My son’s latest drawing of the family, all of us with crowders of course, inspired some of todays antics and photos. Notice the one of Kristen (oh, wait… I was threatened with bodily harm if I were to post hers). I tried to convince my kids that having fun as a family like this was actually worship.
I don’t know if any of them believed me, especially my daughters 
Enjoy.
Peace.
Unbelievable… decided to teach my kids how to play Risk today since it was kind of rainy outside. Little did I know that a game for ages 10 and up would be won by my five year old in less than 1.5 hours! It came down to the two of us but he whooped me good
Today, game champion… tomorrow???
Here are a few more pics of the new World Dominator!
Peace (hopefully
I’ve been hearing this song “Over My Head” by The Fray everytime I turn on the radio lately. The song is actually about the strained relationship between the lead singer (Isaac Slade) and his brother and they have been playing it on Shine.fm though they are not a ‘Christian’ band (in terms of genre). In fact, Christianity Today wrote this regarding an interview with them:
The band avoided Christian record labels, saying God called them to the secular market instead. “I feel he would be disappointed with us if we limited ourselves”…
The article goes on to say that Slade used to write all Christian lyrics until he had an epiphany while working a shift at Starbucks: “None of my friends outside the church understood any of my songs; we had a different set of vocabulary,” he says. “So I went home and threw away all those songs.” He adds, “If I handed somebody a double grande mocha latte and told them, ‘Jesus loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life,’ they might throw it back on me. Slade likens his job to any other. “If you’re a painter… Paint well, and if you paint well enough, they might ask you why you do that.”
Would what you do, day after day, impact people toward wanting to know Jesus, even if you never told them you were a Christ-follower?
Peace.
If you haven’t seen this video by Nickelback, check it out. It’s called Savin’ Me. It’s a reminder that our time on earth is short and we don’t have a second to waste. Lives are at stake!
Enjoy in the format of your choice.
Peace!
If you weren’t at The Orchard last weekend (8/13), you missed an awesome time! Last weekend I had the pleasure of leading worship with a great team of people at Orchard Valley Community Church in Aurora, IL. The team was prepared and filled up with the Spirit and the congregation was alive!
They were finishing up their series called Rockin’ The Orchard. Scott Hodge and his team took a hit song from each decade (starting with the 50’s) and taught a message based around that song. This last weekend it was the 00’s and we performed the U2 hit Vertigo. It was a blast! My friend Chris Bell also spoke there this last weekend and did a fantastic job. It was like old times working together again!
I just wanted to give a shout out of thanks to Scott for the opportunity – man, God is doing some great things there and I look forward to hearing about how He continues to move at The Orchard. I also wanted to thank Ken, Doug, Matt, Dave, Katie and Brad for leading with me – you guys rock! I also can’t forget Teri for helping put everything together on the admin end (thanks for your help Teri!) You all keep Rockin’ at The Orchard. And for those of you who have never been, go check them out on Sunday… you won’t be disappointed!
Peace.