benefit concert...
i've been working real hard this past week on staging a benefit concert with my church, to raise funds and awareness of the Invisible Children campaign. since time is what i seem to have a lot of lately with this medical condition I've been able to make great strides in getting the foundation set for this event.
everything is in the infancy stage at this point but i've made contacts to about 15 different artists that i have to narrow down to two, basically pending their availability and our budget. it's been awhile since i've coordinated an event of this caliber but it brings back great memories. i'll hopefully know more about my efforts by the end of the week or beginning of the next.
in completely unrelated news, my last operation is finally scheduled for next tuesday. they are looking to remove the stint and hopefully rid me of further pain. i know i've said it many times but this sort of pain just wasn't meant to be experienced. seriously, this needs to be reserved for the depths of hell, of which i hope to never know more about.
i discovered a new artist that i've been spinning lately. her name is Kate Earl and you can google her to find out more. think Fiona Apple meets Joni Mitchell. she's only just released her first record so you won't need much effort to catch up to speed.
finally, it's official... i have my tattoo appointment this friday, where after a very long wait i will be branded with something directly related to my son. no doubt in my mind that it will quickly become my favorite.
the soundtrack to my week thus far has been Ben Folds' "Songs For Silverman." i watched his live in aussie performance again this past week and it prompted me to check out the latest bonaroo festival footage. classic, that's all i can say right now.
lastly, we will be greeted by another long overdue record come august 1, which is none other than Two Lights by Five For Fighting. i've heard 4 complete songs and 1 demo from the record and really got into the ones i checked out... that's sure to remain true.
posted by spydrwebb at 12:26 AM
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damn i'm impressed with the idea of planning a benefit concert.
ok you just have to post pics of your tattoo. i'd get one, but i am afraid i wouldn't stop getting tattoos and would end up covering myself from head to toe!
5:40 AM
Hey, I saw your comment on Zach's blog and I was a little confused by it. You mentioned the idea that we are not supposed to live by blind faith? The question I have is, if you knew everything about what you were believing, that's not really faith is it? I am a pastor but yet I still have to excercise blind faith everyday. I'm interested to hear your thoughts....thanks for the comment by the way on my blog. I look forward to continuing this dialogue.
9:57 AM
matt, thanks for your comment.
i just attempted to respond adequately to your question and blogger froze up on me when authenticating my userID.
here's the abbreviated version.
i have been subject to a lot of people who study God's word and are simply at peace with being a student.
i believe God is love and if nothing else, we are called to community to experience his unfailing grace.
i fear a world where we study intently to better understand, yet we aren't convicted enough to make a difference.
since we are not the blind leading the blind, nor are we being lead by the blind (rather The Beacon of Light), we are not exercising blind faith.
sure, it takes faith itself to continue to follow whenever you feel so convicted, but we are not being asked to close our eyes from the terrible injustices that exist in today's society. no, we have been given amazing vision to light our way so that we may begin to make a difference.
i liken my experiences to somebody or a body of people that have been given a roadmap to a beautiful place, yet none of them have actually ever set foot on the soil where the map leads.
i don't want to be that person who chooses not to stay the course. i'm more interested in making sure that i'm not alone when i reach that destination.
10:53 AM
Thanks for the explanation. And your comment on my blog.
9:16 AM
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