Friday Favorites 4.20.12

1.  Favorite texting and walking - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7h2dsRUZly8?rel=0]2.  Favorite Weekly Scene from West Wing - 3.  Favorite music you should listen to on Thursday mornings - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCicM6i59_I?rel=0]4.  Favorite Silent era-ing of a movie - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2sKe4zMvx8?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship - "without You i am nothing"
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Thursday Thoughts 4.19.12

1.  I'm not quite sure why so many brides walk down the aisle to "Here Comes the Bride" (Wagner's Bridal Chorus from the opera Lohengrin).  The bride in the opera (Elsa) dies.2.  There's gotta be something wrong with oil prices and stuff - gas went down three cents.3.  There's nothing like a little Yo Yo Ma to start a Thursday morning.  Listen to him play Bach's Suite in G - and try not to be happy.4.  Jelly beans.5.  I have too many moments with my 5th grader that need to be frozen in time, and I know that i'll blink…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – April 15, 2012

Greetings interwebs. We opened yesterday with Arise and Sing - a new song of Brenton Brown's latest album.  Really enjoying the entire album - check it out if you haven't.After our call to worship we sang Awesome is the Lord Most High, Come Thou Fount, Grace Flows Down, and Holy is the Lord.We didn't have an offering song this week due to time constraints, but during communion, Alicia Baker sang Child of God, and Kala Waldron reprised Waiting Here for You, from our Palm Sunday worship service.
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Friday Favorites 4.13.12

1. Favorite Driving Lesson - Wow.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tQ9RiyEBpg?rel=0]2. Favorite reason for music - Please watch to the end...[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKDXuCE7LeQ?rel=0]3. Favorite pool rescue - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtAeLOOPDhs?rel=0]4. Favorite reason to take the phone away while driving - The video has been removed from youtube - but if you haven't seen the state trooper cam of the driver that was texting while driving, lost control, spun into the other lane and was creamed by a semi truck... It'll make you think twice about doing anything in the car but driving.5. Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "waiting here for You, with…
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Thursday Thoughts – 4.12.12

1. Sometimes the cashier in the express lane is quite the talker... doesn't that defeat the purpose?2. I still have yet to buy a groupon.3. Does Mat Kearney tour with a clapping ensemble?4. I'm so glad it rained last week. My truck needed washing.5. I get to serve with some of the finest musicians in the city.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – April 8, 2012

We had a great crowd at Oak Mountain yesterday.We opened yesterday morning with a song I introduced last week at our Palm Sunday worship service called Joyful by Brenton Brown.After our call to worship we sang Let God Arise, Not To Us, Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Stronger, and Agnus Dei.Our offering song was Not Guilty Anymore - great tune by Aaron Keyes.Last week - during Holy Week, we also had a 7AM Good Friday service - themed around the 7 last words of Christ.For that service (because I've been asked) we sang Here I am to Worship, How…
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Friday Favorites 4.6.12

1. Favorite magic trick - I worked at the Wright Center when i was at Samford, and one of the shows I worked was David Copperfield. I got to see how he did this trick - was standing about 10 feet from him, backstage. Also signed a contract saying I would never tell - but even if I told you, you wouldn't believe me.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uipdGJv1ODU?rel=0&w=451&h=250]2. Favorite TV ad - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYX5fFxcXWU?rel=0&w=451&h=250]3. Favorite weekly west wing scene - CJ and a Secret Service agent - in honor of one of my best friends, also serving as an agent.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJx3JeAzAH0?rel=0&w=451&h=250]4. Favorite song…
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Thursday Thoughts – 4.5.12

1. I've enjoyed watching Penn Jillette (Penn and Teller) on the Celebrity Apprentice. I don't usually watch trash TV - but he's a class act. The amazing thing to me is that he's not a believer and in fact an outspoken atheist, and yet acts more like Jesus than any other personality on the show.2. Sunday's Comin'....3. There's nothing better than the sound of one of your own kids praising Jesus.4. Oh sure, NOW Brusters is open, just as I start craving Dairy Queen.5. Not to be too serious on the Thursday Thoughts - but our Palm Sunday worship service…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – April 1, 2012

Our Palm Sunday worship service was yesterday - entitled "Your Great Name."I'm not going to recap the whole service here - as I'm blessed to serve in a church that allows us, a couple times a year, to take the entire hour for a special worship service that includes music, drama, video...I hope to have the audio mixed soon - and available... but in the meantime - i was sitting downstairs last night, and our middle son was in the shower - and I heard something, so I grabbed my phone... it's his rendition of our opening song from yesterday…
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