Elevator Music

I mentioned this CD before but my official copy just came in the mail today. Elevator Music: Live Worship From Victory Fellowship is hands down the best worship album I own.

Yes friends, that includes the Passion collection.

// Tracklist //

01. Joy (Shining Light) – Written by John Ellis
02. My Glorious – Written by Martin Smith & Stuart Garrard
03. King of Glory – Written by David Gate & Matt Redman
04. King of Glory (interlude) – Spontaneous
05. Fragrant Oil – Written by David Ruis
06. Lily of the Valley – Written by David Ruis
07. Awaken the Dawn – Written by Stuart Garrard
08. It Is You – Written by Peter Furler
09. Kiss the River – Written by Paul Oakley
10. Love Song – Written by Jason Morant
11. Forty – Written by U2
12. Beautiful – Written by Don Chaffer
13. Sweet Wind of Heaven – Spontaneous
14. Make My Heart Your Home – Spontaneous
15. Come to Me – Spontaneous

// Musicians //

Paul Meany – Lead Vocals, Piano, Rhodes, and Samples
Greg Hill – Bass and Guitars
Steve Marant – Guitar
Louis Baldo – Guitar
Frank Winzy – Guitar
Dale Wood – Keyboards
Darren King – Drums and Samples
Kelly Ladner – Drums on tracks 7, 8, 9, 10
John Nuziante – Percussion
David Benoit – Percussion
Kari Kirtland – Vocals on tracks 2, 7, 8, 10
Rachel Orscher – Vocals on tracks 3, 4, 5, 6, 11

God is bigger than the air I breath
The world we’ll leave
And God will save the day
And all will say, my Glorious

Do yourself a favor and buy your own copy here.

Filed under: CCM, Delirious?, Music, Mute Math, New Orleans, Worship

Prayer Request

The brother-in-law of my brother-in-law was fishing in Lake Erie last night and fell overboard without a lifejacket, and is still yet to be found.

DETROIT — The Coast Guard and Monroe County Marine Division are conducting a search for a 42-year-old man from Tecumseh, Michigan who is missing after reportedly falling off his boat near Bolles Harbor, western Lake Erie.

Please pray for Scott, Tammy, Quinten and Jaelyn. Like now.

**UPDATE**
I just received word that they have called off the search.

Filed under: Family, News, Prayer

More Links

Got a couple more links for you this morning…

» Tip Junkie used a little of my Blog Etiquette post yesterday. It may be more appealing to the ladies, but it’s a fun site and I’ve already put it in my RSS reader.

» Wired For Sound is a new blog created to keep people up to date with their favorite Christian artists. It’s got the latest news, music, artwork, banners and widgets. They’re even looking for a few good bloggers to host a free download or CD giveaway. If you’re interested you should really check it out.

» The diabetes thespian has finally got around to answering all of our questions about this awful disease. The Mud Puppy even got a mention.

Filed under: Blogging, CCM, Diabetes, Etiquette, Music, YouTube

Mute Math Studio Vlog’s

Mute Math have been treating us with some video blogs as they continue to work hard on their second studio album.

“Our goal is to embarrass the first record, that’s what we’re trying to do here, and I think we’re on point to pull it off.” —Paul Meany

September certainly can’t get here fast enough!

Drum Delay

Hyperbass

Lavatory Loops

**UPDTATE**

Piano Ratiug

Clapping

» Subscribe to the Mute Math YouTube Channel

Filed under: Music, Mute Math, YouTube

Movie Reviews

Iron Man – 5/5 Loved It
This movie has renewed my faith in comic-based movies. Well, this and the new Batman franchise. Robert Downy Jr. was incredible. I so want to buy this movie now. Really hoping The Dark Knight can top the bar now set this Summer.

The Martian Child – 4/5 Really Liked It
John Cusack continues to put out some really good movies. I love the story of this movie. If you’re at all interested in adoption or foster care or kids in general I think you will too.

Lost In Translation – 3/5 Liked It
Interesting and artsy, and kinda slow. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson both were great, but it just didn’t hold my attention tremendously. Could have been the timing, but I thought it was just alright.

