if there is any way I can make it out to Denver.  First order of business, I'll need to move my day off, and I have no idea if this is even possible (perhaps if I bat my eyelashes to the higher-ups).  Secondly, I'll have to either find someone to go with me or borrow someone's car for the trip. But you know what, even in the most impossible of situations, I always say "where there's a Will there's a way."  And today world, that Will has arrived!

Fun day of shooting!

Life is good, MacGamut is no more :)