I've been tagged.

I've been tagged. You are supposed to put your Ipod on shuffle and write down the first 15 songs. So, here it goes.

1. Fishy by Philmore from Philmore
2. There Is A River by Jars of Clay from Good Monsters
3. Lonely Nation by Switchfoot from Nothing Is Sound
4. Nothing To Say by Andrew Peterson from Carried Along
5. Spinnin' Round by PFR from Goldie's Last Day
6. Take by Skillet from Hey You, I Love Your Soul
7. Love Life by Cross Movement from Human Emergency
8. Let it Rain by Newsboys from Going Public
9. Old West[Demo] by Five Iron Frenzy from The Cheeses of Nazareth
10. Easier Than Love by Switchfoot from Nothing Is Sound
11. Can't Get Away by Rush Of Fools from Rush Of Fools
12. Sure Shot by The O.C. Supertones from Chase The Sun
13. Raise a Voice by Matt Redman from Facedown
14. You Do All Things Well by Chris Tomlin from Arriving
15. You Put This Love In My Heart by Kieth Green from Kieth Green: The Ministry Years Vol. 1 - 1977-1979

I have to be honest (A) I'm not a fan of the whole shuffle concept, and (B) The very first time I hit shuffle I had three songs from the same worship compilation. Now that wasn't very shuffle like.

Sweatin' to the Oldies

So Monday night I actually went for a run. Yes, I just said I went for a run. Its amazing the things you'll do when you get kicked out of your place of residence for a while. Along with me, I had the opportunity to listen to some good old friends.


I've been having conversations with different people about the Christian music of the mid to late 90's. I don't know if I'm being nostalgic or what, but I think that this is the best era of Christian music. Argue with me all you want, but I'm sure I'm right. I mean who can be better than groups like:

Five Iron Frenzy
Poor Old Lu

Black Eyed Sceva

BleachJohnny Q. Public

... and I could go on. But I think I got my point across. Feel free to argue with me, or add other bands to the mix.

Saved by the Bell

So lately I've been on a Rob Bell kick. Since buying the number NOOMA 014, I, along with one of my esteemed housemates have been plowing through the previous installments.

I recently bought an Ipod. It took me a while to rip all of my cd's and then put them on there, but I think I'm done. This is exciting because I'm now delving into the world of pod casting. This has been something I've wanted to do for some time. I'm probably behind the time, but I just listen to Rob Bell's message on Matthew 28 from April. For some reason, maybe because of where I am in this whole being a Christian... this message resonated with me. I think its awesome how God's timing is , even when it is simply hearing a message from some guy from some church called Mars Hill.

Redneck Locksmith

Today was a busy day off. I enjoyed seeing a friend who is in the Air Force and is home for a spell.

I got to do some random running around, including picking up this. I've heard Rob speak on this at a National Youthworkers Convention in '02, I think. Good stuff.

Went out to Prairie Camp, to take some pics of the 1st and 2nd graders at Summer Camp. I tell you what... I spent a few hours out there, it felt like a few days. I can't imagine how the counselors handled it. Here are a few shots from it...

These are a pair of my house guests. It was fun to see these guys in action. From what I observed and what I heard, these guys were incredible.

I went to the parent's for a bit, then ended up going back to Prairie Camp to watch a little NMC church league softball. I got to take a few pics there as well. Afterwards, a certain senior happened to lock his keys in his truck. After an hour, two screwdrivers, a broken yardstick, and a coat hanger, we got his door open.

What a weekend

This has been a crazy long weekend.

NYGO retreat... good stuff.

Work at the church.

Accident at the intersection by the house... staying up late praying and turning traffic around.

Sleeping in because of staying up late, but not as late as others.

Church and work.

Hang with the parents.

Two open houses for graduates.

Partially attending church tonight.

Witnessing the aftermath of another probably deadly accident a mile and a half down the road.


What I've been reminded of this weekend...

God's goodness and faithfulness.

People need to be more careful on the road.