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So everyone has been sending me this video, and commenting about it all over facebook, take a look:

I want to respond in two ways, what I didn’t like, and what I did like.

What I DIDN’T like:

First, this guy somewhere in his poem needed to define the word “religion.”  This is a word that can be used in so many ways and with so many connotations.  Through various definitions the word “religion” can mean a personal faith walk or an organized religion, both of which have their own context.  Neither of those in itself are bad.  Religion is also a word that works interchangeably with all different religions.  aka.  A Muslim can be a “religious person.”  So in that case he is kind of using the word “religious” to mean simply “Christian.”

Next, the word “religion” is actually used four times in the Bible.  It comes from the Greek word θρησκεία or (thrēskeia).  One such verse that is used is James 1:27, “Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.”  That verse isn’t saying that religion is bad, it’s saying that religion can be done wrong.

Then he goes on to say “Jesus came to abolish religion…”.  I’m not sure how I feel about that.  I mean, Jesus foremost came to die on the cross for the forgiveness of our sins.  Even if this poet is using that statement to say that Jesus came to get rid of the “law” or “organized religion”, Matthew 5:18 has Jesus saying, “For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.”

So to sum up what I didn’t like, it is that he is using his OWN definition of religion.  One that carries the connotation that you are only “religious” if you are putting on a show and you don’t actually have a faith.  He is trying to say that people who act like the Pharisees were religious people.  I really like almost everything he said in the video, however, the organized religion of Christianity has done some serious good, and some serious wrong in the name of Jesus.

What I DID like:

Now that we have all of the definition problems resolved I first liked that this guy is speaking about the abuse of “religion” in politics.  The words Christian, or “religious” need to stop being interchangeable with the republican party.  Ironically the people using the “Jesus platform” most commonly in politics tend to be the ones who need him most.

Next, he said “religion puts you in bondage.”  Once again, we are going to use the word religion from his definition as “someone who puts a religious mask on, but isn’t faithful in heart.”  In that case, I couldn’t agree with him more.  If you care so much about all of the RULES and RED TAPE of faith that you never actually learn to TRUST Jesus… then you have your faith all backwards.

Lastly, I like that this guy used his creative gifts to clear some things up about Christianity.  Our “religion” gets crapped on often, there is always someone who is giving Christianity a bad name, so it’s nice to hear from someone who can help sort out all the garbage from the ideas of love and grace from the life of Jesus.  I hope he continues to write and maybe next time is a little more clear on what exactly he is trying to say.

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So I toyed with the title of this post for about 5 minutes.  What I originally wanted to call it was “Christian teens & the secular media… a swim upstream.”  That title was long and boring, but now you have a better idea of what I want to talk about.  I want to start out by making a statement.

Any teen who decides to truly pursue Jesus in high-school is my hero.

I make that statement because I don’t think many people truly understand how difficult it is to follow Jesus in these schools, in this culture, at this time.  I was watching a re-run of the MTV VMA’s (like a good youth pastor should) and it came time to award the “best new artist.”  The award went to a 19-year-old alternative hip-hop artist nick-named “Tyler the Creator.”  His hit single titled “Yonkers” has about 28 Million Views on YouTube.  I want to show you that video for you to really understand what I’m trying to get at.

However I want to include a disclaimer before you watch this video:  WARNING, this video includes EXPLICIT profanity and imagery.  If you are a student, I do not recommend watching this video.  The content is not a reflection of my interests and/or beliefs.

Ok, now if you are a parent, I will wait for you to go wash your ears out before continuing reading.  I want to be clear, the point of this post is not a “Tyler the Creator” bash.  There are enough of those counter-productive Christians out there.  I’m sure that if we sought to understand what happened to him to form his world view would give us a clearer idea of why he chose the lyrics and imagery he has.  This is simply me grabbing a sample of current youth culture.  If you know the hip-hop culture, Tyler is extremely talented, but in my opinion he is mishandling that talent in incredible proportions.

I want to give you a couple of my thoughts after first watching this:
- What on earth are Christians up against?  - This reminds me of the first Eminem album I bought when I was in high-school.  - Why would anyone listen to this?  - Well… the beat is incredibly catchy.  - Ok, now I can’t get some of this out of my head.  - What could I possibly tell a 16-year-old to convince them this well mess them up?

