First, the end of April we took a trip to deep in the heart of Texas--home of Texas wieners, the live music capital of the world (Austin), my two favorite worship leaders (Tomlin and Crowder), and much of my family.
It had been over a decade since I last saw my Dad and i think about 16-17 years since I last saw my Grandparents and Aunts and Uncles down there. I won't go into detail, but reconciliation is an awesome thing. Honestly, I think it is one of the most powerful ways that God shows Himself in this day and age. While we naturally gravitate toward 'being right' and pride, God breaks down those walls and bridges the gap that we cannot on our own... in fact, reconciliation is the very heart of the message of Christ--bringing a sinful people to be reconciled with a Holy God. Amazing stuff.
While we down there, I HAD to take a quick trip up to go to church in Waco (not David Koresh church... David Crowder church). Crowder is the worship Pastor at University Baptist Church in Waco and is also one of the best leaders/writers out there today. Head to Emergence on pretty much any Sunday and you'll hear something influenced or written by Crowder. The service was awesome, and afterwards, David and other members of the band stuck around and we got to chat with them for quite a while. Even Landon enjoyed the meeting, prompting David to make a comment of how 'intrigued' Landon looked at the sight of him. If you've never heard of or seen Crowder, he's coming with Phil Wickham (another awesome leader) to the Hammerstein Ballroom in NYC in November... go check him out!Got food poisoning two weeks ago... debuted an original at Emergence last week... am at the shore now to watch my brother in law's baseball team go for the state title... heading to Chicago next week.
there ya go! you're all caught up...
Be blessed.
