I always enjoy the preaching of Mark Driscoll! He is: blunt, harsh at time (he sometimes drives Leah crazy the way he makes fun of other religions... to be honest her getting crazy makes me like him all the more... sorry honey!), and he is truthful with the Gospel. I love the way he is always himself. That is inspiring for someone who struggles with how to properly communicate (I'm talking about me!!).
My favorite new album is by Darius Rucker! He just released a new country record. What I love most about Darius (besides the Burger King commercial he did) is the fact that the guy can sing anything! After Hootie and the Blowfish hung it up (again), he did a R&B/ Soul album. It sounded great! And now he has put together a great country album. I don't care what anyone says about country music; this album is great. It has some funny country tunes. There is a steel guitar in the background. I have always loved Darius' voice. This album has some beautiful tunes that really represent well the affections that I have in my heart for my future wife ("History in the Making"...killer song for me right now!) . There is also a song on the album called "I Hope They Get to Me In Time". The album is good for me right now... and I have no clue why!When it comes down to it, I like my new job. I work for BluefishTV.com. We create vidio driven Bible studies and teaching clips. I love the fact that we are a non-profit company. What that means for me is this: there isn't anyone getting rich in the name of Jesus. We fly in the face of other Christian companies who are making a boatload of cash off of over priced crap! We have a sister organization called RightNOW.org. They connect people with missionary organizations (it's a cool thing!!). Here's the deal: money that Bluefish makes off of our videos is generated to help RightNOW! That is cool to me!! Here is what I love the most about Bluefish: We offer our video clips for $1.99! Other companies that create similar clips charge $15-$20 for 3 minute clips!!! Are you kidding me! The best part about my job (other than the fact that I get a paycheck!) is that Bluefish just posted a Blog entry about the reason why we are cheaper that ANYONE else. In my own words (not anyone else at the organization!!): We just stood up to "man" in the Christian Media world. STOP TRYING TO BLEED THE LOCAL CHURCH DRY!!! I will be honest, I hate the stupid crap that I see in Christian bookstores... I think I am going to make someone choke on one of those stupid Testimints!!!!! Here is the link to the blog http://bluefishtv.blogspot.com/2008/09/why-bluefish-tv-is-sticking-with-199.html#idc-container; check out the comments of church leaders. There are some comments from people in the industry that hate the fact that we can offer these clips at this price. It is interesting. I am just happy to be working for an organization that is willing to shake things up! I like it when people get uncomfortable!!
I always enjoy people who are authentic. Authenticity is the same as truth is my opinion. I strive to be authentic in the way I live my live and in my words. I always enjoy the words of my good friend Steve Hayes. Steve and I have a funny relationship. We have shared some good times, and most of those times have everything to do with what Jesus has done in our lives. I love the latest post on his blog. Truth hurts. http://cajunroastbeef.blogspot.com/2008/09/statistically-speaking.html If you don't know Steve... you should! Steve is a senior pastor. There will always be room in the church for pastors who are willing to talk about the truth in their own lives, even if it means that people know they are screwed up. I love Steve's honesty. I also love it when Steve gives me money!!!!