Now I want to give some advice to both teens, parents and pastors who might be checking this post out.

Teens:
Be careful about what you’re putting in your head.  I had a conversation this week with a student who listens to this music who had no clue that the music he listens to effected him in any way.  Romans 12:2 gives us some serious wisdom, “Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will.”  I know how difficult that is.  This is coming from someone who listened to some of the most hate filled, angry, backwards music out there.  I can still remember every word to some of them.  Sometime following this verse just sucks.  But if you care AT ALL about the long run, and not just the HERE and NOW, this verse will protect you.  If you do follow this, in high-school you will share Jesus by people simply wondering why you are different.  (and not in a “that person is a FREAK” kind of different)  A teenager who has an idea of what God’s will for them is, can make some serious change happen.  Lastly, don’t be a hypocrite.  If you’re going to pray to Jesus, you can’t listen to a song like Yonkers that has the lyrics “Jesus called, he said he’s sick of the disses, I told him to quit b–chin’, this isn’t a f–kin’ hotline.”

Parents:
Know what your teen is listening to and watching.  At times you may have to protect them.  Now there is also another side to this coin.  There is certainly such thing as being overprotective.  Sometimes they simply have to come to these conclusions on their own.  Sometimes the best way to fight this is to come along side of them, listen to what their listening to, ask them specific questions, challenge them to think about it.  I never backed away from any of this stuff by being TOLD to.  I got there myself, and that made my desire to stay away from media that isn’t beneficial for me a million times stronger.  I also am going to give you the same advice that I am going to give any other youth pastors out there.

Pastors:
Know what’s out there.  Relevance is a HUGE part of youth ministry.  You need to know what other voices are going into their head to be able to accurately counter it.  Obviously there is a fine line there.  i.e. You shouldn’t go to a strip club to better understand men with porn addictions.  So many people don’t come to churches because they believe pastors are so out of touch with reality… (mostly because most are.)  Be aware of what you’re up against and come along teens and show them some light in darkness.  ”turn or burn” will NEVER effectively work in youth culture.

I hope this has been helpful in some ways to you.  Feel free to leave comments on your thoughts.  I simply ask you be respectful and clear if you leave comments.

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So I decided to make this weekend a little… spontaneous.  Let me take you back to the beginning.

About a week and a half ago I was watching TV when this commercial came on:

 

It immediately sparked my interest because in my opinion it was an incredibly smart marketing campaign.  I happened to be on my computer when it came on, and watched a touching video of this guy and his son who took a 16 hour trip to find the west coast Dodge Journey.  The first thing that came to mind was, “I could do that.”  So I decided I would watch the clues the following Saturday, and see if I could figure out where the midwest Dodge Journey was hidden before they could find it.  I did pretty well.  So then I thought to myself, “self… it would be pretty fun to find the one in the East next Saturday.”  In a spark of craziness, I asked my friend Bryan if he would be down to do it (fully expecting a no).  And to my surprise he said yes… IT WAS ON!

I went online and did my research.  Apparently the rest of the world did too.  I mean there are blogs everywhere with people saying they know where this thing is… But I’m still going.

Let me tell you why:

1) Talking about adventure and taking adventures are two very different things.  I have the opportunity to propel myself into an environment where you never know what will happen.  Someone once told me that everything is either a good memory or a good story.  I believe that.

2) I want to meet the kind of people who would also go on these kind of trips.  I heard stories of people driving over 2000 miles to come look for this car!

3) If we find that car (which neither of us expect), we’re going to sell it and cut it in half (minus $1000 for a friend who is helping us out with the online stuff while we’re on the road).   I would pay off some serious student loans!

4) I could always use new stories for sermon illustrations.  You’d be surprised how quickly they run out!

5) I have never been to Vermont!  It’s always cool to add another state to the list!

So here is the plan:
- Leave Friday morning for the campsite we reserved in Hague, NY
- That evening, go to either the Oktoberfest in Hague or the festivals in Ticonderoga, NY.
- Saturday AM, Find a place with wifi to get the first clue online at 12:00PM.
- Drive allllll over the places we’ve researched while using the online clues.
- Find the car and go crazy! (or) Give up looking for the car because we have to go home (or) find out that someone else found it and the contest is over, then go home.
- Drive home late Saturday.  Sleep for a couple of hours… hopefully?
- Sunday go to work early, watch the eagles, then go back to work.
- Sleep like a maniac.

