Friday Night in Manchester

My phone was charging on stage and I totally forgot to grab it, so I didn’t get nearly as many pics last night as I wanted. Maybe someone can post a couple, or send me a few.

We played to a packed house at Church of the Living God in Manchester, CT and what a night it was! My band has never sounded better, and I’m not exaggerating. So proud of their dedication to their music craft.

The flow we had in the Holy Spirit was indescribable; at one point, everyone stopped singing and Denis played the keys for about five minutes. No one moved. It was truly a #heavenmeetsearth moment as God visited us in that room.

If you were there, what was God speaking to you? What was your favorite moment? (Use #heavenmeetsearth on Twitter & Facebook).

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We had lots of great conversations after the concert, and “Michelle the Merch Queen” was selling the new Bald V-Neck t-shirts and #heavenmeetsearth wristbands faster than we could stock them! Yes, the infamous t-shirt design we toyed with a while back is a reality, as pictured by Mike Kim, who’s responsible for designing that crazy bald head icon. (We’ll make them available in our store shortly).

The fellowship that followed was nothing short of chaos. We crashed at my favorite Jewish deli out here, and I snapped a picture. Of course, not thinking, I had everyone say “Yahtzee!”

…which to the rest of the restaurant sounded like we screamed “Nazi!”

Perfect. ch:

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Air Pressure Connoisseurs

I need to have fun more. Among all the things that my kids do for me – which are wide, far reaching, and mostly have go do with making me more like Jesus – learning to play more, and more often, is one of them.

We just saw Cars 2. Loved it. And by evidence of the orange soda, peanut M&Ms, and Reese’s Pieces stains on Luik’s lips, he had a blast, too.

But after the bathroom break, he got preoccupied with the new dryers the theatre installed. You know the kind, because if you’re like me, you’ve watched the thing blast your skin around into rippling puddles.

Well, I’d forgotten about them. I’d become a utilitarian of the hand dryer, instead of a connoisseur of air pressure.

Luik constantly reminds me that life is less about getting things done and more about enjoying the ride together. So I snapped a few shot, and dried my hands a second time just to watch my skin move around. ch:

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Experimentation on Books

Margaret (cherryblossommj ) over at Creative madness that makes me myself tagged me for a new game she’s created.

Here’s how it works.

I’m going to list five MUST Read novels and five Keep Your Eyes on These novels, then tag five bloggers who I’m asking to post my list on their site. They may then add one book to each list but must also subtract one book. Finally they should tag five other bloggers, link here at A Christian Worldview of Fiction and comment to this post so visitors here know to check out how they may have changed the list.

If you aren’t tagged but want to play, copy the "how to" paragraph above, make your own list of MUST Reads and Keep Your Eyes on These , and tag away!

So, here is the original list with one addition (and deletion) from me! Enjoy!

CH

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MUST Reads :
The Door Within by Wayne Thomas Batson (Tommy Nelson)
Demon: a Memoir by Tosca Lee (NavPress)
Broken Angel by Sigmund Brouwer (WaterBrook)
The Restorer by Sharon Hinck (NavPress)
Beyond the Reflection’s Edge by Bryan Davis (Zondervan)

Keep Your Eyes On These :
Scarlet by Stephen Lawhead (Thomas Nelson)
On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness by Andrew Peterson (WaterBrook)
Auralia’s Colors by Jeffrey Overstreet (WaterBrook)
The Legend of the FireFish by George Bryan Polivka (Harvest House)
The Paradise War by Stephen Lawhead (Westbow Press)

FIVE BOOKS TO LOOK FOR SOON:
Shade by John Olson (B&H)
Field of Blood by Eric Wilson (Thomas Nelson)
Isle of Fire by Wayne Thomas Batson (Tommy Nelson)
Stepping into Sunlight by Sharon Hinck (Bethany)
Eternity’s Edge by Bryan Davis (Zondervan)

The bloggers I’m asking to post the list (and make one book-for-book change to each list if they wish):

Justin B.

Shane Deal

Mooney

Shannon McNear

ForstRose