We don't know how we got here...

Video

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:44:49 -0400

Like the sun your mercy shines a brand new day...

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:44:18 -0400

Like the sun your mercy shines                  
a brand new day a brighter light
Jesus, your grace restores our lives
At the cross the great exchange
Your righteousness for all our shame
Jesus, your grace restores our lives

You can make all things new
only your power can raise us
You can make all things new
only your love can save us
all hope is not lost
cause you make all things new

All our wounds and broken dreams
you laid them down at Calvary
Savior your grace restores our lives

When were weak you make us strong
you lift us up, you lead us on
Savior your grace restores our lives

You can make all things new
only your power can raise us
You can make all things new
only your love can save us
All hope is not lost
cause you make all things new

You give beauty for our ashes
and hope that's everlasting
the past has been redeemed
now forever we will sing

This song has been on my heat a ton lately. No matter how big my mistakes 
our God takes those mistakes and throws them away like it was nothing and 
restores me like I was made new. To think that God can do this blows me away. 
If I didn't believe in him I seriously wouldn't know what I would be doing nowadays. 
I am certainly blessed beyond my understanding.

One of my favorites from Jukebox The Ghost.

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:51:46 -0400

One of my favorites from Jukebox The Ghost.

I saw this band a few years ago and they were amazing. I feel...

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:38:52 -0400

I saw this band a few years ago and they were amazing. I feel bad that i forgot about them. If you ever get chance to see them, please go! they are so much fun to watch live.

Alex! I really like your tumblr design. Thanks for the follow, man. :]

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:30:54 -0400

Thanks man! thanks for the follow as well! :)

quietlyoutspoken: “you need to get off of facebook” This makes...

Sat, 09 Apr 2011 22:23:24 -0400

quietlyoutspoken:

“you need to get off of facebook”

This makes me want to get rid of my facebook even more. haha

People, People, People...

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 22:28:03 -0500

Every day we come in contact with people. Whether it be friends, families, co-workers, strangers, and etc. We as people are rather interesting. Recently I’ve come across some big disappointments in some people that I know. Its rather sad. I mean we will always come across people who disappoint us. That’s life. But when will we stop using the excuse “That’s life” and actually take a stand in what we believe and actually not let people get away with just disappointing us. I know its easier said then done. trust me. I know first hand. I guess this is just a small rant for now.

I’ve had these guys on my itunes for awhile and Finally...

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 16:42:34 -0500

I’ve had these guys on my itunes for awhile and Finally got around to listening to them and I am impressed. I’m one of those people who hate when others find out about a band that isn’t well known and then end up getting huge and everyone likes them, but I feel like everyone should know about this band. If you can get your hands on their newest album do so.

Life In Your Way is Back!! I can’t tell you how stoked I...

Sat, 12 Feb 2011 00:34:00 -0500

Life In Your Way is Back!! I can’t tell you how stoked I am about this! All these bands that I grew up listening to are getting back together and coming out with new music. That was when bands were actually good and the music scene was actually decent. There are a a few new bands that are actually good but lets face it auto-tune has taking over music. This new generation will finally have some good music to listen to. Enjoy the video!

"And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy..."

Mon, 07 Feb 2011 20:29:41 -0500

“And hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out his love into our hearts by the Holy Spirit, whom he has given us.”

- Romans 5:5

Video

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:54:44 -0500

If anyone hasn’t figured out by now I love She & Him....

Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:54:05 -0500

If anyone hasn’t figured out by now I love She & Him. I found this cover and Its almost as good as the original. I’ll let you compare. haha Enjoy!

Change?

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:41:08 -0500

One thing I’ve noticed lately is change. I’ve actually noticed it my whole life but it has been more apparent lately. The thing that bugs me is when people are so sad that things have changed and wish things could go back to the way things were. We don’t want to face the change. Instead we want to run away from it and just leave it be. Why not face it and move on? I mean yeah I know its hard but lets be honest here is it really that hard to move on? Lets accept the change and be thankful for it. We’re not guaranteed tomorrow. We are often too caught up in the past and the future that we don’t spend anytime in the present. Quit worrying about the past and the future and let God take control of today. I could back this all up biblically but I don’t have my bible with me. So for that will save for another day. Just my two sense of whats on my mind.

