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A Short Post

On my way to work today I thought I spotted a Polar Bear in sunny Orlando.

Instead, it was a beautiful, snowy-white dog known as an Akita. The dog, whose name escapes me at the moment (but it was something exotic sounding like Noshuba or Nosabu), eagerly greeted me. In fact, he was so eager that I worried he would relieve himself before his owner could get him to continue "walking" around the hotel.

I realize this was a pretty short post. It reminds my of a song I learned in preschool:

There was an old lady who swallowed a fly.
I don't know why she swallowed a fly.
Perhaps she'll die.

So in this case it would be:

A guy named Brian wrote a short post.
I don't know why he wrote a short post.
He shouldn't boast.

reJoyce with Reuben Morgan

(Above: Joyce Meyer in a discussion with Reuben and Sarah Morgan backstage following the first evening session)

On March 1st through March 3rd, Joyce Meyer held a conference at the Orlando Centroplex and Hillsong's Reuben Morgan led the worship. It was great to see my Aussie friends again, and I got to go behind the scenes with them as one of the "talent".

Here's some pictures from that time (including during Reuben's sound check) that I posted in a public Facebook gallery.

Before the first session, Joyce came into Reuben's dressing room to meet all of us. I introduced myself as the band's "flunky". Following a group prayer for the night, Joyce shot me a look as she was walking away and commented, "Well, you're the best looking 'flunky' I've ever seen."

And you know what? She's right.

I'm sure there are WORSE looking flunkies out there than me.

McCollister Vacates Intern Position After Three Months

ORLANDO, FL --- Last week, Brian Keith McCollister vacated the office of Administrative Intern at Future Media Concepts, his post of three months at the Orlando branch of Future Media Concepts (the nation's largest digital media training company).

"It was a wonderfully fulfilling experience, and I had the privilege of working with so many talented and unique people," said McCollister. "It was definitely worth living in the Extended Stay for over 60 days."

Orlando Traffic Elf Patrols Speeders

While getting pulled over for speeding is already an embarrassing ordeal, imagine if one of Santa's elves was behind the traffic sting?

End of the Line

The finish line is in sight, finally.

In under one week, my internship at the Orlando branch of Future Media Concepts will be complete...and what a tremendously rewarding experience it has been!

I've already reaped benefits in spades, and the training classes haven't even started yet.

2 Months Already?!

Today marks the start of my second month here in the always beautiful, sometimes sunny, but never dull Orlando.

Time has really raced by, and I've already learned and experienced so much in this "Jumping without a safety-net" season in my life.

I can see that God still has a lot of "growing Brian" work ahead of Him.

I've got a hunch He can handle it.