Christian Music

Last night I went to a Night of Worship featuring Phil Wickham, Leeland, and Matt Maher. It was excellent. All three bands were excellent. Lyrics were excellent. I was very impressed. I'd heard some Phil Wickham prior to the evening (we do some of his songs at church) but I hadn't heard the other 2. I think Matt Maher was my favorite, though his set was the shortest. Come to find out, he wrote Your Grace Is Enough and As Is It In Heaven. I bought 2 of his cd's and i personally think that his album Alive Again is outstanding. Again, nice work by all three groups.

The lyrics to PW's True Love have always moved my heart and will continue to do so. It simply speaks of God's sacrifice for our sake broke His heart "the day that True Love died". It's awesome to me that instead of calling His son Jesus, he uses the term True Love. Appropriate. Kind of like the way Don McLean uses "the day the music died" in American Pie, but not nearly as meaningful. The day the music died was a sad day. The day that True Love died was sad, and beautiful and gives reason to hope. He came back you know.

The Earth was shaking in the dark
All Creation felt the Father's broken heart

Tears were filling Heaven's eyes

The day that True Love died, the day that True Love died

When blood and water hit the ground

Walls we couldn't move came crashing down

We were free and made alive

The day that True Love died, the day that True Love died

Which reminds me: when I picked up Dash from Sunday school this weekend he came running up to me and yelled, "hey daddy, Jeethuth ith awive!" (Jesus is alive - the boy lisps sometimes). He's been telling people that ever since. In fact, he asked me if we could call unlce Eric and uncle Nick to tell them that. I love Sunday school. I swear he has an innocent understanding of who Christ is that makes more sense to people than anything I could come up with.

The bridge to PW's Beautiful is pretty cool too - musically and lyrically:

When we arrive on Eternity's shore

Where death is just a memory and tears are no more

We'll enter in as the wedding bells ring

Your Bride will enter in and we'll sing

You're beautiful

I look forward to learning the lyrics to some Leeland and Matt Maher songs. I already love Christ Is Risen and Hold Us Together! I wish I was a writer. I'd be a lot cooler I think.

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The Ides of April

So I got my taxes done and mailed in yesterday . . .

What? Don't judge me.

And if you have to pin your stocking caps to your head (ladies) then you're doing it wrong. Hairpinning your hat to your head so it stays on?????? Really??????

Banned at School!

Once again, this blog has been blocked at KHS so I won't be posting much until becomes available again, or I have access to a computer elsewhere.

Spring Break was last week and the weather was awful! Rain, wind, and even snow. I know this because I stood out in it for track practice all week. Dash, Kaed and I did manage to sneak down to the beach for a day though and have ourselves a little "manly" excursion. We hit good ole' Ft. Stevens. The boys really liked this place because of the old Army forts and cannons. There were many finger guns being fired. I hope to go camping there this summer with them. We also saw the Peter Iredale shipwreck. Dash only needed one look to surmise that "that ship is broken".

Easter was nice. Eggs were dyed, even tye-dyed. Much food, many family, much rejoicing. I even wore a tie to church - my formal Lutheran upbringing along with my Penecostal background gets hold of me sometimes and won't let go.

I've seen a lot of movies lately. 2012 - ehhh. The Brother's Bloom - good. Underworld III - dumb. Angels & Demons - excellent. Transformers II - loved it. Ice Age 3 - awesome. District 9 - odd, but ok. The Ugly Truth - raunchy/predictible/dumb. Couple's Retreat - love Vince Vaughn. Year One - a couple laughs, but dumb. Definitely, Maybe - loved it. Inglorious Bastards - loved it. Ninja Assassin - quite possibly the bloodiest movie I've ever seen, and liked. I Love You Beth Cooper - always root for the nerds. Knowing - liked it. State of Play - good, but had it figured out early. Four Christmas's - funny (Eric and I agree that when the baby barfs on Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn starts dry-heaving... that will be Nick in a few months -"I love you but you gotta go. [heave]I can't be around it! [cough] I'm gonna do it too!").

I have a girl in one of my classes who wears glasses without lenses. Anyone else find this weird?

Quick, name five songs dealing with Easter/resurrection: . . . . Above All - Michael W Smith, Watch the Lamb - Ray Boltz, He's Alive Again - Phil Driscoll, He's Alive - Don Francisco, I've Just Seen Jesus - Larnell Harris and Sandy Patty. You cannot make a better 5.