Tomorrow is the release of Fee’s new album “Hope Rising”. I’ve been listening to it for several weeks now and it is an amazing collection of songs that will bring you into the presence of God. Every song is filled with passion and energy.
I am giving away an autographed copy of this CD along with a $5 Starbucks gift card. I’ll mail the goods right to your doorstep.
Here is how to enter…
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That’s all there is to it! On Friday (Oct. 9th) I’ll pick a winner using…Random.org and post the winner here. Thanks for entering!
WINNER!!! The winner of this contest is Jon Damon. Congrats Jon!
I saw this video over at Carlos Whittaker’s blog today. It reminded me of when King David danced unashamedly before God in 2 Samuel 6:12-23. David was so thankful and overcome with joy that God had enabled them to return the Ark of God back to it’s rightful place. He was overcome with joy at God’s goodness. His joy could not be contained and it overflowed in to a wild dance before the Lord. It was one of those dances that would embarrass everyone with you.
Our love and adoration to the Lord will be contagious to some and it will seem foolish to others. But, dance anyway…Dance like nobody’s watching. You never know, you may be the catalyst for change in someone’s life; reminding them of God’s goodness. Let’s dance!
What can I say? Things don’t always go as planned. I couldn’t pull off the test as I hoped to. Instead I kicked a rock into the pool and set the alarm off.
You have probably already seen the video of Susan Boyle stunning the judges and audience of Britain’s Got Talent. It has circulated it’s way through every social media outlet at lightning speed. 
In just one week, this viral video has been viewed more than 48 million times (according to Visible Measures). This graph shows just how viral this video is in relation to other highly viewed videos.
Why has this video received such amazing popularity so quickly?
Would this video be just as popular if Susan was a twenty something, attractive, well-spoken individual? Probably not. Susan took the world by storm because nobody expected what was delivered. It was a complete surprise. Every outward indication was that Susan was just an average person and her voice was going to be average (at best) as well. People had written her off as a person not living in reality….that is until she opened her mouth to sing.
I love this story because it’s a picture of God’s surprise reverse economy. It’s exactly how God works. Look at these verses…
Brothers, think of what you were when you were called. Not many of you were wise by human standards; not many were influential; not many were of noble birth. 27But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong. 28He chose the lowly things of this world and the despised things—and the things that are not—to nullify the things that are, 29so that no one may boast before him. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
The purpose of God’s surprise reverse economy is so that God receives the glory for the results, not us. As followers of Christ, we have an opportunity to show the world the power of Christ that lives within us. Even though every indication is that we are average, weak, and foolish…when we open our mouth to sing our life song, it should absolutely take the world by surprise. And when it does…give God the glory…It’s God’s surprise reverse economy!
I’m excited about our Helicopter Egg Drop that is happening this Saturday (April 4th) @ the Oxford Area High School. The team is working hard to bring the community a great event, and it’s all FREE!
We will have free snacks, free balloons, free drawings to win a Sony PSP, a Nintendo DS Lite, and an iPod Shuffle.
Registration starts at 12pm and the event will get started at 1pm.
Hope to see you on Saturday!
