David Crowder's Band Remedy

If you are a David Crowder Band fan, like I know that you are, it's time to hop over to iTunes or a local store and pick up their new album. It is hard to imagine anyone matching the energy, creativity, versatility, and depth of DCB. Nowhere are these qualities more evident than Remedy, the new album in stores today. I was on iTunes this morning at 7:00 AM downloading and then listening while I completed some work at home.
Again and again, Remedy’s 10 tracks affirm and explore important truths: God is good, God is glorious, God is ever-present, and God is our Redeemer
The album’s title track celebrates Christ as the remedy for the world. “Such perfect love come for the broken and beat, for the wounded and weak,” Crowder sings. The track is a perfect example of DCB’s writing heartfelt and uplifting tunes about God. But the song’s most revealing lyric comes four and a half minutes in, when Crowder suggests that the Church is charged not only with sharing the remedy, but with being the remedy in our world. Here you find out why the album is called Remedy. Because we’ve been redeemed by a great God, Crowder seems to say, we should share the gospel of hope and love with our culture in both word and deed. The final track, “Surely We Can Change,” offers something of a prescription:

Where there is pain

Let us bring grace

Where there is suffering

Bring serenity

For those afraid

Let us be brave

Where there is misery

Let us bring them relief

And surely we can change

…Something

What else does DCB sing? Here are a few songs on my playlist not from Remedy. Maybe you will recognize them:

Here Is Our King

Wholly Yours

Our Love Is Loud

Everything Glorious (Remedy Album Version)

Undignified

O Praise Him (All This for a King)

No One Like You

For David Crowder Band, professional success, personal salvation, and a great new album aren’t enough. They want to change the world. Here's their website. DavidCrowderBand.com.

A Fun Game for Steady Hand

I can't get past level three on this. I get right to the end but keep messing up. Let me know if you make it to the end.

http://www.winterrowd.com/maze/

Once you get to the website, press the triangle/arrow in middle of screen to begin. Simply keep your cursor on the green trail until you get to the red colored base. Believe me, it gets harder as you go.

Good luck!!!!

Don't forget to tell me how far you get in the comment section below.

Memories of Caswell 2007

Here are the bloopers of "The Caswell Guys"

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Don't Miss the Photos

To the right of the screen you will find a constantly changing set of links. I'll be on the lookout for websites that you may want to explore because they challenge you to grow, because they inform you, or because they are just plain fun. Three of the links that will always be there are to our church's website, to youth schedule information, and to photos. If you miss the photo link, you might miss out on more great photos like the one above. Go ahead and click on it...I dare you!!!

What Does This Commercial Have to do with Chocolate?

I don't know, but I love it...

How to Set the World on Fire

Phil Cooke points us to the micro-site for the new Sarah McLachlan music video, “World On Fire.” The video is a brilliant testament to justice, charity, compassion, and the power of visual media to communicate. The basic premise of the video is that a typical music video costs about $150,000 to produce—but how might that money be better used in our world? McLachlan opted to make a video that cost $15 and illustrates how the remaining $149,985 was spent. Watch the video for yourself here.

Maybe it’s just me, but I feel like there are a lot of implications and applications for churches here. First of all, creativity can be a magnificent substitute for resources. Think about it—$15 vs. $150,000. Second, flashy gets attention, but depth wins in the end. Whether or not McLachlan’s single tops the charts, it’s a success because lives have been changed. Finally, churches have some serious decisions to make. Church leaders need wisdom and guidance from God on how to walk the line between paying for their facilities and meeting needs around the world. Frankly, it isn't easy making financial decisions for a church. It's time for our church to plan the 2008 budget. What's your advice? Feel free to comment.