Once every two months isn't bad..

Well, well, well. It's been awhile since I've written anything. I figure once every two months isn't bad.

A lot has happened in these past sixty days.

1.My new job is incredible and pushes me spiritually, physically, mentally. Love it lots. The team I work with is fun and nothing replaces what you learn through the steady rhythm of life in the summer months.

It's weird getting older and sharing work life with friends that I went to school with. I remember what it felt like to be on camp team back in college and to work with the camp deans back in the midwest. At the time we thought we knew everything and we didn't know crap. But, hindsight is always twenty twenty.

Our summer staffers have worked incredibly hard. Sometimes putting in 16 hour days. It's cool to see them building stronger relationships with God, each other, students and pastors. I'm proud of the great effort they take to seek God first.

2. I spent 21 days apart from family.
Not good, but sorta necessary. My incredible wife had been away from all that she had know her whole life for six months and it was time for a trip back to memory lane. She took the kids to see our family back in Kansas and Nebraska. Good times for them as there were many fun activities planned by our parents who love seeing their grandkids smile and spoil them rotten. My family here at camp helped me get through that time. I was able to spend some quality time with the guys from summer staff here at camp and the program team homies.

3. I'm an uncle.
My brother Nich and his wife Amber helped make me an uncle to Carter Roscoe Herrington on July 13, 2008. It feels great to be an uncle and hopefully I will be able to spoil him in the coming years. It's weird that my baby brother has a son, but amazing to see God blessing our family with another little guy.

4. New challenges.
Trying a couple new things as well. Trying to lose 30 pounds in 30 days which I've heard is unhealthy, but I think it's also unhealthy to not try. ;)
Trying to live the gospel, love people and love Christ's church. I think I've tried one of these at a time, but not all three with all of my heart...so here I go.
............. read some older books instead of the trendy stuff.
............. play my guitar once a day.
..............eat more dark chocolate, drink more dark coffee

All in all.
Life is great.
Head up.
Eyes on Jesus.
Ready.
Go.

Insight

I appreciate the insight I receive from other people I'm working with and studying with. After moving here in January I've realized how much I miss my family and close friends. They've been the sounding board through the recent season in my life.

And I miss them a great deal. I'm thankful for new friendships that are emerging during this season of new things....

Have you ever had someone in your life that could always cause you to think? They had a gift to pull the best out of you?

I'm beginning to see, I'm slow at this, how fortunate I am to have you these new friends during this time of transition in my life. We would call this gift, insight.

Insight is defined as the act or outcome of grasping the inward or hidden nature of things or of perceiving in an intuitive manner. The Bible calls this wisdom and their are loads of verses you can read from the Proverbs alone regarding wisdom.

Take a minute today and thank someone who is a soundboard for you. Thanks to my friends who are willing to speak into my life.

Guitar surgery and guitar players

I love playing my Guild D-30 guitar. The guitar is in surgery right now getting some much needed attention after moving to the driest environment on the planet. Thankfully, it will be safely within arms reach in the next couple of days.

At thirty I realize a couple of things about music now,

1.Playing the guitar is a lot of fun and it's therapeutic.

2.I've always wanted to learn how to play lead guitar, but rhythm is where my strengths lie. I'm cool with that....

3.I hope to learn to play lead guitar like some of my friends Justin Ostrander, Jake Eyler or Holohan I really do nothing that unique to pull all the incredible tone out of the guitar like these guys do. But I'm learning.

Musically I'm trying to listen to some new bands. For instance, Carrie and I heard the band Vampire Weekend on SNL. Amazing band. Fun name. Great music. Really crazy stuff.

Tonight I was reading up on all things acoustic guitar and heard about a guy named Andy McKee. You have to check this video out. It is incredible. If you are a fan of Phil Keaggy you will love this. Videos like this, inspire me to learn and show me that I'm a pleeb musically.

Gospel Music

There's Power in the Blood
I'll Fly Away
When We All Get to Heaven
How Great Thou Art
Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

There is the order for senior's day tomorrow. Good to go, let's do this thing.

Songs like this give me hope that one day we will return to writing songs that endure for the church about the power of the gospel, hope and faith.

Do you remember when O Brother Where Art Thou? came out a few years ago. The movie was great, but the music was incredible and inspired thousands to remember how powerful acoustic (bluegrass) music is connecting our hearts to our minds.

Well, senior's day won't be that kind of experience, but I'm thankful that I get to play music with my friend Chris. And I'm thankful as well that it reminds me of where I came from and paints a picture of where I think faith leads us.

Viva La Vida

I'm a huge fan of Coldplay and I was excited to read this article this evening.

Brian Eno is a great producer and pulls greatness out of each project he directs. And by the way, he is at the helm of their new project. If you enjoy great guitar work and still enjoy listening to whole albums of music and not individual tracks. Pre-order this sucka as soon as you can.

Leading worship

I'm leading worship for Senior's Day on Wednesday. It's been awhile since I've done this. I'm thinking that this maybe the time to bust out some good ole gospel medleys and all.

Any suggestions for the event? I'm listening if anyone has suggestions.

Spring Game Craziness

Last week while awaiting the shuttle from Phoenix to Prescott, I watched the Florida spring game at Dick Clark's in Terminal 3 at Sky Harbor.

Florida is a great program. They have the returning Heisman winner and a boatload of talent. They are fast and really good on offense. Tim Tebow played with a 102 fever. Pretty incredible, really good coach and crazy fans. All of these things impressed me, but then I checked huskerpedia and saw this article.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=3346892

If you thought college football fans were nuts you were right.

Go Huskers!