Sooooooo, that’s the plan.  If you want to follow along, catch me on TWITTER or look for pics on FACEBOOK.

… Love and Adventure continues.

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So I work in a church.

If you haven’t learned at least that much about me at this point, you are very new, welcome!

There are so many things about not only working at a church, but being part of a church community I had no idea about.  Many of these things are pleasant surprises, others not so much.

Some of the pleasant surprises:
1) How far some people are willing to go to help those in need.
2) How real that pastors can be. (Growing up Catholic, pastors were like aliens)
3) That my boss let me have a 30 gallon fish tank in my office.

And some of the less pleasant surprises:
1) Red Tape (this is a 10 page blog post in itself)
2) When people curse, realize that I’m around and say “oops, I didn’t realize you were here”… Boy would they be surprised to know I’ve even used one of those words before!… once.
3) How helpful some regular church attendees can be, and how destructive others can be. This is the one I want to take a quick moment to talk about.

I’ve been a full-time high-school pastor for a year and a half now.  I honestly came into this job somewhat naive.  I don’t feel terrible about it though.  If you come in to your first full-time ministry position and you haven’t realized you were naive then… maybe you’re still naive?  EITHER WAY.  I was in a position where I thought that anyone who actually showed up to church each week was growing and building the church up right?  Wrong.

The more I go through getting to know Christians (not only at CCV, but all over), the more I am finding that many attendees and volunteers are either part of the problem that we have in all of our churches or part of the solution.  Every single church has its problems.  Every one.  Perhaps this is a new concept to some of you, and if it is, just trust me on this one.  No church is perfect.  I encounter many people who love to rip any detail they can apart.  ”The pastors message this week was aimed at ‘seekers’ and not at me”, “they are spending their money on __________ when __________ isn’t working!”, “I heard that John Doe was told to step down from volunteering… lets talk about it!” (but not to anyone it involves)  I am simply saying that many people I have encountered have taken the idea of creating a community that calls us to constantly deny oneself for the good of others and for the expansion of God’s kingdom has turned into something that is all about me, me, ME.

This is a problem.

I want you to think for a second.  I want you to ask a couple of questions.

1) Are you part of the problem or the solution?
2) Are you leaving a church because of its problems, or standing firm and being part of making it a place where other people don’t fall into the same trap?

If this is you, it’s never too late to humble down and do what you can to be part of the solution.

²³ Let us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. ²⁴ And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds, ²⁵ not giving up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but encouraging one another—and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

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Justice… a word that people seldom care about until they are a victims themselves.  This word and subject has been on my mind a lot.  I have spent the better part of my week in a court room standing by the side of an incredibly brave young woman. I wanted to take a moment to just reflect on the Christian response to justice.

When the word justice comes to mind, what is the first thing that comes to your mind?  Perhaps it is for those who may not have gotten justice.  When I was younger I remember watching my parents glued to the TV as the details to the O.J. Simpson trial was brought to life.  I also remember the all around awe that most people felt when the verdict came back as innocent.  Or perhaps you remember those who may have gotten “justice.”  It was not too long ago as Saddam Hussein was found guilty and killed for his heinous crimes against his country.   In both countries there were trials, victims, convictions and in some form… justice.

But what about when you ARE on the victim side of justice.  What about when it’s tough to pull together all of the evidence and things don’t go your way?  What do you do when you’re a victim, and the defendant walks?

I had to ask this question tonight.  I watched as a defendant received ”not guilty” verdicts on 7 counts of various crimes.  I watched as the victim had to work through seeing this all unfold.  I have come to only one conclusion that got me through this trial with any type of sanity.

GOD’S JUSTICE IS NOT THE SAME AS OUR JUSTICE.

This is hard for us to keep in perspective.  We were built to feel.  When things don’t work our way… it still stings.  I remember first watching the movie “Hotel Rwanda.”  I felt a deep sadness that there was no justice, and that wrongdoers got away with such horrible acts.  I felt that way tonight.  But I need that stiff reminder that the convictions are yet to be handed out.

