Christmas Opener: Just Come Home from NewSpring Production on Vimeo.
Check out this video! They played this at NewSpring during their Christmas Eve services. Such a powerful message, and such a powerful video!
25 December 2009
Come home video from NS Christmas services
Christmas Ramblings
It is hard to believe that it is Christmad again. You would think after all the years it would be less suprising. . .but it always seems to sneak up on you.
As I was driving home from the Crab Leg feast at Kami's grandparents, I was thinking about all the people in the world who are hurting this Christmas. I live at a Christian school, or in a nice house when I visit home. I don't go hungry, I have the things I want, and really am not in need at all. I am very blessed, but it is so easy to take the blessing and turn it to selfishness. American culture is great at that. Every year, people spend more than they can afford, buy new cars, and deck the halls for consumer christmas all to fill some void inside, or tradition, or. . .well I am really not sure why we spend like we do.
Driving home tonight, I thought of the people who will be sleaping outside tonight. I wonder if they know the Savior of the world was outside in a manger tonight? I thought of the people who have lost loved ones this year, or around the holiday season. I can't imagine what they are going through, and I am not sure my actions would say that I even cared at all.
We throw out our phrases like "He is the reason for the season" or "you can't have Christmas without Christ", but I wonder tonight if Christ is impressed with our sweet little sayings when there is nothing backing it up. . . What would Jesus Christ want to have in Christmas? I think it may look very different then what we have become. I don't think we should stop buying presents and exchanging gifts, but it does bother me that most christians spend and celebrate like anyone else, and then get mad at a store that doesn't say "merry christmas" when they are not even living it out. . .
Maybe it is just me, but I think a radical paradigm shift needs to take place here. Jesus is not just "the reason for the season", He is the reason for everything! Jesus said that true religion was taking care of widows and orphans. . .not spending a ton of money in the name of Christmas. If anything, it would be more like giving money to those in need (not those filled with greed..). I think it is time we re-examine our Christmas priorities. Just my two cents. . . I don't have an answer, just a normal person searching for the face of Christ in the middle of Walmart, fast food America. Thoughts?? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
As I was driving home from the Crab Leg feast at Kami's grandparents, I was thinking about all the people in the world who are hurting this Christmas. I live at a Christian school, or in a nice house when I visit home. I don't go hungry, I have the things I want, and really am not in need at all. I am very blessed, but it is so easy to take the blessing and turn it to selfishness. American culture is great at that. Every year, people spend more than they can afford, buy new cars, and deck the halls for consumer christmas all to fill some void inside, or tradition, or. . .well I am really not sure why we spend like we do.
Driving home tonight, I thought of the people who will be sleaping outside tonight. I wonder if they know the Savior of the world was outside in a manger tonight? I thought of the people who have lost loved ones this year, or around the holiday season. I can't imagine what they are going through, and I am not sure my actions would say that I even cared at all.
We throw out our phrases like "He is the reason for the season" or "you can't have Christmas without Christ", but I wonder tonight if Christ is impressed with our sweet little sayings when there is nothing backing it up. . . What would Jesus Christ want to have in Christmas? I think it may look very different then what we have become. I don't think we should stop buying presents and exchanging gifts, but it does bother me that most christians spend and celebrate like anyone else, and then get mad at a store that doesn't say "merry christmas" when they are not even living it out. . .
Maybe it is just me, but I think a radical paradigm shift needs to take place here. Jesus is not just "the reason for the season", He is the reason for everything! Jesus said that true religion was taking care of widows and orphans. . .not spending a ton of money in the name of Christmas. If anything, it would be more like giving money to those in need (not those filled with greed..). I think it is time we re-examine our Christmas priorities. Just my two cents. . . I don't have an answer, just a normal person searching for the face of Christ in the middle of Walmart, fast food America. Thoughts?? Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
22 December 2009
Jack Bauer interrogates Santa...oh yes.
If you are a fan of 24 (or even if you are not), this is a fun video of the ever famous Jack Bauer interrogating the big Clause himself...
And, in the spirit of Jack Bauer fun, here is my final project from Graphic Design this semester. It is a campaign poster for Bauer for President. Enjoy
And, in the spirit of Jack Bauer fun, here is my final project from Graphic Design this semester. It is a campaign poster for Bauer for President. Enjoy
17 December 2009
Fax your tweets
I saw this video and thought it was just fun.
I guess your really are never to old to twitter, or fax twitter... :)
I guess your really are never to old to twitter, or fax twitter... :)
12 December 2009
Fender+Epiphone Casino=wonderful
I have been playing my Fender Super 60 and Casino a lot the last few days. I forgot just how good they sounded together. P90's can be your friends, you just have to work a little harder to get the perfect tone from them :).
10 December 2009
This is amazing
This is video from a group called Pomplamoose. It is Jack Conte and Nataly Dawn. two very interesting people who make some pretty incredible covers.
This is one of their videosongs- meaning, every time they play something they recorded, you can see it at some point during the song/
Pretty amazing music and video editing skills (plus all the time it took to record all the different parts, and then film them).
I am impressed and inspired!
05 December 2009
23 November 2009
10 November 2009
Light Painting and night photo shoot
Took advantage of the evening to experiment with light painting around school. My roommate Zach came to help out (and actually do all the hard work...I just stood very still with my camera).
Here is the aftermath of that, plus a profile pic photo shoot in the lights of the parking lot. Enjoy.
Here is the aftermath of that, plus a profile pic photo shoot in the lights of the parking lot. Enjoy.
09 November 2009
An apple a day...
This was the only apple we found Saturday that was still on the tree. It was tiny, and no one wanted it when there were hundreds more But Saturday it was monuments! We were overjoyed to find this little guy. Moral of the story: don't wait till November to go apple picking, unless you don't like apples.
07 November 2009
A great Saturday
Today Kami and I were able to spend the afternoon with the Jennings family and the evening with our friends James and Joy. We went apple picking, but all the apples were gone (except one tiny one Joy found, other than that they were all gone). It was still a great evening with Friends - and yes, the pics with bamboo in them are from the apple orchard in Flat Rock... not sure why there is bamboo there, but hey it made for some good pictures
02 November 2009
31 October 2009
More pics from NewSpring recording
Here are some more of my favorites from last night. Did not really do much editing other than some color contrast, tried to keep the feel natural of what I was able to capture last night.
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