"Are You in Kay Ess?" My name in the form of a question R. U. N. K. S.?? Status: Married to my smokin' hot wife - Joanna Body type: Freakishly Circus tall - 6'6" - Not Skinny -I'm a thin muscular guy!! Here for: make friends & reach teenagers with the Love of Jesus Christ!!! Orientation: Straight as an arrow Home Town: Grew up in Midland, Texas - Live in Levelland, Texas now Religion: I'm not religious!! I just love Jesus!! Technically I'm a Christian Southern Baptist Smoke/Drink: Only when I'm thirsty or on fire Children: Elli & Nick Education: High School: Midland High School College: McMurry University, BA- Christian Education Seminary: Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, MDiv Vocation: Youth Communicator Influences: Steve Vernon, Jimmie Nelson, Rick Ousley, Jon Randles, Phil Spigner, Kenny Hardin, Ron White, Sinbad, Jim Carrey, Aaron Baggett, Evel Knievel, & Ted Nugent Past & Current Interns: Aaron Baggett -2000-2001, Dylan Hope - 2002-2003, Jordan Barker - 2004-2005 & 2007, Estebaan Ice - 2006
Runks Interests: General hunting, acting, weight lifting, movies, reading, snow skiing, surfing, anything outside, doing anything crazy, dangerous, and fun Music Jay Johnson, Branch, Spur 58, David Crowder, Philip Oswald Band, Jeff Berry Band, Kool & the gang, AC/DC, and anything Disco. Movies Night Shift, Bottle Rocket, Tombstone, Billy Madison, Dumb & Dumber, Forrest Gump, The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, Primer, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Dances with Wolves, Band of Brothers, Friday Night Lights, Napoleon Dynamite, Life as a House, Big Fish, Remember the Titans, Gladiator, For the Love of the Game, Field of Dreams, Batman, Nacho Libre Television Lost, ER, Football, Mythbusters, & anything on the Outdoor channel What I drive A huge Ford 4 door 4x4 diesel truck - I'll get rid of my truck when Al Gore gets rid of his plane! Computer I use The only kind that matters = a MacBook laptop Sports Hunting, because its the only true sport.- Anything that involves a ball is a game not a sport!! GAMES I love football, tolerate baseball, don't understand soccer or hockey, & am confused by basketball Extreme Sports Snow Skiing, Surfing, riding a jet ski, White Water Rafting, Mountain Climbing, Rapelling, basically if you can die while you're doing it - sign me up!!! Teams Texas Tech Red Raiders, McMurry Indians, Dallas Cowboys, Levelland Lobos Books The Bible, Ragamuffin Gospel by Brennan Manning, Classic Christianity by Bob George, The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel, The Gutter by Craig Gross, Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller, Wounds that Heal by Stephen Seamands, Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry Heroes Jesus, Paul, My parents, Joanna, Nick, Elli, Kirk Wooldridge, Mike Pinkston, Our Troops People I'd like to meet Billy Graham, Ted Nugent, Elvis, Steve Jobs, Evel Knievel, George W. Bush, Catwoman, & Billy Blazejowski Places I've been Maui, Minneapolis, Philly, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Matador Texas, Atlanta, Miami, Denver, Yellowstone National Park, Seattle, St. Louis, New Orleans, Fargo North Dakota, Cleveland - 43 states and 3 countries so far - Canada, Mexico, & Haiti Places I wanna go The only states I haven't been to----Alaska, Vermont, South Carolina, Indiana, Maryland, Virgina, New York Dreams Own my Own Ranch in the Panhandle of Texas, drive a 1978 Smokey & the Bandit Trans Am, Write a book, Hunt Elk in Colorado, Hunt Bear in Alaska, Hunt Moose in Canada, Hunt deer in South Texas, Hunt pheasant in South Dakota, Go to a Superbowl, run a 4.3 40, bench press 300 lbs, & not be so scatter brained!!
Record Label 6 foot club records
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a crazy person on caffeine and sugar moving really, really fast!!!
Runks is a crazy guy who has lived a crazy life and is a master at using hilarious stories from his life to illustrate biblical truth with clarity, authority, and depth. More than just a funny guy, he is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse and addictions and has an awesome testimony of the power of God in desperate situations.
Runks has a passion to help students discover their identity in Christ, find freedom in their struggles, and follow Christ with all their heart - because they get to - not because they have to. Runks will help your students discover freedom from their pain, hope for their future, and Grace for life!!!
Runks was a Youth Minister for 7 years and in 1998 began traveling the country sharing his message of hope and freedom to teenagers, college students, and adults. He holds a Master of Divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and resides in Levelland, Texas with his wife Joanna, and their two kids, Elli and Nick.
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DUDE!!!! whats going on Runks, saw some of your videos, freaking awesome your mix with comedy and faith awakens many people. I know my eyes are open, Hook me up with some new videos Runks if its possible.........
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