matt's thoughts

thoughts for thursday

• love that we got some snow yesterday...makes it feel like Christmas!!
• went to the theater this week to test some new lighting ideas.  i love how creative thinking for big weekends bleeds over with practical solutions for the rest of the year.
• getting some new signage made for the theater...i really think this is going to help our exposure big time.  just picked up a poster today that will be in the lobby of the theater all week!
• really looking forward to our Christmas party with our volunteers tomorrow night.  just ordered the food...yum!
• my girls are staying with the grandparents for a couple of days.  looking forward to a date with my wife tonight.  we are celebrating our anniversary a bit early...7 years on the 16th!!
• i'm really going to enjoy the time with my wife...and my kids will have a blast at their grandparents house...man do i miss them when they are gone!!
• i'm so excited for how things are shaping up for the whiteboard sessions.  i just booked some incredible local worship leaders to be a part of the worship...you'll have to wait to find out who. 
• that's all for today.

on worry and pride...

Humble yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due time.  Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
           1 Peter 5:6-7

I'm am struck today by the truth then when I hang onto and entertain worry and anxiety...it is really an issue of pride and self sufficiency.  I fear that this is a terrifying indictment.  The path to true godly humility doesn't enclude chronic worry and anxiety...ouch!  :)

a good sunday

We had a great Sunday today. Ben has been speaking from Romans and I have really been enjoying it.

Had an acoustic set this week, but the team did a great job keeping the energy up. We tried out a new version of we three kings that turned out really great. Kind of a weird song for worship, but we just sang the fifth verse and did some cool vocal things that really gave the song some good impact.

We have also been running some synth the last couple of weeks through a mac book. This has been huge for us and has really added some depth to our sound. This week we used teo computees and we had as many mac books on the stage as we did guitars. :)

Set List:
marvelous light
you never let go
worthy you are worthy
we three kings (verse 5 only)
everything

a good find

using my wife's computer right now...found this snap shot in her photo booth.  those are some pretty girls...i'm a lucky dude.