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I am having a college flashback day and clicked on an old playlist. I love this song. You should too.

I got the opportunity to see Jon perform this song at Catalyst. I've seen the full band (Switchfoot) a few times and they are great, but he's doing a solo thing and this song convicts me. Check out the video and the lyrics are below. I can't get the idea out of my head.



I hate all your show and pretense
The hypocrisy of your praise
The hypocrisy of your festivals
I hate all your show
Away with your noisy worship
Away with your noisy hymns
I stomp on my ears when you’re singing ‘em
I hate all your show

Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living, living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show

Your eyes are closed when you’re praying
You sing right along with the band
You shine up your shoes for services
There’s blood on your hands
You turned your back on the homeless
And the ones that don’t fit in your plan
Quit playing religion games
There’s blood on your hands

Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living, living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show
I hate all your show

Let’s argue this out
If your sins are blood red
Let’s argue this out
You’ll be one of the clouds
Let’s argue this out
Quit fooling around
Give love to the ones who can’t love at all
Give hope to the ones who got no hope at all
Stand up for the ones who can’t stand at all, all
I hate all your show
I hate all your show
I hate all your show
I hate all your show

Instead let there be a flood of justice
An endless procession of righteous living, living
Instead let there be a flood of justice
Instead of a show
I hate all your show

Missed these guys when they came through town last time, but since my AppleTV is in working order, the HD version of this video is unreal. Enjoy.

This track by Jack's Mannequin is absolutely great. Pick up their new album if you haven't already.

until the 757Arts gathering. What are you creating right now? Skits, video, graphics, set-design, media, podcasts? Share with us.

I am always looking for ways to get all my music (work, laptop, arts drive) all in one place. Well, now I have that freedom. It doesn't matter if it's PC or Mac. You don't have to use iTunes, Winamp and others all also supported.

It's called Simplify Media and it can be shared between 30 friends via the web.

Did I mention it's secure and legal? It's times like this that I enjoy technology.

So tomorrow is the first gathering of 757Arts and I think it's going to be pretty cool. Like anything I do, my expectations are higher than what many hope for, but we'll see. Let your peeps know and come on out.

Tomorrow at Moe's Southwest Grill
11:30-1pm
5222 Fairfield Shopping Center
Va Beach, VA 23464

Spread the word and see ya there!

So my brother's band just released a new album with almost all "melt your face off" rock and roll... but, this song (definitely an odd ball track) has been on repeat & can't get it out of my head. The CD rules and I'll be posting more about it soon (oh and click on the player to download the track). Check it out and let me know, "What local music are you vibin' on lately?"

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And Here's the Opening Track for your listening enjoyment. Lovin' It.
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So, I am not sure what to think of this or this, but... I know true or false-- God can use this song to touch the lives of people. Craziness. [Song is embedded below]

So if you are free tonight around 7:30 EST and want to partake in a pretty cool worship gathering... Check out the Live Feed via the Buckhead Blog for Night or Worship. Looks to be pretty cool and if you're a church leader who doesn't get to "experience a gathering very often, why not tune in!?

Took a few shots of the band warming up at our Chesapeake Campus to get an idea of how the new set-up looked. We switched it up and put the band on the main stage and Joe (worship pastor) closer to the audience. Visually it looks much better. What does your band/stage set-up look like?

that I am sure plenty of eager musicians will jump on. This "mag-safe'esk" rip off of Apple's Mag-safe adapter for their power supply on laptops has been taken a step further by Belkin. Now you too can be in the middle of rockin' and have your guitar completely cut out because the magnet wouldn't hold and just "Broke Free."

So I'm wrapping up the faith & music series where we looked at music by Jimmy Eat World, The Offspring & Coldplay. Also mentioned as ideas were Daughtry, Matisyahu and Matt Nathanson. 

"I told you as I hovered, I'd never felt this way
You said "I had the shot that stops my clock" Baby, it's ok
You said you'd never have regrets,
Jesus is there someone yet who got that wish?
Did you get yours? Babe?"
- Dizzy by Jimmy Eat World

So this song is completely talking about relationships, but I think the church misses this huge across america. Inside each one of us is a longing and desire to have intimate relationships & friendships. This song seems to discuss losing love and trying to figure out what went wrong. As followers of Jesus we ahve a great opportunity to share the natural story of the gospel when people deal with relational issues.

Jesus' entire ministry was relational, one person at a time, let's show love and be love and have deep meaningful relationships. The american church uses a bunch of gimmicks, slogans and attractional ideas to lure people in... but that's fading fast if not completely gone all together.

Now is the time to meet in those "third place" parts of town (bars, towne centers, bowling alleys, starbucks, etc) and make conversation. Our job is to learn about people, meet people, love them, and in the process let them know about this amazing God who saved us, loves us and keeps this dizzy feeling at bay as we try to live in an imperfect world.

If the church is to survive, it HAS to be one person at a time. Relationally. Period.

"I hear Jerusalem bells a ringing
Roman cavalry choirs are singing
Be my mirror, my sword, my shield
My missionaries in a foreign field
For some reason I can't explain
I know Saint Peter won't call my name
Never an honest word
But that was when I ruled the world."
- Viva La Vida by Coldplay

So let me start by saying, my wife is the greatest. I came home from an awesome service on Mother's Day (check out video we did here) and then my wife calls from our Chesapeake Campus and says, "Hey, I know you've been working hard, so I got tickets for us to go see Kanye West tonight."

Well I am not sure if this is a fluke or if Death Cab for Cutie just wanted to silently release this, but if you search iTunes you will find that the regular and deluxe editions of "Narrow Stairs" are still available for pre-order.