wow

I’d like to introduce you to the newest member of our band here at Clovis Hills.

Here’s his audition tape.

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my bad

today, a little birdy told me that I have some links that are no longer accurate and that I had not fully spread around the link love that I should of. This thoughtful reader and relatively new blogger indicated that something seems missing from my blog by not having him there. So I offer this blog as a formal appology and ask that you all check out the newest addition to my “friends” section, Mike.

Aside from being the guy that deserves the most credit for teaching me how to be a Christian, he also married Jenn and me. He and his wife, also named Jen, have been actively involved in my life and my growth. So to not have him in my link list is to not do justice to the entire linking system. I appologize. So without further delay, I give you (long dramatic pause)…

Mike.

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nice

Finding it hard to keep track of all of your remote controls?

Can’t afford one of those swanky, touch-screen universal remotes?

I have the answer to all of your problems…

The Remote Wrangler!

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Weight loss update

as of Monday, I dropped another 3 lbs! I have lost a total of 38 lbs and am on the verge of hitting my next major goal of 40. So let’s practice, “Paul would you like a snickers?” “No thank you.”

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weight-loss update

sorry I didn’t post about this, earlier in the week, but I have not had great access to my blog this week because of the aforementioned computer problems.

I’m back on track with this fat ragamuffin thing and kickin’ my weight-loss goal (80 lbs!) in the b-hole! I lost 5 pounds last week (the first week that I’ve been really hitting it every day in a while) and am feeling good. I’m on to stay this time (I hope) cuz the race for the cure is just around the corner!

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updates my booty!

so Sunday morning I strolled into my office at 7 am in an attempt to get everything ready for the services that lay ahead, when I noticed that windows had installed an update. “well great!” I said to myself. “I like updates, who doesn’t like updates?”

So the geniuses at microsoft set it up so that my computer would restart on its own and that everything would be ready for me when I got there. Awesome. Except that now I can’t connect to the internet, iTunes or our network at the church, from my office. Thanks a crap load Mr. Gates!

So I’ve spent the last couple days floating around and using the office of our Women’s Pastor while she’s at a conference and apparently this thing is getting fixed.

I am unable to burn CDs for my choir or access some of the files on my network. To sum it up, Windows has not made my life easier.

don’t worry though, my five year plan to convert the entire office to Macs is in effect. In the mean time, maybe I can find a typewritter that works around here.

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Jesus Camp

Jenn and I watched “Jesus Camp” last night. It’s the documentary about Pentacostal Christians and the indoctrination (the word of the Children’s Minister in the film) of their children.

These are the words I would use to describe it:

wow. weird. umm? sad.

go go gadget beatbox?

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The Gospel

Though my life as a Christian has been marked with a passion for leading worship, it was not always the career path I wanted to take. My wife and I were pretty set on a life spent in missions. We wanted to work with college students, raising the banner of the Gospel and mobilizing them to take that Gospel to the world.

As I felt God redirecting my life and sending me down this path, I wrestled with this question:

How can I be a worship leader and still be a part of the work of the gospel?

I realized though, that worship is the work of the Gospel! When we come together corporately or when we worship in our own, we are declaring the beauty of the good news of Jesus simply by honoring Him rightly. As we sing songs or pray or dance or shout or lay prostrate we take part in what the Gospel allows us to do; namely, see God for who He is and allow Him to change us.

The words of this song by Jimmy Needham speak to the beauty of the Gospel and cry out what I believe should be the prayer of all of our hearts, that the Gospel would completely overtake us; that it would wash over us and make us new.

The gospel, the gospel fragrant in words
The sea of my soul is calmed when it’s heard
Peace to the broken, the captives set free
May the Gospel of Jesus wash over me

The Gospel, the Gospel my freedom explained
No more shall these garments I’m wearing be stained
The old man is missing the new man is free
May the gospel of Jesus was over me

Wash over me and
come make me clean

The Gospel, the Gospel she’s good and she’s true
She costs quite a fortune to make all things new
So breathe in with faith and out with His peace
May the gospel of Jesus wash over me