So I’ve been doing tons of research lately on new guitar...

Wed, 26 Jan 2011 22:33:21 -0500

I call her Black Betty Junior

So I’ve been doing tons of research lately on new guitar gear and I’m so stoked that I’ve finally know what I’m getting. I hope to have everything by April. So we’ll see how everything works out.

An Atheist Professor of Philosophy was speaking to his Class on the problem Science has with God. He asked one of his new Christian students to stand.

Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:03:01 -0500

Professor: You are a Christian, aren’t you, son?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, you believe in God?
Student: Absolutely, sir.
Professor: Is God good?
Student: Sure.
Professor: My brother died of cancer, even though he prayed to God to heal him. Most of us would attempt to help others who are ill. But God didn’t. How is God good, then? Hmm?
(Student was silent)
Professor: You can’t answer, can you? Let’s start again, young fella. Is God good?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Is Satan good?
Student: No.
Professor: Where does Satan come from?
Student: From.. God.
Professor: That’s right. Tell me son, is there evil in this world?
Student: Yes.
Professor: Evil is everywhere, isn’t it? And God did make everything. Correct?
Student: Yes.
Professor: So who created evil?
(Student didn’t answer)
Professor: Is there sickness? Immortality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things exist in the world, don’t they?
Student: Yes, sir.
Professor: So, who created them?
(Student had no answer)
Professor: Science says you have 5 senses you use to identify and observe the world around you. Tell me, son.. have you ever seen God?
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Tell us if you have ever heard your God.
Student: No, sir.
Professor: Have you ever felt your God, tasted your God, smelt your God? Have you ever had any sensory perception of God, for that matter?
Student: No, sir. I’m afraid I haven’t.
Professor: Yet you still believe in Him?
Student: Yes.
Professor: According to empirical, testable, demonstrable protocol, Science says your God doesn’t exist. What do you say to that, son?
Student: Nothing. I only have my Faith.
Professor: Yes, Faith. And that is the problem Science has.
Student: Professor, is there such a thing as Heat?
Professor: Yes.
Student: And is there such a thing as Cold?
Professor: Yes.
Student: No, sir, there isn’t.
(The Lecture Theatre became very quiet with this turn of events)
Student: Sir, you can have lots of heat, even more heat, superheat, mega heat, white heat, a little heat or no heat. But we don’t have anything called cold. We can hit 458 Degrees below Zero which is no heat, but we can’t go any further after that. There is no such thing as cold. Cold is only a word we use to describe the absence of Heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat is energy. Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it.
(There was a pon-drop silence in the Lecture Theatre)
Student: What about darkness, Professor? Is there such a thing as darkness?
Professor: Yes. What is night if there isn’t darkness?
Student: You’re wrong again, sir. Darkness is the absence of something. You can have Low Light, Normal Light, Bright Light, Flashing Light… But if you have No Light constantly, you have nothing and it’s called Darkness, isn’t it? In reality, darkness isn’t. If it is, You would be able to make darkness darker, wouldn’t you?
Professor: So what is the point you are making, young man?
Student: Sir, my point is, your Philosophical Premise is flawed.
Professor: Flawed? Can you explain how?
Student: Sir, you are working on the Premise of Duality. You argue there is Life and then there is Death, a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the concept of God as something finite, something we can measure. Sir, Science can’t even explain a thought. It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen, much less fully understood either one. To view death as the opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life, just the absence of it. Now tell me, Professor, do you teach your students that they evolved from a monkey?
Professor: If you are referring to the Natural Evolutionary Process, yes of course, I do.
Student: Have you ever observed Evolution with your own eyes, sir?
(The professor shook his head with a smile, beginning to realize where the argument was going)
Student: Since no one has ever observed the Process of Evolution at work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you not a Scientist but a Preacher?
(The class was in uproar)
Student: Is there anyone in the class who has ever seen the Professor’s brain?
(The class broke out into laughter)
Student: Is there anyone here who has ever heard the Professor’s brain, felt it, touched or smelt it? .. No one appears to have done so. So, according to the established Rules of Empirical, Stable and Demonstrable Protocol, Science says that you have no brain, sir. With all due respect, sir, how do we then trust your lectures?
(The room was silent. The Professor stared at the student, his face unfathomable)
Professor: I guess you’ll have to take them on Faith, son.
Student: That is it, sir.. exactly! The link between man and God is Faith. That is all that keeps things alive and moving!
----------------------------------------------------
That student was Albert Einstein.
Brilliant.
Beautifully done.
----------------------------------------------------

