September 16, 20098:51 am
The scariest question you will ever hear: ”Do you floss?” I hate hearing that question. The answer is always “no” and they always give you that look of “you should know better.” Well I am about to change that. Since Colette had some expensive dental work done she decided to floss, brush, and use mouthwash. She has unknowingly dragged me along. Today marked day 5 (planning on posting this in a few days so I guess I’m really committed now) of flossing, brushing, and using mouthwash. (Note: the only thing new is the flossing and mouthwash). Hopefully the end result of this will be a healthier gum line and a cleaner mouth and teeth. As well at my next appointment I will be able to say, “yes I do floss everyday.”
Tell me, do you floss?
(Note: do not google pictures of dental floss).
September 15, 20099:30 am
Several years ago Caedmon’s Call came out with a worship album. On the album was an old hymn (I actually have no clue, but I am assuming it was) called (again no clue) The Lord Is A Warrior. At the time I really didn’t get it. I understood that he was with the Israelites as they took over the promised land and he was with them in battle over and over again, but I couldn’t figure out why that would make a worship song. Aren’t there more important things that we could be singing about? Love, patience, dying for us. But recently, largely because we are studying Revelation (just one) at church, I have been thinking about God a little bit differently. We typically think of the nice and loving side of God. We leave the scary God of Wrath and Revenge alone. That is hard to do when reading Revelation. But I think it is this side of God that is helping me to understand why “The Lord is a Warrior” would make a worship song. There will come a time when God will say enough is enough. The blood of my saints has been shed long enough and I am going to come down there and seek revenge. It is then that I am glad God is a great warrior. It gives me comfort to know that God will look at the evil and injustices in this world and correct them. I’m just as glad that the wrath he will unleash is not for me. (As well I don’t want this wrath to be for anyone else).
September 6, 20099:44 am
It has been a while since I last updated you guys on my beard and as you can see a lot has changed. A few weeks ago Colette and I came to the realization that I didn’t like the beard and she didn’t like the beard so there was really no reason to keep the beard. So out came the clippers and I was left with a goatee. At the time we were both happy with the result. Since that time it has grown quite a bit and once again Colette and I are coming to the realization that she doesn’t like the goatee and it is starting to annoy me. So within the next few hours or maybe days the goatee will be gone. It will be both a sad and happy day. I’m not sure how David Crowder doesn’t go insane with the monstrous piece of facial hair he has.
September 4, 200911:17 am
The next few months are going to be insanely crazy. By the start of the new year Colette will be a college graduate with two degrees. We are very excited about this, we are just not excited about that work that must be done in order to get there. Colette will be taking 28 units this semester. Without a job and a family I think this can be done and can be done quite easily, (Colette and I are both fast workers) but with a job and family there are going to be some hard sacrifices that will need to be made by both Colette and me. We are fully aware this will be a difficult few months, but we both feel the end result will be worth the hard work. Of course that is easy for me to say since I am not the one going to school and doing the school work. All of this may mean less blogging on my part or it may mean a lot more blogging as this may be my one connection to the outside world. Only time will tell. If it means less, I will see you all in January.
September 2, 200911:17 am
Typically, I don’t like running sound. Most musicians are too picky. ”I need more guitar, now I need less, sorry but I need more again,” a cycle that will continue the entire night. My favorite is the musician that says “perfect” before you get the chance to change anything. (I’m sure these are all things that I have done). However, about a week ago, I got to play sound guy for a few minutes and really enjoyed it. I think it has to do with the control that I am able to have. To often I listen to live music and wish I could hear this part or that part just a little bit louder and when running sound I get to do just that. In short I think I might like to start running sound. Now if I could just find the time to actually run sound and somewhere to do it.
August 30, 20092:18 pm
In my last post I told you I would write more about this later. Well later has come so here you go.
Northern California misses out on a lot of great tours. There exists a great collection of extremely talented artist who simply cannot afford to venture this way very often. Whether it is a lack of fan base or just the expense of touring it doesn’t really matter. The point is that they don’t play out here. A friend of mine, who is a huge fan of music has decided to do something about it. He contacted Jill Phillips and Andy Gullahorn and started discussing the possibility of them playing a show for the good people of Northern California. After a lot of learning and a lot of work, the concert was last Friday and a huge success. Jill Phillips and Andy Gullahorn were absolutely amazing and I loved seeing them in concert.
So, thanks for all the people who took the time to start the cultivation of the music scene in Northern California. Hopefully this was the fist of many shows in our area.
August 28, 200912:35 pm
Last Sunday I had the opportunity to lead worship for a small church in Auburn, Ca. The church leaders decided that every summer they would give their worship leaders the time off to rest and actually have a sabbath. Replacing those leaders they bring in a new guest group every Sunday. The entire congregation was excited to have us there and hopefully they had a great time of worship. As a side note, one of the pastors was from England and sounded very much like Turkish from Snatch. The deal was sealed when he said, “boxer.”
On Monday, with the same group from Sunday, I lead worship for The Gathering Inn, a homeless ministry that provides homeless people with dinner and a place to sleep. Churches in the area partner with The Gathering Inn and provide the organization with funds to keep the operation going as well as once a month they host the homeless shelter. It is a great way for a Churches to come together and provide for the homeless in the area. Along with dinner and a bed the people are led in a time of worship, given a brief devotional, watch movies, receive gift cards, plus whatever else the church wishes to provide. These people are truly appreciative that we came and gave of our time to lead this in a time of worship. Some people I could tell truly loved the Lord and it was a blessing to be there with them.
I will also be on the worship team at Bridgeway Christian Church this weekend which meant practice last night (Thursday), Saturday service, and Sunday service. It is a large time commitment but I know it is more of a commitment from Colette than me. I love this opportunity and would do it every week. I am especially excited about this week as I am playing with a small group (five) of guys who are extremely gifted and all around awesome. Five may not seem small but the team consists of Lead guitar/vocals, 2 percussionist, bass, and electric guitar/keys/vocals. Musically it will be awesome, hopefully the worship will be just as good.
And Lastly, tonight (friday) I am going to see Andy Gullahorn, Jill Phillips and The Music Room. There will be a post about this later because I think it is awesome what my friends are doing. All three groups/artists are amazing and this show promises to be a great time.
