ALTERED -

we've all had one. one of those huge, "life-changing," moments that will never leave us the same. what i have trouble understanding is how easily i forget about the moments that have changed my life. it kills me to know that 3 weeks ago, i had a moment when i built an alter with my life at the United night in nashville. i built my alter and laid myself down. yet now i've found myself wrapped up in the same bitterness and selfishness i tried to lay down. i still remember the moment singing, "i'll never be the same," but i am. that sucks. props to denise horn on this one. for those of you who don't know, denise horn is the youth pastor at Christ the Rock Metro Church. she spoke on this wednesday when i played out there with the worship band.

you see, we can't forget those moments. no matter what it takes, we have to remember what happened when we surrendered and built an alter. if that requires accountability, find it. if it takes discipline, take it. we can change, who we are right here, and right now. the world will tell us that we'll fall, but we've got to hold eachother together, and we've got to hold onto God.

in scripture God tells us that those who ask recieve. He says that if you ask him for a loaf of bread, He's not going to give you a scorpion. if you've never had a life-altering moment, then maybe this is your time to ask God for one. even if you have had a life-altering moment, ask again. you can't ever have enough moments like this, because we can never forget. never forget.

never forget.

cheers,
-dav

MEMORY -

so i was thinking....man sometimes i just get these ideas in my head and i want people to hear them. i wish there was a place i could put them. them i remembered, i do have a blog. granted no one reads this. nevertheless, this will provide me with some fulfillment. expect lots of posts. soon.

-dav

FREEDOM.tv -

it hasn't happened yet, but it's coming. it will not be ignored. it will not be silenced.

an idea...

a movement...

a revolution....

feel free to change the world.

LET LOVE RULE -

i'm so pumped about this. Marty Sampson...one of the worship leaders from Hillsong United has just released a solo project. check it out at martysampson.net. the website, the album, everything is awesome and done so well.

cheers,

-dav

UKRAINE -

just returned from a week in ukraine. i wish i could've stayed longer. i also wish passion would've been next weekend so i could've attended. ukraine was amazing. it is a desperate nation searching for hope. i love that there were only two churches in the area where we were working. some of you may not understand so let me elaborate.

1.)here...there is a church every couple of miles. everytime someone in their church doesn't get their way they just start another church. instead of uniting as the body of Christ we make a church that works that way we want it.

2.)here...people go to church out of routine. everyone goes to church because everyone they know goes to church. football has monday morning quarterbacks, churches have sunday morning christians.

people in ukraine go to church because they have a desire to be part of something bigger than themselves. it was amazing to see the contrast between those in the two non-orthodox churches and those who are not christians. the people we were with were the ones trying to rebuild their lives and reach those around them with a message of Christ. while i was at the markets, i saw people buying primarliy 3 things: shoes, porn, and alcohol. i was broken, the nation is broken. please pray for God's leading in your role to serve the church. pictures will come soon.

"THE REVOLUTIONARY EMPIRE OF GOD IS HERE - ADVANCING BY RECONCILIATION AND PEACE; EXPANDING BY FAITH; HOPE AND LOVE, BEGINNING WITH THE POOREST AND THE LEAST. IT'S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR THINKING - BE PART OF THE REVOLUTION...

-Brian D. McClaren

cheers,

-dav

PRIDE -

holy, burn all the pride from my bones

with Your fire

holy, breath on this heart made of stone

keep it pure

this is the chorus to a song called "take off my shoes," by the band delirious?. it's really kind of stolen my breath several times over the past couple of weeks.

so often i catch myself ranking my christianity against others. not literally, but i always find myself valueing the opinion of a spiritual leader over that of a newborn, or even sometimes non-christian. somehow, i've gotten the mentality that since i'm a worship leader that my spiritual authority is greater than others. now, do i believe that God bestows spiritual authority to His servants? yes. does that give me the right to totally shut down someone who i don't believe has the same spirtuality as i do? no. i don't want to come before God with pride. i am proud that God has chosen me, the chief of all sinners, to lead others into His throne room. and i take pride in the way i approach Him with excellence in everything i do. i believe i'm coming to understand the line between pride and humbleness. if i am ever to be humble, who better than before Christ.

holy, love of my life lead me on

through the fire

cheers,

-dav

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