Had a conversation about the song, “Lead Me” by Sanctus Real today with my sister and remembered seeing the video a few days back and wanting to post it on my blog.
Here it is:
Sanctus Real – Lead Me (Official Music Video)
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I’m enjoying discovering the joys of having an Android-running mobile phone. (The HTC EVO) I installed the application, “Key Ring” yesterday, and felt the need to pass on the resource!
Key Ring seeks to slim your wallet or purse by allowing you to scan in the many types of rewards-cards you have cluttering up your wallet or purse and save them digitally in your phone! On my HTC EVO, I was able to successfully take photographs of the few rewards cards I had in my wallet and the software instantly converts the photo into an actual barcode that I can then scan at the establishment.
I signed up for a Key Ring account so that I can also manage my cards on their website and it gives me the option to update store logos and information. For instance, my rewards card for Kings Family Restaurant was not included in the software’s list of recognized establishments. I was still able to scan my card and then on the website I was able to upload a logo and brief information about the restaurant. From my phone I was even able to automatically send the app-creators an e-mail asking to include the store in their software updates.
Since installing the app, I have taken out one reward card from my wallet and taken two off of my keychain!
Here’s a great review of the app in action:
Yesterday I received a copy of Mike Foster’s newest book, “Gracenomics”. This morning in my attempt to do something different than my Tuesday-normal, I read it – the whole thing in one sitting. (It’s only 130 pages, and has VERY large print, so don’t pat me on the back just yet.)
I’m teaching this weekend about Grace and didn’t think that I came across this book by accident this week, so I wanted to ingest it as quickly as possible.
I read some fantastic stuff. Some of which will make its way into this weekend’s message at First Wesleyan. Mike has done some great research about how grace plays out in the real-world. There are tons of stories of grace-givers in the book that are all positive examples of grace in real life.
For example: the story of the Rancalli vs. Marshall high school softball teams. (Read about the story here – “For love of the game” at ESPN.com) This story highlights real-life grace being offered and accepted in a wonderful display of sportsmanship and mercy. I loved the story when I read about it months ago.
My only critique of Foster’s book is that as a Christ-follower, I thought it stopped-short.
In a book that seeks to teach the importance of grace being offered, my traditional background couldn’t help but surface with a hopeful expectancy that the Gospel of Grace as lived out in real-life would be described as the baseline. Sadly, it was missing.
I agree with what I believe to be Foster’s point: we need to experience and give grace MORE in everyday life. And I don’t think that every act of grace we enact on our world needs to be followed with handing out a tract outlining the Romans’ Road method of evangelism. I DO, however, think that grace for grace’s sake can become popular but will always be hollow without the baseline being Jesus.
I want to be a grace-giver. I love the idea of being a part of the community of “People of the Second Chance” (POTSC) – I want the grace that I give, however, to point to the Grace that I have received through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. Anything less seems hollow.
Colossians 3:14-17
14And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity. 15Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful. 16Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom, and as you sing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. 17And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.
The hardback version of Foster’s Gracenomics releases on October 6th and will be available at http://potsc.storenvy.com/
I thoroughly enjoyed the “Transformational Small Churches” webinar that Ed Stetzer‘s team at LifeWay put on today.
Very thankful for web-streaming technology and the ability to tune into the broadcast with hundreds of others to be encouraged and challenged.
I took some notes during the 7-hour event and posted them here.
Ever had difficulty with the Gospel-account of Jesus turning over the tables in the temple and driving out the money-changers? This story didn’t usually get illustrated in flannel-graph as I was growing up – the pictures of Jesus I see haven’t portrayed an ‘angry’ Jesus – ever.
This Sunday we dove into the subject of Anger in our “Holy & Human” series and discussed our human responses to anger versus what a holy response should be.
It was our first Sunday without our pianist (she was on vacation) and we used some .mov files of iWorship Tracks. While I would much rather have LIVE music over canned, I am thankful for the technology and availability of iWorship and similar media.
Audio from “Challenging Anger” is available here.
