Oh c’mon

I wish Coldplay would produce a good video every now and then.

Anticipation builds for the Atl Nov 11 show…

Phew…

Man, it’s been busy…and here’s why. It’s worth it.

Awakening Students

Next weekend–Friday August 22 and Saturday August 23–we’re having a student gathering called Awakening Students. It’s going to be the raddest thing happening those two nights anywhere. Yes, anywhere. So be there.

Support Your Local Music

The Elevation Worship CD, We Are Alive, has hit I-Tunes. If you haven’t gotten a copy, go download one now! If you’ve got already, write a review on I-Tunes for it. Send all your friends there. Tell your mom, tell your dad.

I Like It When She’s Here

I’m alone. Beth left me all week alone here in Charlotte. I thought I’d be ok with it. Except I’m not.

So I’ve been tracking some new material with Mack the last two nights…generally trying to keep my mind off the issue at hand. My wife is gone. Hate it.

Any ideas on what I should do to pass the rest of my time until her return on Friday?

Again With The Change…

God did it again. He loves to show off. And he did all day at Elevation. Seeing over 1000 people baptized in the last two weeks is purely God’s grace and hand on this movement in Charlotte.

And the song Healer made heads explode the first time we introduced it today. We expected nothing less.

Thank you Jesus. (for changed lives and exploding heads)

Today I’ll Witness…

I’ve got a feeling I’m going to witness restored lives today.

I really believe I’ll see the prodigal return to the love of Jesus.

I’ll see the same power that raised Jesus from the dead, alive and active in people’s hearts.

People will stop living for themselves.

Transformation will happen.

Revolution will begin.

Dr. Horrible

As if it needs any introduction, I thought I’d still highlight the aspiring super-villain Dr. Horrible and his Sing Along Blog. Chad first told me about the three acts several weeks back, and I just can’t get the songs out of my head. What a great concept: “Let’s write an online-exclusive musical while those Hollywood writers beg for more money sending Primetime television into a downward spiral.” How creative.

With catchy melodies and such compelling lines as “Everyone’s a hero in their own way…in their own, not that heroic way,” and “With my freeze ray I will stop the world,” Neil Patrick Harris wins my vote again…this time for having a surprisingly good singing voice.

Go watch it now. It’ll be the best 40 minutes of your day.

So…

Now that the word is out, I’ll echo it too….over 600 people getting baptized in one day!! Huh!? Never seen anything like that.

This Is Why We Moved

Last May (2007), Beth and I were moving to Nashville. It had been in the works for months at that point…I had made a connection or two (…wow…), she’d transferred school credits, and we were ready to close on an apartment.

Then, on the Sunday we were heading out there to start tracking for the Starbore project and finalize some other moving details, “it” happened. I was leading worship at Elevation that morning and Pastor Steven challenged everyone to take their faith public, to be baptized if they’d never taken that step before. And that morning, I sat back stage and watched, literally, hundreds of people file in from the hall onto the stage to step and say in front of everyone, “God has ignited a passion in my heart, and I’m ready to live out his heart in the world.”

I cried. I moved to a dark shadowy place backstage and cried. I’d never seen such an act of God. Never been a part of something so God-honoring, or seen such a fire in teenagers and grandparents alike. And I needed it. I needed to witness it.

Apparently my wife needed to witness it as well. We got in the car to head for Nashville right after the services that morning and looked at each other in amazement of what God had done. We knew our move to Nashville had been redirected to Charlotte.

Today at Elevation, we had baptisms again. And today, we saw God move in such a huge, life-changing way…one that man could never possibly take credit for. I won’t give any details away, because I’m sure Pastor will be posting soon to let you know exactly what we saw happen today at Elevation. God is on the move here in Charlotte. I feel like I’m in the middle of watching his kingdom come to earth. This is why we moved. I’m glad we did.