One of the most profound books that I have read in recent years is William (Paul) Young’s book The Shack. It was so profound that I went out and bought 6 of them and gave them to my family. It is one of those books I will read often (at least once a year). Anyway, for those of you who follow me on Twitter, I mentioned this week that the guys from Catalyst Road Tripcaught up with Paul and Ernie Johnson from TNT NBA fame.
While at NewSpring this weekend we picked up their worship leader’s new CD. Now when I say worship leader, I don’t want to scare anybody off. The CD is more like rock anthems than the traditional and contemporary worship stuff that is out there.
On the nine hour trip home, we probably listened to the CD for six of the nine hours. In any event the CD is now available on iTunes. You can find it here. I seriously encourage you to take a listen and purchase it. You won’t be disappointed.
Dawn and I spent the weekend in Anderson, South Carolina visiting the community and NewSpring Church. I have been following NewSpring for about the last year or so. Tony Morgan and his wife Emily graciously hosted us on Sunday showing us the lay of the land and the campus at NewSpring. Here are some of my first impressions:
Pulling into the parking lot we were greeting by a number of waving and welcoming volunteers who directed us to our personalized parking spot
Everyone on staff was overwhelmingly nice and inviting (Dawn said the whole community of Upstate was this way)
They spare nothing when it comes to their production environment. I couldn’t believe the equipment they had at their disposal
An extremely hip and laid back campus from a decor perspective. A place I would be motivated to work in.
Tony shared with me the secret that Perry (NewSpring’s Senior Pastor) will be sharing next week at their Easter Services. Congrats Perry!!!!
Worship was great even though it was an “unplugged” day.
The message was inspiring and motivating even though Perry took the day off. It certainly inspired me to think about who my three should be.
I wish we could come back next week, but the commute would be a challenge (who doesn’t want to do 9 hours one way for an hour+ service)
Good conversation with Tony on where the church is headed in the coming months
We learned that our accountant and Tony and Emily were friends in college
We came away with a fresh perspective on what God can do when we are obedient and listen to his voice
Lots more to share. I need to unpack my thoughts from the day. Good thing Dawn and I have 9 hours of window time tomorrow.
Jay Mohr was just one of the celebrities spotted while in LA last week. I hope to post more later this week on my trip. What they say about LA is true. It is an entirely different world there.
Don’t know where I picked the following up, but they have stuck with me the last few weeks.
“Success is a series of good decisions. People who are the most successful tend to make tremendously good decisions.”
“The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had yesterday, last week, last month, or last year.”
