28 Jun 2022
By jasondsears

Some random musical inspiration

personal, videos
I made it to the end of the internet the other night and found this gem - a behind the scenes look at the making of We Are the World. Skip to 22:40 for some good stuff - iconic voices from the 80s, each contributing in their unique way - but without the modern technology that today's artists have, like digital editing and autotune - you can hear the quality and excellence behind the raw voices. Then skip to 32:00 and watch how making music moves Ray Charles. There is a transcendental element to music that moves one's soul and…
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21 Mar 2019
By jasondsears

An amazing perspective on technology and life today

personal, Social Media Sucks
Clay Travis is a sportwriter/columnist. When I was on twitter I followed him. It was certainly entertaining. I do get his mailbag emails, and happened to catch this incredible post on technology. Please take the time to read it, and consider the effect that social media is having on your kids. Eddy writes: “Longtime fan of the mailbag. I know you’re a thinker and I like your thoughts on big abstract issues. Here’s the question(s) Have we reached peak technology, or at least plateued for a while, to make our lives better? I’m talking better not easier. Better is a measurable…
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04 Aug 2014
By jasondsears

We're turning into iPhone zombies

personal, Social Media Sucks
I love the TV show The Walking Dead.  I don't know what it is about the show that fascinates me.  It certainly isn't the gore and the violence, but the character development, and the lengths that they will go to in order to survive is fascinating.  Sure the idea of a zombie apocalypse seems far-fetched, but that doesn't temper my fascination with the "what would life be like" scenarios. But as far-fetched as the idea seems, the reality is we're turning into a society of zombies, controlled by our iPhones.  I've had this nagging angst over the past few months…
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15 Jun 2011
By jasondsears

Happy Birthday to Drake

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It's #1's 10th birthday today. I've posted his story a couple times here. I'm gonna post it again, because it serves, to this day, as a constant reminder of how God radically changed our hearts on what we knew to be true of his character.He was born at 6:01, on a Friday - June 15, 2001. This was after 30 hours of labor, 3 doctors, 5 nurses . . . and then she pushed for 3 hours. They were about ready to do a C-section when the doc saw the head.He came out grey . . . and not breathing.…
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02 Feb 2011
By jasondsears

Time to create?

Friday Favorites, personal
I taught last week at a conference for church planters. Guys (and gals) from all over the country, spanning 20 different denominations, in all different stages of church planting. One of the parts of my talk is finding "the guy" to lead the worship ministry. In laying out "suggested criteria" i mentioned that he/she needs to be creative. Regardless of WHAT they're doing to create (writing music (or words or poetry or narrative), painting, drawing, blogging, videographing (that's just NOT a word), photography - "the guy" needs to be setting aside intentional time to create - every week. I saw…
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06 Jan 2011
By jasondsears

Happy 4th birthday to #3

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#3 came along in 2007. He was, what most would describe as "unexpected." His older brother is a mere 16 months older. He's an incredible gift, and we think, quite possibly, crazier than #1 and #2 put together.
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05 Jan 2011
By jasondsears

Some of the best money we spend each month

personal
We've got our #1 and #2 in Tae Kwon Do. Apparently there's varying degrees and disciplines, even in the outfits here in Birmingham. I've been convinced since day 1 that we made the right decision with World Class TKD.This is the recent testing that their two instructors, Richard Coon and Justin Scarcella went through to earn their 4th degree black belt. Absolutely incredible.[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyPym-ygOl4&fs=1&hl=en_US&rel=0]
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04 Jan 2011
By jasondsears

Trash TV

Friday Favorites, personal
I'm just gonna say this. I hate trash TV. And let's face it - stuff that falls in this category (for me at least) are shows like:The Bachelor/Bachelorette - conveniently, starting back up tonight, Survivor, Big Brother, American Idol, Top Model, anything on MTV, a lot of things on Fox, blah blah blah, etc. You get the point. Usually, if it's called "reality," then i automatically turn it off. Except for Pawn Stars. I LOVE watching pawn stars. Kind of a mix between antiques roadshow and american chopper.Anyway - the bachelor is on, and I have to configure my knees…
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