our pastor

Who will be the first to tell him I posted this pic?  Here he is now for comparison:

Happy Festivus (for the rest of us)!
Brian

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11-02-08 @ the Brook

God is Great
Alive Forever Amen
Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King
Evermore
It’s going to be a great day.
Brian

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numbering our days

Sounds morbid and depressing doesn’t it?  But I love what the Psalmist prayed in Psalm 90:12:
Teach us to number our days aright,
that we may gain a heart of wisdom.
Like a few other psalms, this one has a couple of verses focused on the brevity of life.  Then comes this verse.  It is convicting to me [...]

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internet phone update #3 – problem found

I found the problem.  Good news: it will not happen again.  Bad news: it was our fault so we really owe the bill.  Anyone want to donate to the cause?
Brian

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what do you think?

Got a funeral today.  The last time I wore a tie was for my Grandmother’s funeral in June 2007.  Before that it was Christmas 2005.  The moral of the story: if you see me wearing a tie, assume the worst.  The good news, I tied it in one try.
Brian

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internet phone experiment update #2 – Houston we have a problem

A big problem.  You may remember that back in July we started experimenting with an internet phone service for all of our long distance calls.  You can read about it here.  It worked great so in August I cancelled our long distance calling plan.  Any long distance calls that might be made from our home phone [...]

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manly confession #1

Although I go to the gym regularly, I never touch this:

Brian

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just listen

I have written about listening to God before.  But Psalm 81 (Asaph again) hits it right on the head.  God speaks through Asaph.  He says (loose paraphrase):
“Hey, I saved you from Egypt.  You called and I answered you.  Then, I said, ‘If you will just listen to me, obey my commands, and worship me only, [...]

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what about Asaph?

What about Asaph?  I never really paid that much attention to him.  I know he was one of the early worship leaders under David.  Then, I noticed that he wrote psalms 73-83.  I read them with the idea of getting to know Asaph.  I wanted to see his heart.  I found that he was much [...]

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this sunday @ meadowbrook

Lot’s going on.  Here’s what we’ll sing:
choir – Send Up Your Praise
Let the Praises Ring
O Worship the King (Chris Tomlin version)
Sweeter
Above All
worship team – All for Love
Brian

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