Tonight I went to see Relient K at Cat’s Cradle. That brought back some memories. Even though I haven’t been in a few years, I have been to so many shows there. I also realized that it has been over a decade since the first time I saw Relient K. That made me feel just a little old. They played a lot of their older songs, which made me happy, but I was a little disappointed they didn’t play anything from their first album. [Read more…] about Forget and Not Slow Down
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Why Worship?
In my last post I talked about how God changed my attitude about worship music. The change is like night and day. I play in the worship band at church, and honestly I don’t like the weeks when I get a break from playing. I’d much rather be playing in the band then in the congregation. My instrument is just another outlet through which I can worship God, and it is an incredible experience to me. So why do I think worship is so important? Why do I believe God changed my heart in this matter? I think worshiping God is the key to unlocking some of the things He has for us. One of these things is His joy. [Read more…] about Why Worship?
Made to Worship?
Right now at Charisma Church we are doing a series/challenge called Set Apart. We are taking three weeks and setting aside some things in our lives to spend more time with God. We are currently one week in, and it has been a powerful experience so far. There are many people at the church who are only listening to worship music during Set Apart. I had considered doing this, but it honestly wouldn’t have been too challenging for me ( I am listening to Israel Houghton right now). I don’t say that to be prideful. I really enjoy listening to worship music, but this hasn’t always been the case. [Read more…] about Made to Worship?
Limitless
A couple weeks ago Planetshakers released a new CD entitled Limitless. The title track has quickly become one of my favorite songs by them. It has become an anthem that I love to proclaim. The lyrics are powerful and get me pumped up. Check out the video for it below. [Read more…] about Limitless
Moving On Up
Now that I have you all singing the theme song from The Jeffersons (and if you weren’t I hope you are now), I have some exciting news to share. A few weeks ago, I accepted a position as a youth director at the YMCA of Garner. I will be at a new branch, but still within the YMCA of the Triangle. It has been a long and crazy road getting to this point. It will be sad for me to leave Alexander since I’ve been there for three and a half years and met so many awesome families and kids. I also really enjoy the people that I work with at Alexander, and that will be tough to leave. With that being said, I am really excited about my new opportunity. The YMCA of Garner is heading in a great direction and it will be really fun to be on the front end of those opportunities. [Read more…] about Moving On Up
I Own Skinny Jeans
So I have a confession to make. Well I guess I actually made it in the title of this blog, but I own skinny jeans. At no point in time did I ever think this would happen; until I went on the 2013 Charisma Student Ministry retreat. Following tradition, we stopped on the way home to do some shopping shopping. This year the youth wanted to go to the outlet mall, and I love outlet malls, so I had no problem agreeing with that. Our first stop was Rue 21. I wasn’t really planning to buy any clothes, but they had some really good sales. I thought one of the signs said “Buy one, get one free skinny jeans” for $10. When I saw that, I texted one of my youth to let him know that he should come check it out. I had actually misread the sign and it was buy one, get one for $10, but some of the youth were still interested. [Read more…] about I Own Skinny Jeans