There is one, and sometimes two judges that one must stand toe to toe with.  Today we had to stand across form a judge who was given his power and authority by the state of Pennsylvania.  However… eventually, one day the defendant will stand toe to toe with the judge of all judges.  The one who knows all crimes and can hand out JUST sentences.  If you’re asking me which one I am more scared of… that answer is obvious.  Our job is quite different.  Our job is to love, strive to bring any kind of justice we can in this world, to forgive and to trust.  That is all that we can do.  The last is incredibly important.  We must trust that God knows what is he is doing.  And the one who is all-knowing will bring justice in this life or the next.  It is not ours to worry about.

This has been an incredibly long day… and I will still need time to process.  Let us all, however, be thinking about justice… it’s not always as it seems.  One day we will understand things we could never possibly fathom.  Until that day, let us attempt to bring justice and fight for the truth.

“God will judge the righteous and the wicked, for there is a time for every matter and for every work.”  - Ecclesiastes 3:17

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June2010 - Costa Rica

The windows were down, we were both quiet.  We got out of the car, and started to walk.  With each footstep we would stop and turn our heads back and forth like an oscillating fan.  Another false alarm, crap.  We walked a little farther and we both stopped at the same time and looked at each other.   We heard it, way out in the distance.  It was definitely a howler monkey!

See last summer my wife and I ventured out to Costa Rica for our Honeymoon.  There were lots of things that we knew we wanted to do out there (wink wink).  But among that long list, way near the top, was to see monkeys in the wild.  Why, I have no idea.  I just know they are much cooler to run across than squirrels.  Regardless, we know that they were pretty difficult to find the time of year we were there.  If they were around though, we could find them by their distinct noise.  Let me tell you about the howler monkey.  It is the loudest animal that isn’t in the ocean.  It’s “howl” can be heard up to 10 miles away through even dense forests.  I need you to understand that when I say the world “howl”, I also want you to know that is an extreme understatement.  Their howl sounds like a deep manly battle scream, and sounds nothing like a monkey.

When we heard it, we were pumped.  We just had to follow the noise.  So we did.  We tried to look in the direction of the shriek and walk in that direction.  But after a while hanging out in the sanctuary we found no monkeys in the wild.  After that, we retired back to our resort, and went to dinner before crashing.
The next day we decided to walk up to the lookout point at our resort up on the cliffs.  We walked all the way up, took some pictures and started heading back.  On our way back we had to cross an old suspension bridge, and right before we crossed… we heard it.  IT WAS CLOSE.  We heard the loud scream of the howler monkey.  We quickly walked forward and right in front of us on the bridge was a whole family, including a baby howler.  It was a pretty incredible sight.  After a while of standing there in awe, we took some pictures and videos and hiked back to our hotel before dark.    This leads me to my question, do you have a faith like a howler monkey?

Now of course I am not telling you to go out in the forest and with your manliest roar scream out JEEESSUSSSSSS, while beating your chest and throwing feces.  But if you do decide you want to go that route, I’ll grab my camera and check that out.  I guess the real question can be a bit more specific.  Do you have a faith that is hidden, or do you have an out-loud faith?  When someone is looking for hope, for something real, can they find you through all the “thick jungle” that they can get lost in?

I used to ask myself that question all the time.  I guess I spent a large part of my early faith being ashamed.  I was ashamed of the word Jesus, of letting non believers know my true beliefs and passion.  Then I realized something, I was hiding something pretty special.  At the same time that I was guarding my pride, I was guarding help from those who were looking for it.  I was guarding a map for those who were lost.  I was guarding a light for those in the dark, and I was possibly even guarding a better eternal path from some.

I won’t make that mistake again.  I know that the best way I will ever show my faith will be through how I live my life.  But there will always be opportunities to crack open the shell and share something real with someone.  Never be ashamed to do so, stand proud (the good kind.)

You never know when someone might be listening for you, only to stumble upon you when the timing is right, and experience something amazing.

