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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 10, 2013

Our children's musical is coming up in just two weeks - on Sunday morning, Feb 24 at 9 and 10:45.  This is the second original musical written by my wife - Mandy, based on the story of the good samaritan.  You're not going to want to miss it!We opened yesterday with a new tune called God is Coming off of Tim Hughes' latest album.  Great tune.  After our call to worship we sang Forever Reign, All Hail the Power of Jesus Name, Your Name,  and Breathe.Our offering song was also a new tune from Elevation Worship called Give Me Faith.As mentioned…
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Friday Favorites 2.8.13

1.  Favorite reason for music - I was telling my choir just the other day about this clip.  It sums up why music means so much to me - it accesses a part of the brain, heart, and soul that nothing else can possibly access.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLdg9FMp7f8?rel=0]2.  Favorite photo montage - I enjoyed flipping through these photos…3.  Favorite educational weather graphic - 4.  Favorite HUH? (courtesy of my brother - Garrett)[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Ii2ctMbYWU?rel=0]5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service -"Here You come, running to find me …."
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Thursday Thoughts 2.7.13

1.  Friday nights, I have a date with my wife - my favorite part of the week.2.  Thursday mornings I have breakfast with my oldest boy - runs a close second to thought #1.3.  Who cleans up roadkill?4.  Is there a more polarizing topic to discuss than politics?5.  We are 2 weeks and 3 days away from the 2nd original Children's Musical from my wife - Mandy Sears.  We are 4 weeks and 3 days away from the 2013 Easter-season worship service.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 3, 2013

Yesterday's set was all about remembering God's unflinching faithfulness, and die-hard pursuit of us, even in our desire to run.  No matter where we go, or how fast we run, He is pursuing us, and outrunning us…We opened yesterday with a song I wrote a couple years ago out of Hosea called Let Us Return.After our call to worship we sang Your Grace is Enough, Stronger, How He Loves, How Deep the Father's Love for Us, and The Stand.Our offering song was one that my wife and I wrote back during Bob's sermon series on Hosea.  It's called Covenant Song and…
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Friday Favorites 2.1.13

1.  Favorite problem solving flow chart - 2.  Favorite weather coverage from Wednesday - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/58630097 w=451&h=250]3.  Favorite additional coverage from Wednesday - [vimeo http://www.vimeo.com/58630164 w=451&h=250]4.  Favorite mashup - "Call me maybe" meets "Taken" (special thanks to my brother Garrett for this one)5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "and now I see, and now I know, and now I will never leave Your arms, Oh Lord…"
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Thursday Thoughts 1.31.13

1.  Schools were delayed for three hours yesterday, because of rain.2.  I heard 3 claps of thunder, the entire morning.3.  One of these days, the weather really IS gonna be bad, and the schools aren't going to believe it…4.  At one point yesterday, rain was falling straight down, out of the sky.5.  A leaf blew across the road when I was driving to work.  Treacherous.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – January 27, 2013

We had a choir Sunday yesterday, AND we're already at the end of January.  Hard to believe.We're continuing preparations for our "not really palm sunday" worship service - set for March 10, as Palm Sunday is in the midst of Alabama's spring break.We opened yesterday with I Am Free.After our call to worship we sang Hosanna, Everlasting God (with the Anthony Evans OH), Praise to the Lord the Almighty, and 10,000 Reasons.Our offering song was Waiting Here for You - just an fantastic tune.
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Friday Favorites 1.25.13

1.  Favorite picture - in honor of last week's snowmageddon - 2.  Favorite "i'm sure i've posted this before" - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7knUFWY2P44?rel=0]3.  Favorite Bad Lip Reading - [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zce-QT7MGSE?rel=0]4.  Favorite music geek moment - 5.  Favorite line from upcoming Sunday morning worship service - "ten-thousand reasons for my heart to find"
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Thursday Thoughts 1.24.13

1.  I am REALLY missing watching American Idol this seas...HAHAHAHA.  I almost typed it all without laughing.2.  Someone followed me on twitter and had the line in his bio "Looking for lasting value…" Why in the WORLD would he be on twitter?3.  I've decided that after the 583rd invitation to try "I want to add your birthday" - i still won't…4.  It's spring…no wait… it's WINTER… no wait… it's spring… no…. wait…5.  I think the "do not ask me again" button on the iTunes download really means "please ask me three times a day until i relent"
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – January 20, 2013

Yesterday was a morning/worship set for considering our position/posture in worship - as Bob's been preaching through the first few verses of 1 Peter the past few weeks - I'm reminded of how without God acting is us first - we don't possess the ability to sing His praise… HE lifted us out, HE sets our feet, HE tunes our hearts, HE leads us…We opened yesterday with Arise and Sing - a new-ish song from Brenton Brown that also has the same intro as Journey's Faithfully.After our call to worship we sang You Lifted Me Out, Surrender, and Lead Me to…
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