Happy New Years!!! It has been one heck of a year. A very tough...

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 04:22:42 -0500

Happy New Years!!! It has been one heck of a year. A very tough year. It was definitively a year to remember. I’ve done so much this past year than I probably have in my entire life. A lot of it was a first for me. I went on tour for the first time in my life. I’ve been dreaming of that moment since I started playing guitar which was like 8 or 9 years ago and It was everything I thought it was and some more. I got to see places that I would have never thought about seeing. I got closer to some my friends and backed away from friends. I’ve met tons and tons of new people. As tough of a year it was I must say it was a pretty great one. Nothing went my way but when you think about it, is it your way or is it God’s way of doing things. The stuff I went through I didn’t do it on my own. Did God fix it? No. But He was there for me and helped me get through everything like he promised he would. I just had to go to him and let him take care of it.

I am, however, very excited for 2011! I have tons to look forward too! I have some goals I would like to do before the end of this year. One is to get back in shape. typical right? haha But not just like oh I’m gonna do this and get ripped. I don’t want that. I just want to get back in shape to where I’m not dying by the 2nd song on stage at a show. haha Now that my insurance is active today, I can go get my back checked out so I can start running more. I miss running. I miss the peacefulness when you run. The enjoyment of seeing God’s creation. Another is to seek God more. I feel like this past year I got more closer to him than I did the year before. I’ve grown to wanting him more and feeling his grace and mercy. And this year I want more of that. Not only do I want more of that but I want to share it with everyone. Its time to start being more like Christ. Will I mess up? Yep. Will God forgive me? Yep. And he’ll still love me even more than he did the day before. I’m very stoked for what God has in store for me this year! The new places he’s gonna take me. The new people I’m gonna met. Well that’s it. Its way past my bed time. Thanks to everyone who has been apart of my life this past year or my whole life. You all mean so much to me. I don’t know who will read this but I can’t tell you how much I appreciate every single one of you. I may not say it or show but I can tell you right now that you guys mean so much to me. Here’s to a New Year!

Its Christmas time!!! Yay!!! I feel like a little kid again....

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:21:13 -0500

Its Christmas time!!! Yay!!! I feel like a little kid again. haha If I could open everybody’s presents I would. Just because I like tearing paper apart. haha I hope we get somewhat of a white Christmas. Just as long as the roads aren’t bad.

Story time!

When I was little I would always stay up till midnight maybe later just to see if Santa would stop by. Every kid does that. Anyways my brothers and I would creep down stairs and I swear I saw santa as a little kid. I freaked out and went running to my bed as quietly as I could and I hid under covers. haha I miss those days. I still get excited for Christmas every year. I just hope it stays like that when I’m like 50 or so.

Anyways Merry Christmas everyone!!! I am so thankful for all of you guys!! Remember the real reason why we celebrate Christmas. Not just the tradition, music, presents, food, and etc its about a man who was sent to this earth to die for our sins. The ultimate sacrifice for us. I’m thankful for a God who forgives me of my mistakes and gives me a brand new day to live for him.

ITS CHRISTMAS TIME!!! WOOHOO!!!

Sat, 25 Dec 2010 00:02:10 -0500

ITS CHRISTMAS TIME!!! WOOHOO!!!

1 MINNNNNNN!!!!

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 23:59:44 -0500

1 MINNNNNNN!!!!

Photo

Fri, 24 Dec 2010 19:25:59 -0500