Romans 10:14 “¹⁴ How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?“

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Talk about two words that hardly ever grace each other with their presence without a sharp argument.  I have one disclaimer before this post:  I am a learner.  I try to keep that in mind in every post, but for this specific discussion I know that one insensitive word could land me in hot water.  So I am letting you know now, I am entering this territory with an open heart and open mind.  We can’t just avoid these topics though… so here we go.

I have something to admit…

Ok so no… I’m not gay, but I did watch Glee tonight  (my wife just took a deep breath).  The whole episode had this very emotional experience as they followed around the one homosexual character in the show and the difficulty he faced while attempting to live a “normal life” after coming out.  I almost feel like this subject has chased me around.  Right before Glee I threw on the T.V., and switched to one of my faves… CNN.  Only to find Larry King interviewing the one and only Ricky Martin about his struggles with letting the world know he was gay.  I have also been forced to think about this subject while at work.  It’s everywhere, and I want to talk about it.

So here lies the problem: My religion tells me homosexuality is a sin, but my heart (at times) and culture at large tell me this is acceptable and not a choice.

The reason this really churns up so much emotion for me is because seeing homosexuals getting emotionally, spiritually and even physically abused by people of faith absolutely breaks my heart.  I almost feel like there are 10 million bigger battles to fight than someones sexual preference.  It’s one of those times where I wish Christians were more known for what they are FOR, instead of what they’re against.

But how to approach it: After an incredible amount of thought on how to approach the homosexual community as a Christian I have realized a couple of things.

1) The first thing you must always do is love them. The simple idea that “Christians” have made the anti-gay movement one of the key battles they are  known for makes me sick.  If we want to make any difference, and pick up any ground… it’s with love.  No excuses, no way around it.

2) Closely examine what the Bible says. The Bible tells us a couple of things about the subject.  It tells us that it is no different from all the other crappy sin in our life.  That’s right, if you are into gossiping, you deserve the same thing a homosexual does.  Luckily Christ died for all of us… this includes homosexuals by the way (gotta love grace).  But here is where it get’s tricky.  Scripture also tells us at the same time that homosexuality is a problem in God’s eyes. (Romans 1:26-27 among many others) In addition to that it also tells us not to just succumb to our desires. (2 Tim 2:22)

Where that leaves us: Now I understand that is a hard thing to say, especially to someone who is gay.  But the problem is, if you become a Christian, you don’t get to choose what things you want to follow in the Bible, and which you don’t.  ((after proper exegesis, hermeneutics and study of that time in culture))  There are plenty of things that I really wish I could do or act upon.   I can’t tell you how hard it was to wait until I was married for sex.  I would have loved to have sex, but instead I fought through it.   Even if I believed deep down that homosexuality is not wrong, and this is ridiculous… it’s not my choice.  We’re never promised that this life, or any of our unfortunate circumstances would be fair or easy.  We need to keep in mind that in the grand scheme of things, this is the blink of an eye.  This should never be the reason someone does not decide to follow Christ for two reasons. 1) I rather you be a homosexual Christian than an atheist straight person. 2)  This might make homosexuals feel constrained in slight ways, but also opens up the incredible freedom that is in Christ.

I’ll admit, this is tough, and almost sounds harsh.  But I’m still working on how to approach this whole thing.  There are a whole bunch of other questions I have that perhaps you can talk about, but I’m still working though them.  Please post on here.  And please be respectful, I promise to do the same.

NOTE: If you are in high school and gay or struggling with this subject, you are 110% welcome at Riot (our high school ministry) every single Sunday night, and I am always open to talk about it.

Additional Questions For Thought:
- Could the greek word for homosexual in the Bible, arsenokoite, have been translated wrong?  This isn’t a God error, it’s a man error.
- What creates homosexuality?  I have heard of lots of cases of abuse and broken homes being the source of homosexuality, but I have also heard of completely great families and relationships having the same result.   After doing some research there is no solid evidence of a gay gene.

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Drumroll….. So after quite the hiatus, I have decided to start writing again!   I am currently 9 months into taking the high school pastor job at Christ’s Church of the Valley in Royersford.  If I had to take one thing away from those first 9 months it would be this.  Youth Ministry is much more than a job, and it will consume your whole life.

