Here's a video the fellow summer interns and I put together. The staff loved it! It was a blast to film, act, and edit. It's full of inside jokes that will only be understood by the staff for the most part. Fun!
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer. Show all posts
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Review of "Summer" by Jon Foreman
Jon Foreman just released his last EP, "Summer," in his 4-part set.
Best parts:
My favorite song on the CD is "Instead of a Show."
Jon points out the hypocrites in the church and those who are concerned with showy appeal. He emphasizes, "Instead, let be there a flood of justice... an endless procession of righteous living... instead of a show." With the Refinery opening today, this really hit home because I know and trust that Saddleback is NOT about a show, but about loving people and seeking to bring them to righteous living, more "refined," if you will. :)
He pulls this right out of Amos 5:21-24. What a powerful message!
Overall Album Grade: A
Best parts:
My favorite song on the CD is "Instead of a Show."
Jon points out the hypocrites in the church and those who are concerned with showy appeal. He emphasizes, "Instead, let be there a flood of justice... an endless procession of righteous living... instead of a show." With the Refinery opening today, this really hit home because I know and trust that Saddleback is NOT about a show, but about loving people and seeking to bring them to righteous living, more "refined," if you will. :)
He pulls this right out of Amos 5:21-24. What a powerful message!
Overall Album Grade: A
Sunday, June 15, 2008
A Rockin' Summer
At the beginning of my summer, I asked myself, "How can I make the most of this summer?"
I had remembered when the President of APU, Jon Wallace, spoke in chapel, he challenged us to not let this summer pass us by, but to take advantage of it and number the days.
He shared Psalm 90:12, "Lord, teach me to number my days that I may gain a heart of wisdom."
I realized that I have exactly 100 days of Summer until I needed to be back to APU. So, I stole Jon's idea and bought 100 rocks and a canister to put them in. Every day, I have taken a rock out of my canister, put it in my pocket, and prayed over it as the day went on. I then left the rock at my favorite spot for that day.
I have kept a journal of my days, my activities for that day, my prayers for that day, and where I left my rock. It is literally a map of where I've been this summer.
One day, I had an incredible experience in the Refinery, giving tours and watching students get excited about the place they will call "home." I stuck my rock for that day underneath the hole in the ground where the "Refinery" nameplate was going to be filled in with cement. That rock is buried underneath the building!
Today is Day 45 of 100 Days of Summer.
It's already been the greatest summer of my life. :)
I had remembered when the President of APU, Jon Wallace, spoke in chapel, he challenged us to not let this summer pass us by, but to take advantage of it and number the days.
He shared Psalm 90:12, "Lord, teach me to number my days that I may gain a heart of wisdom."
I realized that I have exactly 100 days of Summer until I needed to be back to APU. So, I stole Jon's idea and bought 100 rocks and a canister to put them in. Every day, I have taken a rock out of my canister, put it in my pocket, and prayed over it as the day went on. I then left the rock at my favorite spot for that day.
I have kept a journal of my days, my activities for that day, my prayers for that day, and where I left my rock. It is literally a map of where I've been this summer.
One day, I had an incredible experience in the Refinery, giving tours and watching students get excited about the place they will call "home." I stuck my rock for that day underneath the hole in the ground where the "Refinery" nameplate was going to be filled in with cement. That rock is buried underneath the building!
Today is Day 45 of 100 Days of Summer.
It's already been the greatest summer of my life. :)
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