February 2012
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Anonymous asked: You should add a download link to "Black and Blue," cuz it's awesome and I want it. :D
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Why My Wife Is A Better Youth Pastor Than Me
People typically have set ideas on what makes a pastor a pastor. A pastor should look a certain way, have the right title, sound a certain way, have the correct education. My wife does not have the title of “youth pastor.” She’s an early childhood teacher, greatly-talented photographer, and world-traveler but she also is one of the best pastors I know.
I have been involved in...
January 2012
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Momentary Setback
I don’t know if you have ever played Monopoly but one of the most frustrating parts is when you pick up the dreaded “Go To Jail” cards. After all of your progress, you have to wait several turns trying to get out while everybody else is continuing to make progress along the board. This past week I have gone through a similar setback. While playing basketball for the first time in...
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“To me, baseball is better with tradition, baseball is better with history,...”
– Theo Epstein
December 2011
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November 2011
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“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners, I wish someone told me. All of us...”
– Ira Glass
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letting life pass by →
alliekutrubis asked: cover some Mumford?
October 2011
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Wilco Tiny Desk Concert →
if you have a spare 20 minutes today, go watch one of the greatest bands ever do their thing.
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September 2011
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new worship songs
these are some of the new songs I’m hoping to introduce to the students this fall:
“Always”- Kristian Stanfill [a very simple, catchy, but powerful song]
“Towards You”- Hillsong Youth [not released yet, loving how “synth-driven” it is]
“Rooftops”- Jesus Culture [driving song, interested to see how it goes]
“Unending Love”-...
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August 2011
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http://alltheships.tumblr.com/post/8944420617 →
alltheships:
“The nuns taught us there were two ways through life—the way of nature and the way of grace. You have to choose which one you’ll follow. Grace doesn’t try to please itself. Accepts being slighted, forgotten, disliked. Accepts insults and injuries. Nature only wants to please itself. Get others…
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June 2011
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comfort records
i love finding new bands and styles but I always come back to these records. they are fried chicken and mashed potatoes for my ears.
radiohead- ok computer and kid a
wilco- yankee hotel foxtrot
coldplay- a rush of blood to the head
death cab for cutie- plans
sufjan stevens- illinoise
lovedrug- pretend you’re alive
my morning jacket- z
damien rice- o
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alliekutrubis asked: haters gonna hate.
(in reply to your "dislike" comment.)
(in reply to your "dislike" comment.)
May 2011
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“…melodies softly soaring through my atmosphere.”
– death cab for cutie
April 2011
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March 2011
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random thoughts
i was just thinking about this time when I didn’t have internet and didn’t know what “internet” was. those were crazy times, doing things outdoors and all; reading books made of paper; not knowing everything in the world and not caring.
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my dad, resurrection, & the shawshank redemption
[My cousin and best man, Ryan Weaver, asked me to write a blog for his website for the upcoming season of Lent about how the concept of “Resurrection” has affected me in the past year. Here’s what I came up with.]
My dad was seriously the best dad possible. During springtime, when I was in junior high, I would get done with school and he would ask, “Do you want to go fishing,...
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“so take heart let His love lead us through the night
hold on to hope and take...”
– take heart. “hillsong united”
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February 2011
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brief and cogent [part II]
K.I.S.S.
keep it simple, stupid.
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what I'm into
[music] sleigh bells “treats”
[book] “emotionally healthy spirituality” by Peter Scazzero
[vinyl] wilco “yankee hotel foxtrot”-recently purchased this classic, still amazing.
[visual] buy prints of musicians’ famous stylings. go here.
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brief and cogent [part I]
BRIEF- using few words; concise; succinct
COGENT- to the point; relevant; pertinent.
I have forgotten most of what I learned in college but one phrase is superglued to my brain. “Brief and cogent.” My favorite professor, Dr. Buchanan (Dr.B), would repeat this phrase again and again. Four years removed from college, it has proven itself remarkably true.
She said that the truly...
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January 2011
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Anonymous asked: hey you know that psalm 4:6-7 post you made? You sure thats right? i just checked my bible and couldn't find the scripture. Thanks :)
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record recommendation
It took me three weeks to decide how to spend my christmas Itunes gift card but yesterday I went with this baby.
The Decemberists “The King Is Dead”
I’ve always enjoyed the Decemberists but this is the first time I have legitimately loved one of their albums. It has more of an americana/country-ish vibe, with each song being more accessible than many of their previous albums. I...
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i have songs too
Last night I played for Axis McHenry (our local 20’s ministry) and I realized something: I do not play my own songs enough. At the beginning of the night, I played some of my original tunes and did not feel comfortable at all. I was not very familiar with the chord structures or lyrics for most of them and in one case I could not even remember the song melody at all!
However, when it came...
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what I'm into
[music] beach house “teen dream” | the tallest man on earth “shallow grave”
[book] “linchpin” by seth godin
[tv] ”freaks and geeks” (IFC channel is showing reruns of this short-lived show)
[visual] love this poster by vespertin
December 2010
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“We are experts at denying our experience. Take any habit that doesn’t serve you...”
– Gail Brenner
Anonymous asked: can come down here and play at church so we can sing that song about shouting and God and Jesus and stuff?
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pastor shmastor
Today I got a haircut. Sometimes I dread this, not because I have some fear of getting a bad haircut but it’s the amount of awkward interactions that have taken place in hair salons. Stylists make small talk and they always begin it with one question, “where do you work?”
So, today I sit down and prepare for the question.
“You off work today?”
“Yes,”...
November 2010
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“healing becomes the opportunity to pass off to another human being what i have...”
– brennan manning