AWESOME.

I do not endorse the comic that inspired this short video, but I do think this video is rather hilarious.

New Love146 Video

If you want to know what I do for a living, I will tell you that I'm a worship minister.

If you want to know what my calling is, I will tell you that I'm an abolitionist and I work to free child sex slaves from their horrible lives and to help them rediscover their lives as children of God.

Love146 Overview from LOVE146 on Vimeo.

Song List - April 25th, 2010

Let It Rise - Big Daddy Weave
Love The Lord - Lincoln Brewster
Everyday - Hillsong
God Of This City - Chris Tomlin
It Is Well (new version) - Todd Fields (North Point)

Broken Is Beautiful

A new video by People Of The Second Chance has come out. I love what this video reminds us. My favorite quote: "You really can't experience happiness until you've experienced pain, because then you are able to compare the difference."

Check it out here:

BROKEN IS BEAUTIFUL from PEOPLE OF THE SECOND CHANCE on Vimeo.

Bittersweet Songs

In preparing for a memorial service that took place last night, I pulled out of my iTunes songs that I felt were appropriate to play as people were coming in and leaving. What I noticed with these songs was that they were some of my favorites. It made me realize that some of my favorite songs are what I would call "bittersweet" - honest expressions to God through despair and disappointment that ultimately point to God as our hope and the One we cling to in time of need.

Here is the playlist from last night, perhaps some of these songs resonate with you as much as they resonate with me.

The Valley Song - Jars Of Clay
This Road - Jars Of Clay
Healing Is In Your Hands - Christy Nockels (2010 Passion CD called Awakening)
Hymn - Brooke Fraser
Calmer Of The Storm - Downhere
Dear God - Grover Levy
You Hold Me Now - Hillsong United (we do this one at our church)
Still Is My Soul - Jill Phillips
Won't Back Down - Mat Kearney
The Love Of God - Rich Mullins
If I Stand - Rich Mullins
Only Hope - Switchfoot
Be Thou My Vision - Pedro The Lion version
By Your Side - Tenth Avenue North
Hold My Heart - Tenth Avenue North
O God Where Are You Now - Sufjan Stevens (David Crowder version)

Song List - April 18, 2010

I was reminded yesterday that I hadn't posted the song list from this past week (I'm glad someone still reads this blog!), so here it is:

All To You - Lincoln Brewster
Your Grace Is Enough - Matt Maher (Chris Tomlin version)
Enough - Chris Tomlin
Draw Me Close - Kelly Carpenter
It Is Well (New Version) - North Point Community Church (Todd Fields)

We also showed a great video from Dan Stevers that used the song "Broken" by Lifehouse. Here is the video:

J.R. Smith's Alley Oop Dunk

How this dunk didn't make the NBA.com's Top Ten List of the Year is beyond me, but it is certainly amazing:

Song List - April 11, 2010

Salvation Is Here - Hillsong United
Sing Sing Sing - Chris Tomlin
Glorious One - Steve Fee
You Alone - David Crowder
Here I Am To Worship - Tim Hughes

Avs Clinch A Playoff Spot!

Song List - Easter (April 4, 2010)

We had a great Easter - lots of people, lots of craziness! We added another service to the mix, which was a bridge between contemporary and traditional (it was called Celebration)

Celebration Service:

My Redeemer Lives - Hillsong
I Am Free - Jon Egan
Come Thou Fount Come Thou King - Gateway
Mighty To Save - Hillsong
It Is Well (new version) - Todd Fields

Contemporary Service:

Happy Day - Tim Hughes (Fee version)
Song Of Hope - Robbie Seay Band
Sweetly Broken - Jeremy Riddle
Jesus Paid It All - Kristian Stanfill

We also did I Will Rise by Chris Tomlin as a special in all three services.