War Games – 4/5 Really Liked It
To my amazement I had only seen bits and pieces of this movie and never the whole thing. I thought it was really well done. Wonder how much Burger King paid to have that machine named WOPR.

Munich – 4/5 Really Liked It
This was like a much slower paced, and more serious James Bond movie. And it was roughly based on true events. My appreciation with this movie came especially with the internal struggle with the main character.

Highlander – 3/5 Liked It
Not bad for an 80′s classic. I’d be interested in seeing the next in the series, but it wouldn’t really hurt my feelings if I didn’t get around to it.

This Is England – 3/5 Liked It
Not a bad little flick. I felt bad for the little guy.

Rendition – 4/5 Really Liked It
Saw this on recommendation of Shaun and Portorikan, but knew nothing about it going in. I really liked the story and the internal conflict the characters played. The practice of rendition is real, and it is also real stupid.

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull – 2/5 Didn’t Like It
Wow. I’m starting to question the whole Indy franchise at this point. Hopefully when I watch Raiders again my faith will be redeemed, but Crystal Skull was just bad all around. I laughed out loud a few times, but I suspect they weren’t intended as laughing points.

Next 3 in the Que:
The Constant Gardener, What Would Jesus Buy, Walk Hard

Filed under: 80's, Adoption, Comics, Culture, Eighties, England, Indiana Jones, Iron Man, Movies, Rendition, Reviews, Robert Downy Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Shia LaBeouf, War

Best of the Rest

There were just shy of one billion blog posts to read after returning from my 4-day weekend. Here were a few that I thought you might enjoy as much as I did…

Pork and Beans
Weezer took a bunch of the hottest viral video’s around and mashed them up to make their very own viral video for their newest single Pork and Beans. (ht: Dave Wasson)

Is Barack Hussein Obama a Muslim?
No. Seriously. (ht: Mark Elrod)

Stop Praying
The prophet Neil encourages churches to stop praying for people in huddles in and around churches on Sunday.

We Are The World
Beautiful version of a beautiful song, Japanese style.

Racial Training Before Adoption?
Several leading child welfare groups Tuesday urged an overhaul of federal laws dealing with transracial adoption, arguing that black children in foster care are ill-served by a “colorblind” approach meant to encourage their adoption by white families.

Filed under: Adoption, Barack Obama, Links, Music, Politics, Prayer, Weezer, YouTube

UP 2008

One of the most relaxing vacations I’ve ever had.

Gas was pretty high in spots.

The 3-hour Pictured Rock Tour in Munising was magnificent.

Got to eat a pastie from Muldoon’s.

Tanner and Pluto rode really well.

My wife is a nut and no, those aren’t my shades.

Filed under: Michigan, Munising, Pasties, Pictured Rocks, UP, Vacation

On Holiday

Heading to the Great White North (otherwise known as Michigan’s Upper Peninsula) in a few hours. Looking forward to seeing some relatives in Escanaba, and visiting the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore in Munising.

Play nice in my absence, and I’ll see you Tuesday!

Filed under: Michigan, Munising, Pictured Rocks, Vacation

God Is Enough

I wasn’t going to mention the Steven Curtis Chapman tragedy today because if you run in my circles you’d be hard pressed not to have known about it already. But after visiting the blog they set up for condolences I was thinking how positive I am that the Chapman’s would get through this. From everything I know about them, their family put their faith in God to get them through this way before it ever happened.

This video came immediately to my mind.

Is God enough for you?

Filed under: Death, Faith, God, John Piper, Life, Prosperity Gospel, Religion, Steven Curtis Chapman, YouTube

Be Gone

Alomst three years ago to the day I wrote the following…

Why are dress socks so unfunctional? Why are they so tall? Is there really any need to cover up the entire calf? Why don’t they make the elastic better? Am I the only one constanly pulling up these silly things all day? And what’s the deal with the really thin ones? The patterns? The ridges? Who in the world is out there coming up with these silly things? They’re ridiculous!

Today I said goodbye to dress socks for good.

No longer will I worry about matching my socks to my shoes and pants. No longer will I get home from work to find that my feet have turned blue from a lack of circulation (or from the die).

Dress socks be gone!

Filed under: Corporate Garb, Dress Socks, Non-Functional Clothing, Rants, Socks