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Thursday Thoughts 3.1.12

1. Man, this weather stinks.2. I wonder if they make those janitor keychain slingshot things for remote controls.3. I think the more time we spend "connecting" on social networks is inversely proportional to how connected we really are.4. Today's high was 78. Brusters is still closed for the winter.5. After about a week, high definition television becomes just....television.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 26, 2012

I so enjoy the privilege of leading worship with some of the finest musicians in town - and my choir is no exception. Choir Sundays are and always have been some of my favorite Sundays. It's never too late to join the choir.We opened yesterday with Paul Baloche's Hosanna.After our call to worship we sang Because of Your Love, Come Ye Sinners, Praise to the Lord the Almighty, Never Let Go, and Before the Throne of God Above.Our offering song was Tommy Walker's When I Don't Know What to Do.If you've been thinking about joining the choir - it's still…
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Thursday Thoughts

1. I like the architecture on the new building that's going up in the Meadowbrook Office Park.2. Isn't the beep on a voicemail greeting universally recognized as "talk now?" Can we get rid of the nice lady that gives up 2 minutes of instructions?3. I think Facebook and twitter are probably doing the opposite of what we think they're doing.4. I like the line in Natalie Grant's Your Great Name that says "the enemy, he has to leave, at the sound of Your great name."5. Bruster's is closed for the winter - but almost everyday i've been able to run…
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Thoughts on Lent from two years ago

I thought about writing about Lent again - and then I found what I wrote two years ago - and I still echo every word...I grew up Catholic . . . left that church when I was 16 and started attending the Southern Baptist church across town. I had conscientious objections to what they [the church] was teaching regarding the sacrament of the lord's supper, and confession, and found those teachings contrary to what I read and believe that Scripture teaches.Having said that - i would, almost every year, participate in the season of Lent by "giving up something" for…
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 19, 2012

Good morning interwebs.I was out yesterday - leading worship for one of our men's retreats. Patrick Bush and the youth worship team lead worship at Oak Mountain. Patrick always does a great job. Let me encourage you that may be reading this, if you have kids that are jr and sr high age - please get them involved in the youth ministry at oak mountain.They opened yesterday with Happy Day.After the call to worship they sang Awesome is the Lord Most High, No Not One, Come Thou Fount, and Enough.For the offering song, they sang We Will Run - a…
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Another cut from last year's Palm Sunday Service

Join us as we prepare for this year's Palm Sunday service.Here's a clip from last year's service. It's our choir version of a hymn re-write I did with Eric Gilbert called O Love that Will Not Let Me Go.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/87743143/JS%20Blog/Site/Flash_Stuff_files/player.swf http://sample.mp3
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 12, 2012

Celebrated the Lord's supper yesterday - as we do on every 2nd sunday of the month. Also installed a new sound system in our youth house - love it. If you go to Oak Mountain - be sure and swing by there and take a listen...We opened yesterday with Song of the Redeemed. Sure, it's a little fast - but I think it's a catchy tune.After our call to worship we sang Hillsong's Hosanna, Break Through, How Firm a Foundation, and Stronger. Our offering song was I Lift My Hands.For communion we sang I Lay it Down, and Surrender.
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A cut from last year's Palm Sunday Service

Last year's Palm Sunday worship service CDs are still in post-production - hopefully to be released soon. If you're interested in participating with us this year on Palm Sunday - it's never too late to join the choir.We sang one of Tommy Walker's newer tunes "When i don't know what to do." Absolutely love it. Here's a clip of that song. Carlee Green is the soloist.http://dl.dropbox.com/u/87743143/JS%20Blog/Site/Flash_Stuff_files/player.swf http://sample.mp3
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Calling all creatives!

We're having our 3rd gathering event - this time up at the church on the stage. Refreshments will be provided - and it'll be a time of sharing, fellowship, community, and vision casting for this next season of our "Artists Creating in Community."This event is open to any creative (artists, sculptors, photographers, musicians, gardeners, architects, carpenters, poets, writers, you name it - if it's creating something - come and join us).FOR MORE INFORMATION, or to RSVP - CLICK HERE.
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Monday Morning Recap for Sunday – February 5, 2012 (on Tuesday)

Better late than never, right?We did a few *newer tunes (to Oak Mountain) on Sunday. We opened with Vicky Beeching's Glory to God Forever.After our call to worship we sang Arise, Your Grace is Enough, Draw Me Nearer, The Stand, and Breathe.Our offering song was Lift High, and our 2nd offering song was a new song calledI Lift My Hands.Choir continues rehearsing for our Palm Sunday worship service. It's never too late to get plugged into choir. We meet every Wednesday night from 6-7 downstairs in the choir room. No singing experience was necessary. Drinks, snacks, and childcare are all…
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