So we had an amazing Easter service this year. We opened with a mash up of “I Can’t Get No (Satisfaction)” by the Stones and “Kyrie” by Mr. Mister, we shot some great cardboard testimonies of our people which lead into the song “Beautiful Things” by Gangor and we wrapped the whole thing up with [...]
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Father’s Day
So yesterday was kind of tough on me. It was my second Father’s Day being a dad (really my first Father’s Day with any kind of experience being a dad), and it was my first Father’s Day without my dad. I was kind of amazed at the amount of people who remembered and realized that [...]
A Sweet Goodbye
This morning, at around 3:30a, my father passed away. He shared an intimate moment with my mother and then turned his head, as if something had caught his eye, and he was gone. For those who never met him, my father was the greatest man to have ever lived. He was strong. I remember thinking [...]
Transparency during a campaign
When most people think of a presidential campaign, they think of empty words and kissing babies… certainly not actually saying something important or controversial. Certainly not saying something from the heart and with candor. Well today, Barack Obama did just that. Here’s the video… it’s a little long, but around 20 minutes he really starts [...]
Mercy
I have a confession to make. Until very recently I had list of people I wanted to kill. Seriously. Open It or Expand It » It was a very short list, but it existed nonetheless. The people on the list had at some point done something that deserved punishment… deserved “justice” as I liked to [...]
Touched by Red
Well, it’s been a while since a sermon really cut me… but this weekend I got a triple shot of one that did just that. Open It or Expand It » I should probably set this up a little. It’s going to be kinda personal, so if you’re merely in this for quirkiness, read one [...]
