The Baptism of George Straub

George Straub, a fun and goofy, blonde-headed 5th grader at San Jacinto Church, was baptized along with his entire family this past Sunday! It was absolutely and totally awesome to see him up there. We brought all 50 of the kids from our KidZone Ministry room to the worship center to watch it! It was great and brought some moistness to my eyes.

Rich Mullins

Rich Mullins died in 1997. He was and is one of my favorite musicians of all time. His simple yet complex approach to songwriting and living has inspired me to live counter-culture, Christ-like.  The song Here In Amerca is a great song of liking where he lives, yet knowing where he's going...

Saints and children we have gathered here to hear the sacred story
And I'm glad to bring it to you with my best rhyming and rhythm
'Cause I know the thirsty listen and down to the waters come
And the Holy King of Israel loves me here in America

And if you listen to my songs
I hope you hear the water falling
I hope you feel the oceans crashing on the coast of north New England
I wish I could be there just to see them, two summers past I was
And the Holy King of Israel loves me here in America

And if I were a painter I do not know which I'd paint
The calling of the ancient stars or assembling of the saints
And there's so much beauty around us for just two eyes to see
But everywhere I go I'm looking

And once I went to Appalachia for my father he was born there
And I saw the mountains waking with the innocence of children
And my soul is still there with them wrapped in the songs they brought
And the Holy King of Israel loves me here in America

And I've seen by the highways on a million exit ramps
Those two-legged memorials to the laws of happenstance
Waiting for four-wheeled messiahs to take them home again
But I am home anywhere if You are where I am

And if you listen to my songs I hope you hear the water falling
I hope you feel the oceans crashing on the coast of north New England
I wish I could be there just to see them, two summers past I was
And the Holy King of Israel loves me here in America

Happy Birthday to the Boss!

Bruce Springsteen is 60 today!

The vid is from his first album Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and the song 4th of July, Asbury Park (Sandy) features one of the final performances by longtime friend and band member, Danny Federici, who lost his battle to cancer in April 2008.




Also, check out this Dancing In The Dark vid hahaha - awesome!!!

Oxymorons

Some of my favorite words to ponder, google, and say are "oxymorons." Two words strung together which mean something but are total opposites. Here is a list of my top ten (Random Order hehehe):

- Jumbo Shrimp
- Black Light
- Freezer Burn
- Pretty Ugly
- Random Order
- Recent History
- Healthy Tan
- Head Butt
- Virtual Reality
- Civil War

Honorable mentions are: (Pure Evil, Graduate Student, Adult Children, Hells Angels, Relative Truth, Small Crowd, Good Grief, Terribly Pleased, Dodge Ram).

Dream Dinner 7 - Friends Who Can Sing

This version of Dream Dinner consists of my friends and foes who can actually carry a tune. This would be a highly charged and ego-centric group, with a bunch of energy! These are all friends of mine and I would love to get this group together!

* Lorie Daugherty * Jason Roe * John Nance * Dawn Arnold * Doug Butler * Ryan Hunt * Chris Crump * Sarah E. Adams ( last 2 added 01/14/2013)

...it's a good list to begin discussions.