April 2006

had a great conversation with my wife, c.c., yesterday….. let me pause here and tell you how much i love my wife. god created something good when he thought up marriage…….

anyway….we talked about our insecurities. basically, for her they show up most often in her interpersonal relationships - the basic question is “do i matter?”. my insecurities show up most in my work - the basic question is “do i have what it takes?”.

i wonder if this goes all the way back to genesis 3 and the curse. for the woman, the curse meant trouble in relationships. “your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.” for the man, the curse meant trouble at work. “cursed is the ground because of you….painful toil…….sweat of your brow……”

Thoughts?

I’ve been more in reading mode than writing mode lately. here’s a very interesting and thought-provoking piece by Brian McLaren. It’s called “An Open Letter to Worship Songwriters”.

What do you think?

Sorry for the blatant self-promotion, but I’m excited that my church worship band’s CD, “Becoming Stones”, has been featured in the current issue of Willow Magazine, a publication of the Willow Creek Association. They included our music in a sampling of new material coming out of WCA churches.

I haven’t seen the print version yet, but here’s a link to the online magazine where they’ve also posted samples of some songs: Willow Magazine Online. They were also kind enough to publish a link to our cdbaby.com site where the CD can be purchased.

My mom’s going to be so proud.