this week with GOD and aaron

i wanted to type this out, i guess just to get it out of my head...

GOD gave me a new perspective on a few things this week, things i honestly already knew but had somewhat lost sight of recently. working at the church has been awesome, i love it, but just like any job, it has its days. days where the unpreparedness of others come shining through and fall dead into my lap. i try to do my best with it, but lately i've missed the importance and the blessing of my work. i've gotten wrapped up in my list of thing to do, instead of just doing them for GOD.

i had a great meeting this week with Winfrey Shields, the media director from northstar church in kennesaw, which is HUGE by the way. great guy, a wealth of knowledge and years of experience for me to pull from, he's worked all over the country with franklin graham and all the biggest Christian bands. so we were talking about the philosophy of media in ministry, and he reminded me that my job is not about the website, projector screens, worship guides, cool posters, lights and sound. it's simply to focus on setting the tone for people to come to the throne and worship the LORD.

WOW! that hit me hard.

winfrey gave me a newfound sense of importance and encouraged me to a higher understanding of why i'm here in griffin. for me to think that i'm just as much of a critical part of the service as the soloist and the preacher, what a humbling thought! also, to know that i'm in a position where i can use the creative gifts GOD has given me to directly impact HIS kingdom. WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FEELING AND GIANT RESPONSIBILITY!

so i realized, what more can i ask for? knowing everything GOD has done for me and now seeing that i'm in a place to be able to constantly give HIM all the glory for my work, how could i ask for anything more of HIM?

...and still, HE GIVES ME EVEN MORE! HE PROVES HIS LOVE OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN!

all this came to a head yesterday, when i got a great surprise from Meredith. i won't go into what it was, that is something i'll keep between us, but it cut me down again, in a really great way. as if GOD himself was saying, "see there, I did that too. I did that for you."

so i would just challenge you, take a second to see what GOD has done for you and/or where HE has put you. don't look right over it, don't get too busy to notice it. HE is here, HE is constantly working for the good of those who love HIM.

the least we can do is thank HIM for it.

DISTRICT 9 review

Awesome, awesome, awesome movie! I love films that manage to flawlessly blend multiple genres and serious moral issues. sci-fi, documentary, thriller, normal guy thrust into a extraordinary situation... D9 is a mesh of ideas that combine into a completely original film that actually feels like the best video game movie ever, yet it's not based on a game! it also fells like what hitchcock might have gone had he ever gotten into a sci-fi film. incredibly realistic CG, some of the best alien work in film history. plus, the acting, just unbelievable to think that sharlto copley isn't an actor, he was easily the highlight of the film. his fresh face brought a sense of realty to the story, where a name actor would not have had the same impact at all. microsoft has to kicking themselves for canning HALO now, as blomkamp absolutely knocked this one out of the park. i freaking love this movie, and i can't wait for the sequel.

2 new ministry logos

collide is for the student's Wednesday night meeting

commonground is for the college sunday school class

D-NOW poster

my new church logos

new layout!

i spent about 10 minutes checking out the downloaded LOST template i had on here before, and now i understand how to manipulate them. awesome stuff... anyways, to the few friends i have on here, if you'd like a custom look let me know and maybe we can get one for you.

WHAT IF?

i'm bored so i cooked up a little conspiracy. what if... michael jackson just faked his own death? i'm not saying he did, i'm just going to point out a few nuggets that bug me.

1. this dude was such a health freak, he'd also had so many plastic surgeries, it was inevitable that he would be around doctors all the time. plus, the rumor was that he had just been given a complete clean bill of health to start this big tour? so it's hard to believe that he would just all of a sudden drop dead of a heart attack, especially considering that his own father is still alive and 79 years old.

2. so with jackson just about to start a massive world tour, what better way to get publicity would there ever be than to fake your own death? look at all the people who still think elvis is still alive... think about it, i wouldn't be surprised if all the jackson's ban together and do this tour now as a "tribute", maybe even with other big name stars and/or motown legends. just imagine that opening night, as the lights dim and thiller starts to play, a not so dead michael jackson zombie dances out onto the stage and the biggest prank in the history of the world is accomplished.

i'm just saying... that would be pretty cool.