About Me

Kevin D. Hendricks is a writer by nature and Internet geek at heart.

How to Get into Dog Modeling

Dog modeling is a fun way to earn some extra cash to offset some of the expenses of owning a dog. It takes a well-trained dog, plenty of patience and loads of luck. You won't get rich, but you'll have some fun with your dog. I own two dogs, Speak and...

Most Innovative Churches

The January/February 2007 issue of Outreach magazine featured a list of the top 25 most innovative churches in the U.S. The list came from the Outreach editors and creative church guru Tony Morgan, with the suggestions of a panel of experts (includin...

Billy Graham Evangelistic Association

The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) is a non-profit organization founded in 1950 by evangelist Billy Graham to support his work of spreading the Christian gospel. The BGEA was originally headquartered in Minneapolis until 2003 when it re...

The Tick

"Like a great, blue salmon of justice, the mighty Tick courses upstream to the very spawning ground of evil!" The Tick is an admittedly odd superhero parody. He looks like a guy in a blue spandex suit and he's nigh invulnerable. He's also ki...

Church Marketing Sucks

Church Marketing Sucks exists to frustrate, educate and motivate the church to communicate, with uncompromising clarity, the truth of Jesus Christ. Started in 2004, Church Marketing Sucks is a part of the Center for Church Communication, a non-profit...

Kevin D. Hendricks

I'm a writer, editor, husband, father, Christian, geek, yo-yo man, youth group volunteer, blogger, multiple dog owner, novelist, self-employed and Mac convert. I'm sure there's more to say, but we can leave it at that for now.

Center for Church Communication

The Center for Church Communication offers information, resources and advice as we seek to foster and further the ongoing conversation about church communication. We are a non-profit organized by communications professionals who have been serving the...

Mazda5: The Cheap, Flexible Vehicle for Growing Families

With two dogs and a baby our 2002 VW Jetta just wasn't cutting it. We needed something with more room and flexibility. So we got a 2006 Mazda5. It's kind of a wagon and kind of a mini minivan, seats six and sells for around $18,000. As much as I liked...

Five Iron Frenzy

A Denver-based third-wave ska band that started in 1995 and called it quits in 2003. They released nine albums (though feel free to count differently depending on whether or not you consider live albums, EPs and rarities "albums") with 5 Mi...

Anne Lamott

Anne Lamott is a writer on the edge, someone who lets all her wrinkles show and comes up with incredible and hilarious insights. You may not agree with her politics or spirituality (which often seem contradictory), but you may wet your pants from lau...

Mazie the Dog

Mazie is a lovable dog. She was a rescue dog so we think she was born on February 12, 2005 and is most likely a rat terrier-corgi mix. She lives in St. Paul, Minn. with her owners Kevin and Abby and her "brother" Speak. Mazie enjoys destroy...

Speak the Dog

Speak is a dog. But what a dog! He's a pekingese-poodle mix (commonly referred to as a "peekapoo") born May 5, 2003 who lives in St. Paul, Minn. with his owners Kevin and Abby and his "sister" Mazie. Speak is an accomplished dog m...

Raymond, Kansas

Raymond is a town with a population of around 100 located in Rice County, Kansas. It was named after railroad official Emmus Raymond and was founded in 1871, making it the oldest town in Rice County. At one point in its history Raymond was known as a...

U2

U2 is arguably the biggest rock band in the world. They've been making relevant music for more than three decades. Bono - vocals The Edge - guitar Adam Clayton - bass Larry Mullen Jr. - drums 

Messiah's Missions Dinner 2006

The annual Missions Dinner at Messiah Episocpal Church in St. Paul, Minn. is the social event of the year. It's a gourmet meal served by the youth group as a fundraiser for their missions trip and summer ministries. -Friday, May 12 with seatings at...

Messiah Episcopal Church of St. Paul, Minn.

Messiah Episcopal Church is a medium-size congregation located in the Highland Park area of St. Paul, on Ford Parkway one block west of Snelling Avenue. Sunday services start at 7:45 (no music), 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. Messiah could perhaps best be descri...