I went to a Christmas program and an episode of Glee broke out.

That may be the longest title I've ever used for a blog post.

Anywho, our church had a Christmas program over the weekend titled "The Cradle That Rocked the World." Searching that phrase on youtube will only give you a hint at what actually went on Friday night. It was like a normal Christmas program, but with dancing and pom-poms.

It was very different. There were different styles of music represented with a simple storyline propelling the audience through the program. As has become the norm, there were live musicians playing the music. If I find a clip of the program, I will definitely post it here.

I left the building that night with the hope that creativity in worship is still alive. If there's ever a writing position that opens up on the production team, I'd like to see if I can try my hand at something like that. We shall see...

Hillsong United - 01 June 09

Last night, I drove down to Columbia, MD to see Hillsong United. From what I know of them, they don't do a lot of touring so I wanted to try and see them when they were in the "two-hour drive" area.

Good stuff. I drove down without a ticket and ended up getting into the show with a free ticket. God is good! And obviously, there was some great music. It was thoroughly refreshing to be worshiping the Creator of the universe with thousands of other people.


And not only was their some great music, but there was a great word. The youth pastor shared how we as Christians are to be "agents of change" here on earth. How we should be constantly striving to bring heaven to earth, not just in our actions, but in our mindset as well. He talked about the peace that we should have amidst all that's going on this world. We need to be medicine to the world around us. To let people know that there is a better way. We don't need to worry. The only fear that we should be in our hearts is the fear of the Lord. A good word indeed.

If you get a chance, check out their new record "A_cross/the Earth." It's good.

Soul-Singing

So we were in church yesterday and we were singing "Beautiful One" by Tim Hughes. And I found myself dwelling on this line: "My soul, my soul must sing."

And I wondered to myself "What does my soul sing?" When people look at me, what is my face saying? When I speak, how do my words sound? Not the actual words themselves, but the tone of the words. My actions, what do they say to people?

Do they sing praise to my Almighty Creator? Or do they sing the ho-hum tune of an ordinary life?