Now, at first glance this appears to sound quite negative.  To be completely honest, a small part of it is, but most of it is not.  Over the last 9 months I have been fully submerged in this “calling.”  I jumped deep into the lives of so many teens.  I started building not only a strong volunteer base, but deep relationships with those people outside of work.  I have attempted to get to know the staff better both in church and outside of church.  Oh yeah, since my last post I got married, moved out of the house I’ve lived in my whole life, got my dream car and have been trying ever since to balance it all.  (Are you wondering yet why I haven’t been blogging?)

I wish I had some posts between last May and now to be honest.  It would be great to look back at a post of true joy after baptizing so many teens over the summer.  It would be interesting to look back at those discouraging nights at group where I felt I wasn’t picking up any ground.  Regardless, this is where I’m at now.  I hope to bring you back into my life where you will be able to hopefully get a small glimpse of what it’s like to me.  To spend every day learning something new and finding out again and again just how much I don’t know.

Cool things to look forward to over the next couple of months:
- National Youth Workers Convention in Two Weeks
- Starting a new website for youth pastors called youthministryworld.com
- Hitting my ONE YEAR mark at CCV
- Planning our massive New Years event called Countdown
- Learning how to not suck at being a husband (probably won’t be completed in a few months)

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I read this book last year that is decently popular in the Youth Ministry circles. The book is called “Sustainable Youth Ministry” by Mark Devries… At the time I was interning at Christ’s Church of the Valley, and couldn’t help but notice how much this book spoke in to the youth ministry situation there.  This brings me to where I am now. ..

Months down the line, and 10,000 miles later I am proud to present myself as the Associate Director of Student Ministries at Christ’s Church of the Valley in PA.  This is an incredible opportunity that was unlikely to say the least, but here I am, starting this huge new chapter.

On my first official day, the Director of Student Ministries, Dan, suggest that we go over a book that has spoken in to his experience, a book that had been suggested to him a year ago by yours truly!  Of course that book is “Sustainable Youth Ministry.”

I want to share one really exciting thing about building a sustainable youth ministry, and one big fear I have with creating one.

Before I do that though, I want to explain exactly what a sustainable youth ministry is.  As I can best define it, a sustainable youth ministry is a logically lead youth ministry that puts more of an emphasis on intentional systems to make a youth ministry work. (aka: precise procedures, expectations, organization etc…)  It is a ministry not dependent on any given personality or pastor.   It creates a youth ministry atmosphere that is consistently growing, learning and building.

What Excites Me:

The key word that excites me about a sustainable youth ministry is…  intentionality.  Any goober can throw together a really sweet room and find a bunch of guys who can rock out for worship to some cool lights.  Many youth groups have thrived on an energetic, likable youth pastor.  But these things don’t create sustainability.  What about when the pastor leaves for that perfect ministry job elsewhere?  What about when your clutch guitarist decided to get a girlfriend and you never see him again…  Your youth group takes a dive.  I love being part of a team that examines every small detail, from the small pieces of youth culture to a volunteer team that understands exactly what they should be doing and why.  I love trying to create critical mass and set up an atmosphere for the most import part, relationships.  A youth group that is intentional about everything they do will strive in the long run as long as it continues to mirror Christ.  That is very exciting to me.

What Scares Me:

Once again I will use one word to voice my main fear… expectations.  I came on staff with the expectation that I can be part of the team that can take the youth ministry from where it is now, to where it needs to be. (It’s quite a large gap to say the least.)  Now that isn’t too much of a problem, because creating an intentional, sustainable youth ministry will get us there.  The problem is it takes time to create a sustainable youth ministry, and most people want to see results, and see them quickly. The book even directly mentions word for word that many churches bring on 22 year olds expecting them to solve the problems with their energy, relational skills and  communicating skills.  The good news for me is that I turned 23 today, so good thing I don’t fall in that stereotype!  In all reality however, it is a long and difficult process.  I just hope that those folks expecting results can see the small changes that are happening every week to make one big change in the hearts of our teens in the long run.

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So here I am.  Another night where I can’t sleep.  So I do what any other person would do at 2:30 am when they can’t sleep… browse YouTube.  I came across this video and I haven’t stopped laughing since.  Perhaps you have seen this because it has like 45 million views or something.  But this was perfect to ease my mind nicely as I hit the sack.  Enjoy!